Today, Kate Young, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (FedDev Ontario) and Member of Parliament for London West, along with Peter Fragiskatos, Member of Parliament for London North Centre, announced a $3-million non-repayable FedDev Ontario contribution for Fanshawe College. Innovation Village at Fanshawe’s London campus will be a physical and virtual…
Motif Labs, a Canadian licensed producer (LP) of cannabis extract products, and United States-based Spherex, a leading infused-product innovator, have agreed to terms for bringing the successful line of Spherex vaporizer products to market in Canada. The products consist of highly purified THC and CBD distillate cannabis extracts, mixed with a proprietary blend of naturally derived terpenes, in…
The Ontario Tourism Innovation Lab’s “Spark” Mentorship & Grants Program launches today in London encouraging individuals, small businesses and nonprofit organizations to create new tourism ideas for the region. View the announcement video on the Tourism London YouTube page. The “Spark” Program matches selected applicants with a mentor and provides a $3,000 grant to…
Canadian developer and publisher Digital Extremes will usher in a new age for Warframe® on PlayStation 5 this year and later on Xbox Series X. From a single tileset and four Warframes in 2013 to 18 planets, three open worlds, 30 Quests, and 44 Warframes today, Warframe’s 60 million registered online users will soon have the…
Today, Kate Young, Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages, announced a total FedDev Ontario investment of $5.6 million to support the scale-up and growth of three companies in the region: Factory Bucket, Titan Trailers and Oxford Pallet & Recyclers Ltd. (Oxford Pallet). Factory Bucket is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider based in London, Ontario. Founded in…
Following a full year of excitement, from the announcement of their London headquarters relocation to a recent “Large Business of the Year” award, CARFAX Canada anticipates continued growth in the coming years. Despite taking their teams virtual earlier in 2020, the technology company’s new 48,555 square foot, state-of-the-art office space at 100 Kellogg Lane in…
London-based digital agency, Northern Commerce, is on the rise as one of Canada’s fastest-growing companies. Behind this growth is a team of dedicated learners who have confirmed Northern as one of the Best Workplaces™ for Today’s Youth. This follows Northern earning the Best Workplaces in Ontario™ Great Place to Work® certification this past June. Recently, Northern ranked on…
Carmen Gicante is the founder and initial Executive Director of the Southwestern Ontario Angels, and co-founder of the Windsor Essex Capital Angel Network (WECAN) based in Windsor Ontario. He serves on the Board of SWO Angels (past Chair) and is Chair of the Board of WECAN. He is an active Angel investor and also serves…
Southwestern Ontario is home to determined innovators, world-changing ventures and some of the fastest-growing companies in Canada. When we enable them with valuable business resources, create access to capital and activate connections that open new doors, they become key drivers of prosperity in the innovation economy. With this impact in mind, TechAlliance welcomes the addition…
London-based tbk has been named to the Canadian Business 2020 Growth List which ranks “Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies”. Their ranking on this year’s list was No. 246 of 415 final companies selected. The 2020 Growth List measures Canadian companies based on five-year historical growth in revenue (2015-2019). tbk’s growth was 282% over this period. View the…