Dentons Spotlight Series – February 25, 2022 WATCH HERE In this episode, Kenda Shaheen and Julia Shelaru sit down with Amy Ding, the CEO and Co-Founder of Requity Homes. They explore some of the dynamics contributing to housing affordability issues…
News from across the Regional Innovation Centres
We have gathered news from all the regional innovation centres (RICs) in Ontario. Be sure to connect with your local RIC to be a part of your local ecosystem.
Companies Funded / Acquired Funding News RIC News
ventureLAB Fosters Stronger Investor Connections for Underrepresented Founders through National, Virtual Networks
Leveraging learnings from virtual work environments, ventureLAB’s Capital Investment Program has gone national with creative new accessible formats to help overcome barriers to investment for underrepresented founders and foster stronger investor connections.The COVID-19 pandemic has driven founders and investors alike…
Digital Media and ICT
Cara Salci: From debit cards to satellites, how Thales Canada is making its mark on the world and beyond
Posted in Blog, Ottawa Business Excellence Mar 4, 2022 605 words | 3.5 minutes Do you know who made your debit card? There is a good chance it was the innovators at the Thales, a global technology company that supports…
Digital Media and ICT Intellectual Property
eSentire selects SentinelOne to advance multi-signal MDR capabilities with AI-powered XDR
WATERLOO, ONT., March 2, 2022 – eSentire, the authority in managed detection and response (MDR), today announced a partnership with SentinelOne (NYSE: S), an autonomous cybersecurity platform company, to empower organizations to prevent, detect, and autonomously respond to cyber threats.…
Entrepreneur Stories Life Sciences and Advanced Health Wellness & Mental Health
My Well Self is Transforming the Way We Find Wellness Providers Online
The story of how Brenda Ahenkorah founded My Well Self is an incredibly personal one. “I went through some health issues and decided to turn to the wellness space to cure what I was going through,” she says, adding she was…
Not many people would start a business at the height of a global pandemic, but not many people are Sahar Sam, the founder of Solaires, a company aiming to make solar energy more accessible.“I started Solaires because it is critical…
Cleantech Food & Beverage
Suppli is Transforming the Takeout Industry, One Reusable Container At a Time
It’s estimated there are 39 million takeout meals served in the City of Toronto each year. That amounts to some 78 million containers that can’t always be recycled. That’s a lot of waste. Enter Suppli, an innovative reusable takeout container…
Entrepreneur Stories Life Sciences and Advanced Health Women
The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare With Dr. Ashleigh Kennedy
Mar 3, 2022 This featured story is brought to you by the Power of Why Podcast in collaboration with Invest Ottawa. We teamed up to produce this special series to celebrate women leading in Ottawa for International Women’s Week (IWW 2022) and…
What does our urban future look like? How will society shape cities, and how will cities shape society? And what role can technological innovators have in these changes? Those are questions being addressed by a year-long commitment by Communitech and…
Cleantech
Unwrapit is Digitizing the B2B Corporate Gifting Industry, One Sustainably-Minded Present At a Time
Regardless of the industry you’re in, you’d probably be hard pressed to find someone who hasn’t attended an event and left holding physical items (a.k.a. SWAG) they’re not entirely sure what to do with. As Linsay Moran the cofounder of…
The creation of London-based boutique family clothing store, Os & Oakes may sound like a step-by-step guide on how to build the perfect brick and mortar business, but it has taken persistence, dedication, and exceptional entrepreneurship behind the scenes. Erika…
Life Sciences and Advanced Health
CANImmunize set to become the digital partner as mRNA vaccine technology revolutionizes health care
Posted in Blog, Ottawa Success Mar 3, 2022 887 words | 3 minutes Dr. Kumanan Wilson, CEO of CANImmunize, figures he was probably the first person in Canada to say the country was going to need digital immunization certificates. Wilson…
Business Innovation Consultant – Haltech Regional Innovation Centre Job Description Haltech is Hiring and looking for more great people to join our team to make an impact on the start up innovation and technology community in Halton Region. About Haltech…
Food & Beverage Women
Alice Grey: iHeart Fat Fudge Food Inc.- “My advisor made one day much more real.”
