Ottawa’s tech ecosystem primed to grow as companies seek to attract tech talent
Ottawa’s tech ecosystem is primed to grow, as innovative, high-tech startups are ramping up efforts to attract talent to…
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Shopify Q2 2017 results show 75% revenue increase as it celebrates 500,000 merchant milestone
Shopify has released the results for its second quarter of 2017, which ended on June 30, 2017. The company also announced that…
Ottawa-based GaN Systems receives strategic investment from BMW i Ventures
Ottawa-based GaN Systems has received a strategic investment from BMW i Ventures, BMW’s CAD $725 million venture capital…
contextere raises $1.38 million from Lockheed Martin to develop AI assistant for aerospace workers
Ottawa-based contextere, an IoT software company developing a personal assistant for industrial employees, has raised $1.38…
Shopify hosting Canada-wide tour to encourage people to launch businesses on its platform
This summer, Shopify is conducting Shop Class, an eight-stop tour across Canada to convince more people to launch their businesses…
Assent Compliance raises $40 million Series B round, plans to hire 100 people
Ottawa-based Assent Compliance, which provides enterprise compliance SaaS software and data management solutions, has raised…
Merchants will soon be able to sell products on eBay through Shopify
Shopify announced that it is partnering with eBay to allow its merchants to list and sell their products on eBay directly from…
TandemLaunch and Mistral Venture Partners announce partnership, invest in Montreal-based Stratuscent
Montreal-based seed investor and incubator TandemLaunch has announced a partnership with Ottawa-based Mistral Venture Partners,…
League, Mogo among regional finalists for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year awards
Ernst & Young has named the regional finalists across several categories for its EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 awards…
Ottawa startups can hitch a ride to Startupfest on the #HustleShuttle
Invest Ottawa is helping Ottawa startups get to Montreal’s Startupfest with the Hustle Shuttle. Ottawa startups will…
Shopify launches Exchange marketplace to help merchants sell their businesses
Shopify has launched Exchange, a new marketplace for buying ecommerce websites. In a forum post, Shopify says it has “hundreds”…
Shopify redesigns POS as part of focus on bricks-and-mortar merchants
Shopify announced that it is extending the latest redesign of its ecommerce platform to Shopify POS. Shopify said Shopify POS’s…
Amazon opening Ottawa office focused on Alexa development
Along with the announcement that Amazon has committed to hiring 200 new people at its Toronto office, the tech giant has revealed…
Mindbridge raises $4.3 million with goal to IPO within five years
Ottawa-based Mindbridge Analytics, which uses AI and machine learning to help identify and eliminate financial crimes, has…
Shopify’s social marketing bot now free for all merchants
Shopify has announced that Kit, its platform that manages social marketing through SMS, will now be available to all Shopify…