The recently concluded Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO) Investment Summit 2024 brought forward the much-needed discussions around scalability, investment readiness and the overall landscape of the life sciences sector in Canada. A premier event, this year’s summit saw investors from…
Recent reports suggest EDI advisors are leaving tech companies at a disproportionately high rate. CILAR’s Maya Roy explains why this trend is bad for business. In the wake of George Floyd’s murder in 2020, businesses pledged to tackle racism in…
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If there’s one thing that haunts the science community, it’s the antimicrobial resistance crisis. Put simply, if bacteria and fungi develop the ability to defeat the drugs that are designed to kill them, it could cause more deaths from infections…
Canada is a powerhouse when it comes to AI business applications. Some of the most promising startups are helping companies optimize and automate financial insights, legal research and customer service — safely and securely. From the steam engine to the…
Amidst the rapid advancements and trends in artificial intelligence (AI), understanding its impact appears to be crucial and insights from award-winning speaker and facilitator, Ramy Nassar, can help clarify what that means. Nassar, founder of 1000 Days Out, Olive Fintech…
For Mitsubishi Corporation, teamwork and sustainability help catalyze innovation. The quest for net zero can seem insurmountable. There are too many stakeholders, competing factors, processes to update, capital costs. But as Nobuyuki Baba, the senior vice president and head of…
originally published: 2024-02-16 11:25:19 Hessie JonesNo problem. So Samantha is a co-founder and managing director of Skeleton Crew. So their agency is focused on strong high growth return on marketing activities for business facing technologies across Canada and the US.…
When Mystery Furtado, Founder of Type Diabeat-it, came to Canada, she hoped to find solutions in Canada’s medical and healthcare system to potentially solve the long battle of diabetes back in her home country. She soon realized that she was…
originally published: 2024-02-16 13:05:00 From the sidelines, reading the media reports on the weekend of November 17 it was a series of irrepressible events that unfolded that weekend and the coming days. It was considered a tumultuous weekend, a series…
originally published: 2024-02-16 13:25:14 Will new emerging technologies assist engineers in enhancing their capabilities or will their jobs simply be done for them? At Collision, 2023, Hessie Jones met with Maxim Fateev, CEO of Temporal and Anand Kulkarni, CEO of…
originally published: 2024-02-16 13:46:44 As of February 2023, 850 million people globally don’t have an ID: no birth certificate, national ID–a legal identification that enables access to basic services like setting up bank accounts, getting a job–a system we’ve taken…
originally published: 2024-02-16 14:00:52 Will 2024 will be another challenging year for startup founders? The world bank came out with the following prediction for 2024: “Global growth is projected to slow for the third year in a row—from 2.6% last…
originally published: 2024-02-16 16:16:34 The resistance to change is emblematic in a sector that has idealized practices and the legacy systems that have been working for decades. One founder seeks to disrupt this. AI adoption continues to lag in the…
Nina Tangri, Ontario’s Associate Minister of Small Business, visited Communitech to meet with startup founders and get a tour of the hub. Against the backdrop of an ever-evolving tech landscape, the minister listened to the challenges faced by startup founders…
originally published: 2024-02-15 10:02:29 For Speakman, whose venture fund invests in later stage clean tech companies in the plastics and polymer upcycling and energy storage to name a few, cash flow will always be king but states, that “in periods…
This article was sponsored by the Centre for Integrated Transportation and Mobility (CITM) and published in partnership with Electric Autonomy Canada. Companies in the transportation and technology sector, such as Nokia and Magna, are teaming up with small businesses through…
Anna Stegink, owner and operator of online grocer Eat Impact, poses for a photograph at the company’s warehouse in Barrie, Ont., on Thursday, February 8, 2024. This article was originally published by Christopher Reynolds of Toronto Star on February…
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the seventh cohort of ventureLAB’s Hardware Catalyst Initiative. This competitive program is designed to propel the development of hardware and…(Read more)Published by ventureLABPublished on February 5, 2024 Original Article on TechAlliance
Scientists are using molecular engineering to create tiny objects with wild and wonderful properties, thanks to quantum mechanics. The blue morpho is one of nature’s great illusionists. It stands out even among the attention-grabbing ranks of butterflies, with iridescent wings…
