Invest in yourself and your venture. TechAlliance in partnership with MaRS Discovery District presents the Everest series. This interactive small group advisory program is for startups to enhance business learnings and boost topic-specific knowledge to help innovation thrive. Each module is designed to provide focused content to help early-stage ventures understand and manage multiple…
As far back as Big Blue Bubble founder and CEO, Damir Slogar, can remember, he wanted to create games. And for nearly two decades now, he has done just that — and rather successfully, too. Founded in 2002 and incorporated in 2004, Big Blue Bubble has grown from a four-person start-up to a thriving gaming studio…
While sudden disruption spurred opportunities and frustrations for all ages, parents have experienced the ripple effects of isolation, distance and closures through the lens of a new generation. As business and education cultures continue to shift, solutions for children that are manageable for parents grow even greater in importance. This past year, research conducted by…
The Elgin County Museum, in partnership with EXAR Studios, is launching an augmented reality (AR) adventure in St. Thomas on June 9th, 2021, as part of EXAR’s Engage app. Using a smartphone, users can uncover five different hidden AR attractions in St. Thomas that explore local culture and history. Most people are familiar with AR…
Working together, St. Thomas & District Chamber of Commerce, TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario and Paperwork Labs, in partnership with the Ontario and Canadian governments, has launched The StaySafe™ Elgin Rapid Antigen Screening Program. Through this initiative, small and medium-sized businesses throughout Elgin County can engage in self-administered rapid antigen screening for asymptomatic employees. Rapid antigen…
Working together, The Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce and TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario, in partnership with the Ontario and Canadian governments, have launched The StaySafe™ Lambton Rapid Antigen Screening Program. Through this initiative, small and medium-sized businesses throughout Lambton County can engage in self-administered rapid antigen screening to asymptomatic employees. Rapid antigen screening is another tool to help open our economy and keep it open. The StaySafe™ Lambton Rapid Antigen Screening Program…
Adaptability and resilience – these are the two words that have come to define how small businesses are managing not just to survive, but to thrive during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of the ways these companies have adapted to this seismic shift are thanks to technology and innovation. It’s for this reason that TechAlliance created…
ChargerQuest has secured $3.1M to launch the expansion of its comprehensive public electric vehicle (EV) charging station network. The company, founded by Christopher Misch, a pioneer in Canada’s EV space, and Stuart Browne, a leader in the venture capital space, have successfully attracted strategic capital that will be utilized to expand its SMART EV charging…
Working together, The London Chamber of Commerce and TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario, in partnership with the Ontario and Canadian governments, have launched The StaySafe™ London Rapid Antigen Screening Program. Through this initiative, small and medium-sized businesses in London, ON can engage in self-administered rapid antigen screening to asymptomatic employees. Rapid antigen screening is another tool to help open our economy and keep it open. The StaySafe™ London…
With a continued commitment to launching world-changing startups, accelerating growth for established tech companies and fostering a vibrant innovation economy in Southwestern Ontario, we are thrilled to welcome two new passionate and innovative thinkers to the TechAlliance team. Both Andrew Leest and Davie Lee are dynamic, entrepreneurial thinkers and bring new insights, connections, and opportunities for our…