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On-Demand Delivery Experts Trexity to offer service to Air Canada Cargo Customers
Trexity to provide bolstered local ground delivery support in a multi-city agreement with Rivo, Air Canada Cargo’s e-commerce shipping solution OTTAWA — Trexity, an on-demand last mile delivery company, proudly announced today that they will become the newest ground delivery partner for Air Canada Cargo’s e-commerce shipping solution, Rivo. The multi-city agreement initially takes flight…
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Introducing Trexity’s Community Program
We are local and we support local. Each month we will be selecting a charity, or not for profit organization in each of our operating cities (Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Calgary) to receive $500 of free local deliveries. Have a cause we can support? Apply here
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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…
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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.”…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Led by former Shopify executive, on-demand delivery service Trexity raises $5 million for Canadian expansion
The following preview is from betakit What do Shopify, Kettlemans Bagel, and Bold Commerce have in common? The answer: Trexity, a same-day, on-demand local delivery service. In a six degrees of Kevin Bacon scenario, all three entities share a connection of some form with Trexity, which has raised a $5 million CAD seed round. Former Shopify executive…