Feb 12, 2024 This featured story is brought to you by the Power of Why Podcast in collaboration with Invest Ottawa, with critical support from BDC Capital’s Thrive Venture Fund, the Title Sponsor of International Women’s Month 2024. Five inspirational…
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To build better, more trustworthy technology, AI developers are putting people front and centre. Canada is a bit of a prodigy when it comes to artificial intelligence. Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio’s game-changing research on artificial neural networks in the…
February 5, 2024, LONDON, Ontario — interVal, a leading provider of software that empowersAccounting Firms and Financial Institutions with automated insights for SMB clients, proudlyannounces the appointment of Dave Bunce, CPA CA, as its new Director of Partnerships. With arich…
Feb 6, 2024 This featured story is brought to you by the Power of Why Podcast in collaboration with Invest Ottawa, with critical support from BDC Capital’s Thrive Venture Fund, the Title Sponsor of International Women’s Month 2024. We teamed…
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the seventh cohort of ventureLAB’s Hardware Catalyst Initiative. This competitive program is designed to propel the development of hardware and semiconductor-focused innovations, empowering Canadian companies to thrive, expand, and shape the technologies…
By targeting the hundreds of thousands of windows in urban areas, Morgan Solar’s smart blind systems not only help reduce heating and cooling needs, they also convert solar energy into electricity. In the fight against climate change, some innovators are…
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Mediacorp Canada Inc., the organizers of the annual Canada’s Top 100 Employers project, has unveiled the Southwestern Ontario’s Top Employers (2024). “We are honoured to be able finally to bring readers stories about the best employers in Southwestern Ontario,” said…
Taking a customer-first approach Tech companies can grow through funding or acquisition—so how does a founder know which strategy to pursue and when the right time is? On Jan. 18, Miovision announced it had acquired CJ Hensch & Associates, a…
Meet the Waterloo company that is making it easier to find a spot — even in the country’s most congested cities. We’ve all felt it: That unique brand of frustration that bubbles up when you’re looking for a parking spot.…
Celebrating the history of entrepreneurship and innovation among Black Canadians Annually in February, there is a wide array of celebrations, events, and activities commemorating Black History Month. Here in Canada, it is an opportunity to honour the legacy of people…
originally published: 2024-02-05 04:01:13 Bryan Duarte is a seasoned social venturist, impact investor, entrepreneur, and licensed professional engineer. Duarte is Altitude Accelerator’s newest Entrepreneur-in-Residence. He has cultivated an entrepreneurial spirit since childhood, having initiated his first business venture at…
originally published: 2024-02-05 03:02:38 Welcome back to part two of a 3-part article originally featured in Forbes. We reached out to startup investors and advisors in Canada and the US: Shirley Speakman, Senior Partner with Cycle Capital, Giselle Melo, Managing Director at MATR (matter)…
By targeting the hundreds of thousands of windows in urban areas, Morgan Solar’s smart blind system not only helps reduce heating and cooling needs, it also converts solar energy into electricity. In the fight against climate change, some innovators are…
originally published: 2024-01-24 11:43:57 Hessie JonesOkay, so tell me why SEO is important today as it was 20 years ago. What were your, I guess, early experiences of search? What did it look like back then? And what were some…
According to Jaron Waldman, Chief Product Officer of Cohere, generative artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) are the next major platform shift in computing. “Every 15 years, major tech shifts like PCs, the internet and mobiles redefine how we…
Posted in Blog, Thrive in Ottawa Jan 28, 2024 By: Randy Gaudreau Since 2008, Babcock, a leading global engineering support solutions provider, has been expanding its reach into global markets, and its growth is presenting new opportunities for tech talent…
Tell us a bit about yourself. I’m Robiat, nearing graduation from St Clair College and proud to be a certified DevOps engineer. I find joy in exploring the dynamic world of technology, driven by a passion for its continuous evolution.…
Jan 30, 2024 February has arrived, and the capital has become a picturesque wonderland. Winter events are taking place – people started skating on the Rideau Canal, and we cannot wait for the Winterlude this year! With ice sculptures, outdoor…
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