Nathan Drescher

Why you can’t just walk into defence: Ottawa program tackles industry’s steep learning curve

Ottawa’s PureColo acquired by Vancouver’s Carrier Connect Data Solutions in $8.5M deal

Ottawa’s PureColo has been acquired by Carrier Connect Data Solutions in a deal worth $8.5 million. The acquisition...

Women tech founders are scaling up in Ottawa, but you may not have heard of them

Alida Burke has spent more than a decade helping build Growcer, a sustainable food technology company, working her way through university programs and accelerator and scale-up stages.

‘Road to nowhere’: Local SMEs explain their struggles with federal defence procurement

According to Invest Ottawa, the nation’s capital is home to more than 190 defence companies employing over 10,000 workers. Yet many people working with local defence-tech startups say federal procurement practices make it difficult to sell into their home market.

Ottawa tech leaders react to ‘watershed’ federal budget

Ottawa’s technology and defence sectors are among those responding with cautious optimism to the federal government’s 2025...

The ripple effect: How Shopify alumni are building Ottawa’s next tech wave

Most local tech watchers are proud to say that Shopify was born in Ottawa. And while the...

Swagger: What is it and should Ottawa’s tech community have it?

Some observers would say that Ottawa's tech community has lost its “swagger.” Depending on who you talk to, that can be a good thing or a bad thing.
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