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At the Top of the Food Chain

Suzanne Grant, June 2 2024

Bradley Crepeau is on a mission to keep food waste out of landfills. It’s a bold ambition, and one he’s already starting to accomplish with Ottawa’s Food Cycle Science. Here’s what he told us about innovation, the FoodCycler and his journey with Ontario’s angel investors who supported this incredible

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Can plant-based materials be used to repair and regenerate parts of the human body? The team at Ottawa-based startup Spiderwort are proving they can.

Suzanne Grant, June 2 2024

It’s this kind of receptive, genius thinking that’s been pushing boundaries at Spiderwort, an Ottawa-based startup developing biomaterials to repair and regenerate the human body. The team’s innovative theories will one day treat people with spinal cord injuries, and we have their enduring curiosity, an apple and a bunch of asparagus to

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Riding the Renewable Energy Wave

Suzanne Grant, June 2 2024

Ottawa’s cleantech startup BluWave-ai has been using artificial intelligence and game-changing software to boost the reliability and availability of wind and solar power for six years. They’ve also recently adapted their technology to increase operations and efficiencies for EV

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LearnExperts uses AI to disrupt traditional learning

Suzanne Grant, June 2 2024

Ontario has its fair share of disruptive companies- founders who want to change their industries using brilliant innovations. Many of them are coming up with super-cool technologies that take the market by storm and change the way we live and work. One of these disruptive companies is LearnExperts, an Ottawa-based startup that isn’t about...

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Taking the Lead

Capital Angels, June 1 2024

Angel investor Nadine Martel has championed women-led startups since she joined Capital Angel Network five years ago, and her support goes well beyond writing a cheque. Here’s how she’s made a lasting impact on one inspiring company that perfectly aligns with her investment

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A Textbook Example of Success

Capital Angels, June 1 2024

Enterprise learning (or AI-enabled learning) startup and content-authoring leader LearnExperts is transforming the way we design and develop training material, and Ontario’s angel investors have helped propel CEO Sarah Sedgman to the top of the class. By Lisa van de Geyn Honouring International Women’s Month, Ottawa’s Capital Angel Network and...

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A Lasting First Impression

Capital Angels, June 1 2024

Victoria Xu fondly remembers the first investment she made as an angel investor—it was in a brilliant biotech company cofounded by Ella Korets-Smith. We asked the women to share their journeys both securing and providing investment, and the successes that have followed. Honouring International Women’s Month, Ottawa’s Capital Angel Network and the...

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