Alice Grey, founder and CEO of iHeart Fat Fudge Foods Inc. makes chocolates that have natural, clean ingredients that people can feel good after eating. She said the dairy-free chocolates with no added sugar are a healthier option without unfamiliar…
Black and Other Racialized Groups Entrepreneur Stories Women
When you empower a woman, you empower a community: a fireside chat with Black Women Talk Tech Co-Founder Regina Gwynn
Posted in Blog, Entrepreneurial Insight Mar 2, 2022 On March 8, the world celebrates International Women’s Day. From February 28 to March 11 (and beyond!) Invest Ottawa hosts the 4th annual International Women’s Week: IWW 2022. And on February 28,…
Preparing today’s students for the careers of tomorrow is more than simply teaching them how to code. Building digital skills also requires understanding how technology impacts people and the world around us. Locally, Waterloo-based LAUNCH and InkSmith have made STEAM…
What They Th!NK Print Geeks Interview Series – February 17, 2022 WATCH HERE In the latest installment of the Print Geeks Interview Series, resident Print Geeks Jim Raffel and Shelby Sapusek talked with Matthew Sheridan, Founder and CEO of Nix…
From a conversation with a top cleantech entrepreneur to a talk on how to prepare for rising inflation, the March calendar has online events for everyone in the tech community. Here are the tech events you need to know about…
Entrepreneur Stories
Announcing 24th annual Niagara Entrepreneur of the Year Awards – Bestowed Award Recipients
WRITTEN BY: JESSICA POTTS Niagara’s business community will recognize its finest entrepreneurs on Friday, February 23, 2018 at the Niagara Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Gala. Recipients will be announced in nine juried categories, in addition to recognizing two bestowed…
It’s an exciting time to witness and participate in the development of this new high-value industry, and we look forward to seeing how businesses and entrepreneurs in Niagara and beyond maximize this new opportunity. WRITTEN BY: BLAKE LANDRY It’s no…
There are tons of jobs available in every sector, from healthcare A.I. to green energy technology. If you’re looking for a new job, you’re in luck. Canadian startups in a wide range of industries, from healthcare to green energy to…
Extended reality (XR), the colloquial term for the variety of immersive technologies encompassing VR and augmented reality, holds significant promise as a learning tool to enhance traditional training programs and methods – but only if implemented and executed correctly. While…
Many marketers and startups know how hard it can be to get their content to rise above the noise of today’s crowded social media landscape. This blog post will teach you how to take one piece of content and repurpose…
Spark Centre‘s President and CEO, Sherry Colbourne, has written a contemplative article about how immigrant entrepreneurs play a unique role in this country’s economic development and why Canada needs to clear the backlog before we lose these founders and companies to other…
At ventureLAB, we're committed to providing exceptional experiences for our founders and ecosystem stakeholders on their journey. Through our tailored programs focused on capital, talent, technology, and customers, we work closely with our partners, innovators, and tech leaders to grow…
Companies Funded / Acquired Marketing RIC News Sales
Digital Main Street Announces Future Proof Program
Today, Digital Main Street announced its new Future Proof program, which supports small businesses across Ontario through three initiatives: Transformation Teams, the Digital Main Street Lab, and the Community Collaboration Project. ventureLAB is proud to partner with Digital Main Street…
ventureLAB is proud to welcome the incoming Tech Undivided cohort! Launched in February 2019 with support of a $1.7-million investment through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), Tech Undivided bridges gender and diversity gaps in the…
Posted in Blog, Ottawa Business Excellence Feb 25, 2022 490 words | 2 mins 5G, 4G, 3G, 2G: Parallel Wireless does it all, and does it well. Next up? They’re opening a slew of state-of-the-art research and development facilities to…
ForaHealthyMe Inc, a virtual care solutions provider that utilizes computer vision and gaming technology to deliver tele-rehab services, is proud to announce its partnership with PointClickCare, the leading cloud-based software vendor for the senior care market. As part of the…
Advanced Manufacturing & Materials RIC News
ventureLAB and Silicon Catalyst partner to expand hardware and silicon ecosystem in Canada
MARKHAM, Ontario, SILICON VALLEY, California - September 14, 2020 — ventureLAB announced today that it has partnered with Silicon Catalyst to expand its reach for the Hardware Catalyst Initiative (HCI), Canada’s first hardware and silicon lab and incubator. Silicon Catalyst…
Posted in Blog, What's Happening Feb 25, 2022 As we near March 8, the world celebrates International Women’s Day, and from February 28 to March 11 (and beyond!) Invest Ottawa hosts the 4th annual International Women’s Week: IWW 2022. Throughout…
Companies Funded / Acquired RIC News Uncategorized Women
Tech Undivided Receives Additional Funding of $370,000
Canadian women entrepreneurs are key to our economic success as a country, and are critical to key sectors like technology. However, women today still face unique and systemic barriers to starting and growing a business – and these challenges have…
Cleantech will soon be a pillar of the Canadian job market. Three York University students discuss why they joined the Mission from MaRS: Climate Impact Challenge to kickstart their careers. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MONICA GUAN The globe could cross the…
Advanced Manufacturing & Materials RIC News
ventureLAB announces partnership with TSMC to expand Canada’s hardware and silicon ecosystem
MARKHAM, Ontario - October 1, 2020 — ventureLAB is pleased to announce a new partnership with TSMC, the world's largest semiconductor foundry, to expand the Hardware Catalyst Initiative's reach and further support innovative Canadian tech firms. The Hardware Catalyst Initiative…
As a leading technology accelerator located in York Region, ventureLAB’s Innovation Hub is designed for businesses in the tech industry. To meet the changing business needs brought on by COVID-19, we are pleased to announce our new Innovation Hub Membership…
Our region is full of new technologies, innovations, and impressive world-class ventures – but what fuels every part of this incredible innovation economy is not tech, ideas, or money, it’s the people. Entrepreneurs spend their lives dedicated to finding bright,…
Ottawa, October 15, 2020—Canada’s path to post-COVID economic recovery will be tied to the competitiveness of Canadian startups and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), which are the heart of Canada’s economic engine and growth. COVID-19’s devastating economic impacts include…
Black and Other Racialized Groups Entrepreneur Stories Women
Here’s How to Create the Business You’ve Always Wanted With Stacey Martin
Feb 24, 2022 This featured story is brought to you by the Power of Why Podcast in collaboration with Invest Ottawa. We teamed up to produce this special series to celebrate women leading in Ottawa for International Women’s Week (IWW…
Kelowna, BC. (February 16, 2021) - RainStick Shower, the Canadian clean technology company revolutionizing the water technology space, was awarded the “Best of KBIS” 2022 Impact Award Winner and received first place in the KBIS Kickstarter Awards for their circular…
Featured Home Life Sciences and Advanced Health
These Companies Are Building For Success During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused one of the most important economic crises in history. In this unprecedented context, Canadian entrepreneurs have once again shown their courage and ability to adapt. We sat down with entrepreneurs in our ecosystem to learn…