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Best of the BOB’s

Posted in Blog, General Invest Ottawa, Ottawa, Ottawa Success Stories
Nov 20, 2015

Always a great party, the Best Ottawa Business Awards (aka the BOBs) is a celebration hosted annually by the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce and Ottawa Business Journal. For two decades the black-tie affair has been a “who’s who” of the National Capital’s business community. It’s also a chance to recognize successful and innovative companies which are driving economic growth and prosperity in the nation’s capital.

Every year dozens of companies from all sectors are nominated for their contributions to Ottawa’s electric business scene. Here are just a few of the winners:

You.i – Business of The Year

You.i is one of the driving forces behind the TV revolution. Their software development engine simplifies and accelerates the creation of the custom TV apps that run on any screen. Sony, Rogers and Corus are a few of their clients and the company recently secured $15 Million in VC funding.

    Rumidifier – Sales Initiative of The Year A humidifier that uses no electricity, the company has sold tens of thousands of units and can be found in Costco, Home Depot, Canadian Tire and other major retailers.

CanadaWheels – Best New Business The Ottawa firm has nearly any make of high quality wheels and tires. All done online, they have relationships with leading manufacturers and ship all across Canada. CAnada wheels full

Martello – Business of The Year The software company develops performance management solutions for real-time, enterprise, communication services. They have built a successful company partnering with one of Ottawa’s tech juggernauts; Mitel.


Solink – Best New Business

This startup is disrupting the video surveillance industry by combining combining cloud storage, big data search capabilities and mobility. They are already seeing tremendous growth after landing the business of Canadian icon Tim Horton’s.

Versature – Business of The Year The firm continues Ottawa’s history of revolutionizing the phone with its  “Hosted PBX”. The cloud service facilitates a localized atmosphere by allowing employees of a company the freedom to connect from wherever they are in the world.


PageCloud – #NextBigThingOtt

This startup is out to “Fix the Internet” with its desktop publishing software. The company just made big waves at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York.

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