Aug 4, 2022 Le Capital Angel Network et Investir Ottawa vous présentent la troisième cohorte de SheBoot Ottawa (Ontario), 4 août 2022. – Le Capital Angel Network (CAN), un groupe d’investisseurs providentiels d’Ottawa-Gatineau, et Investir Ottawa, la principale agence de développement économique…
I’ve been involved in some hiring recently, and in some cases have developed a deep curiosity about applicants’ motivations and thought processes. Also, what about the people who read job postings and choose not to apply? Was there a point…
Back in the early 1990s, when 30,000 eager attendees filed into the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting, the talk of the conference was Samuel Weiss’s jaw-dropping discovery of neural stem cells. At the time, scientific dogma insisted the brain had…
Innovation Outposts are bringing together entrepreneurs across rural Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent. These events support local founders through connections, business supports, and programming. This months innovation Outpost event is taking place at Estate of Health in Kingsville on August 11th. If…
Tony Colley, Be One To Give founder, said his company is like Instacart for surplus food. Their on-demand B2B delivery app is for retailers with surplus food along the food chain. The company takes surplus food from retailers and redistributes…
SAULT STE MARIE, ON, August 2, 2022 – Algoma University has recently launched a new mental wellness awareness program for students; the first institution in Canada to implement this new and groundbreaking tool. The revolutionary new program, designed by Canadian…
Algoma University has recently launched a new mental wellness awareness program for students; the first institution in Canada to implement this new and groundbreaking tool. The revolutionary new program, designed by Canadian health tech firm Tailwind, aims to prepare incoming…
Guelph & Area Independent & New Media (GAIN Media) is an event & festival booking, promotion and band management company that focuses on the arts, music, those that create them and the movements that matter. You can find GAIN Media…
It’s no surprise to Londoners in the bustling tech sector that our city has made epic strides and is recognized as a booming place for innovation. Companies in London and the Southwestern Ontario innovation corridor have seen astronomical growth over…
Posted in News, Press Releases Aug 2, 2022 Ottawa, ON – (2022-07-25) – Invest Ottawa, lead economic development agency for knowledge-based industries in Canada’s Capital, is delighted to celebrate the successful completion of the inaugural cohort of the IO Traction…
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Best Startup Canada, beststartup.ca, July 9, 2022 Since launching at a farmer’s market stand in 2015, Nuts For Cheese has enjoyed explosive growth in the natural product category, producing Canada’s top-selling line of artisan, organic, vegan cheese. Handcrafted…
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, David Wichner, tucson.com, Jul 28, 2022 Two Canadian tech startups have targeted Tucson for a “soft landing” in the U.S., thanks to a fast-growing University of Arizona program aimed at helping foreign entrepreneurs set up shop here. And…
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, Izabela Shubair, McMaster University DeGroote School of Business, July 19, 2022 Launched in 2018, Rosato’s PROVA Innovations is a startup at The Forge, McMaster University’s business incubator. PROVA has designed the first ever non-invasive, home-based device that guides movement in patients…
originally published: 2022-08-02 09:00:01 Female and racialized founders are met with a trickier situation compared to most during this economic slide. With an already limited access to funding, female and BIPoC founders are struggling to stand out and survive amongst…
Sun and clouds A blustery global economy continues to buffet Canadian tech companies, but there were plenty of sunny breaks amid the clouds all through July. One of the brightest spots was the Toronto-Waterloo corridor, which sparkled in two prestigious…
Five years, 25 graduates, 130 new products and services to market, $22 million in generated revenue, nine million users engaged, and 168 jobs created. These remarkable tallies, as of July 2022, speak to the success of WEtechAlliance’s award-winning ScaleUP…
WATERLOO, ONT., July 27, 2022 – Donovan Bailey has joined Spensor Inc. as a key member of their Advisory Board to help shape the future of sports technology for athletes around the world. “I am extremely excited about this partnership,"…
With exponential growth in the region’s tech ecosystem comes the great responsibility of fostering a culture of innovation across multiple sectors, including education. As strong believers of this vision, TechAlliance welcomes summer students annually to help them set foot in…
What/where do you consider your hometown? I was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada! Do you have a talent, hobby or skill people wouldn’t expect? If so, do tell! I’m very passionate about sports and video games, whether it’s…
These homegrown startups are looking for new employees this month. If you’re looking to switch up your career this summer, look no further. Companies looking for employees in a wide range of fields, including AI development and infectious disease prediction.…
