Invest Ottawa’s 10th birthday party comes with over $6.6 million in funding to support Area X.O
byInvest Ottawa will use funding to create remote and simulation options for smart mobility R&D.
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Faced with insolvency, Ottawa’s Tehama forges ahead with founder-backed restructuring
bySoftware startup for remote teams pursuing federal contract after fundraising falls through, bank relationship sours.
Shopify CTO Allan Leinwand to depart company, citing “personal reasons”
byCEO Tobi Lütke to also lead R&D as Shopify loses third C-Suite exec since September.
Nokia opens new Toronto office as part of broader Ontario-wide expansion
byNokia previously announced plans to hire for 340 new jobs in the province.
Shopify launches commerce stack for enterprise retail
byCommerce Components will target retailers with billions in sales like Mattel, Staples.
FigBytes secures $14.5 million USD in venture funding and debt
byFigBytes’ funding comes as some countries are mandating ESG reporting.
Provincial government taps Novari Health to help reduce pandemic-fuelled surgical backlog in Eastern Ontario
byNovari Health-built platform aims to cut surgery wait times.
Canadian tech talks down rounds, disasters, and “recipes for failure”
byFeaturing interviews with luminaries from OMERS Ventures, Shopify, Coveo, Clio, Unbounce, and L-SPARK.
Will some Canadian tech companies die during the downturn?
byFounders: get used to hearing the ‘Canadian no’ more often.
BluWave-ai, Tehama receive collective $4.4 million from FedDev Ontario for product development, hiring
byThe federal government investment is expected to create 85 jobs in the Ottawa region.
CCI laments lack of detail on SR&ED, innovation agency as feds share economic update
byFall Economic Statement indicates projects are underway, but not at a pace the innovation community likes.
Report: Vancouver, Toronto saw greatest high-tech job growth in North America over the last two years
byMontréal ranked fifth, while CBRE named Waterloo, Ottawa, Calgary markets to watch again.
Hopeful Evernote competitor Nook raises $2.39 million CAD pre-seed round
byOttawa note-taking app’s investors include angels from Apple, LinkedIn, Rewind, Shopify.
Shopify acquires Remix to bolster its headless commerce framework
byLatest acquisition meant to remix Shopify’s own framework tool for building storefronts.
After two quarters of sluggish growth, Shopify increases revenues in Q3 2022, but eyes future quarters for road to recovery
byShopify share price rises along with reports of increased revenues in third quarter results.