Category: News
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Ottawa startup leaders talk resilience at TiECON Canada
The following preview is taken from the Ottawa Business Journal Resilience is a word that pops up everywhere these days, but for good reason given the times. On Thursday, David Gaylord, CEO of Bushbalm Skincare, took to the stage with Pierce Ujjainwalla, co-founder and CEO of Knak, Noibu co-founder and president Kailin Noivo, Trexity CEO and co-founder Alok Ahuja and Fellow.app […]
October 28, 2022
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Invest Ottawa ScaleUp Firm, Trexity, has eyes set on growth
The following preview is taken from Invest Ottawa In 2018, Alok Ahuja, former Shopify executive turned stay-at-home dad, sat at his kitchen table struggling to find time to pick up medications for his father, who was battling cancer, and buy groceries for his family. Ahuja knew he couldn’t be the only person struggling to find […]
October 24, 2022
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Trexity Partners with The Snowsuit Fund and Makes an Impact with Cookies and Smiles.
The following preview is taken from the Ottawa Business Journal Ottawa businesses and other community-minded organizations are stepping up to keep marginalized children warm this winter by delighting clients, staff and others with a gift of scrumptious cookies. The Tim Hortons® Smile Cookie Campaign, running September 19-25, donates the full $1 from every Smile Cookie […]
September 14, 2022
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‘Scarcity forces creativity’: Five Canadian founders on how they’re navigating economic uncertainty
The following preview is from the Financial Post “It wasn’t easy,” Ahuja is quick to admit. He created a spreadsheet tracking over 1,200 venture-capital firms, noting the areas in which they invest, whether they had put money into Canadian firms and more. He handcrafted 839 emails to possible investors last year. “There was a lot of slammed […]
June 08, 2022
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Small business finding success in a pandemic
The following preview is from CTV Ottawa “Trexity, is a local same-day delivery service that has found success across Canada and is expanding even further. To find out what makes this company so successful and how they’re helping small business, we’re joined by Trexity CEO and Co-Founder, Alok Ahuja, and Co-Owner of La Bottega, Rocco Nicastro.” […]
June 01, 2022
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Ottawa delivery company raises $5 million to expand across the country
The following preview is from Inside Logistics Ahuja said that in addition to working with small businesses, Trexity has recently started working with big chain stores, offering delivery services. However, he added that the company’s main priority remains small local businesses. “We are going after what I call ‘the underserved’ – the businesses everybody else gave […]
May 31, 2022
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From here to there: Fast-growing Trexity lands $5M financing round
The following preview is from Ottawa Business Journal Ottawa-based Trexity has just topped up its tank as it pushes to gain ground in the fast-growing last-mile delivery space. The four-year-old startup said this week it’s landed a $5-million seed funding round led by Telus Ventures, with participation from New York’s Studio VC, Winnipeg-based commercial real estate […]
May 26, 2022
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A material difference: Businesses pitch in to support Ottawa Clothing Drive
The following preview is from Ottawa Business Journal For Trexity CEO and co-founder Alok Ahuja, there was no hesitation in helping Richling. “When he approached and said, ‘Alok, this is what I want to do,’ I said, ‘I don’t care what it is, I’m in’,” said Ahuja. Starting Friday, Trexity will be collecting clothing donations by […]
May 26, 2022