Posted in Blog, Thrive in Ottawa Jul 27, 2022 1211 words | 6 minutesBy: Randy Gaudreau August officially marks a transition into the start of the second half of the year, making it a great time to start setting –…
Preemptor AI has come a long way since its inception in 2018. What started initially as compliance software to help colleges and universities catch plagiarism in the act has morphed into innovative technology promoting a unique “culture of originality.” Launched…
Posted in Blog, Thrive in Ottawa Jul 27, 2022 1205 words | 7 minutesBy: Randy Gaudreau As vehicles of all types continue to become more and more connected, they’re also becoming increasingly vulnerable to cybersecurity threats. While the focus of…
London is well known for being a student city. Each September, new Londoners join our communities and study at our world-renowned academic institutions, bringing innovation and entrepreneurship along with them. A group of roommates, and now co-founders of Cribify, were…
originally published: 2022-07-27 09:00:49 For Alaric Aloor, General Partner at MATR Ventures, and CEO of Archon Security, a 9-year-old company with 19 employees, human capital is the most important to a business, even during a downturn. He alludes to this…
Cyberworks retrofits devices like wheelchairs and tow tugs to turn them into smart self-driving vehicles. Even as a child, Vivek Burhanpurkar wanted to do “the hardest thing possible.” With a love for technology inspired in part by R2-D2 in Star…
Kirtida Kitchen is a family owned & operated small business in Guelph, a unique Indian Traditional Kitchen. Guelph’s first 100% vegetarian Indian take-out, with a large vegan selection; about 95% of the menu at Kirtida is vegan. For those who…
eVisitNB is proud to announce a partnership with FirstHx. This partnership will help patients across New Brunswick to more effectively provide their medical story when booking a virtual scheduled appointment. FirstHx is a bilingual solution, being offered in both English…
How it startedEmily O’Brien of Comeback Snacks said she started her business at the worst time! “I was incarcerated in federal prison. I had smuggled narcotics into Canada,” she said. “I knew I could do better, and I wanted to…
Imagine a printer that, instead of traditional CMYK colours, uses bioinks to print human-like tissues. This may sound like science-fiction, but this is exactly what VoxCell BioInnovation is developing: Canada's first high-resolution 3D bioprinter. “We are revolutionizing tissue engineering with…
Posted in News, Press Releases Jul 21, 2022 30 Women Angels Propel the Growth of Canadian Women Founders through SheBoot as the Program Expands Nationally, Gains Momentum and Fuels Success Ottawa, Ontario; July 21, 2022 – The Capital Angel Network…
I got my COVID booster last week. That’s the good news. Getting there was a bit fraught with frustration and an unnecessarily bad customer experience. When I learned that boosters would be coming available, I went online to see if…
originally published: 2022-07-21 11:04:08 Jessica Peltz-Zatulove, founding partner of Hannah Grey VC and Cofounder of Women in VC, challenges founders to think two chess moves ahead: “Venture Capital and business planning is not only thinking about what valuation can I grow…
Posted in News, Press Releases Jul 21, 2022 30 investisseures providentielles contribuent au succès des entrepreneures canadiennes et à l’expansion nationale d’un programme moteur de succès Ottawa, le 21 juillet 2022. – Le Capital Angel Network (CAN), un groupe d’investisseurs providentiels d’Ottawa-Gatineau, et…
Sudbury, July 21, 2022 – Verv Technologies Ltd (Verv) is proud to announce a $3.8M CAD seed round from internationally recognized biotechnology and laboratory services leader, Randox Laboratories, UK. Two out of three people want to be able to test…
Photo illustration by Monica Guan Net-zero commitments are a critical first step in the fight against climate change. But to stave off the worst effects of a warming planet, we actually have to ensure governments and business leaders live up…
Despite some progress on accessibility, users still face countless frustrations online, says entrepreneur and activist Alwar Pillai. For people living with disabilities, the internet can be almost as full of annoying barriers as the real world. Poor design choices can…
Portable Intelligence is transforming warehouses into a competitive advantage. This sounds like a big task, but with integrated solutions, Portable Intelligence makes getting complete inventory visibility and creating warehouse optimization without extra space or labour finally attainable. With a wide…
A skin printer developed by the University of Toronto and Sunnybrook hospital extrudes a “bio ink” that has been shown to help heal severe burns quicker.CREDIT: University of Toronto This week, scientists sent stem cells to the International Space Station…
MANCHESTER, N.H., July 18, 2022 – Bellwether Community Credit Union and Senso have partnered to improve the homebuying experience for existing and incoming members. With Senso's AI solution branded Bellwether HomeInsight, Bellwether can proactively identify home-buying behavior and initiate personalized…
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