Craig Lord

5G test platform readies Ottawa companies for primetime

Martello, SnowM among local firms leveraging next-gen networking tech developed by telecom giants

Swedish telecom Ericsson setting up 5G research lab at Carleton University

While Ericsson has long had a relationship with Carleton to attract co-op students and new graduates, the formal partnership will help bolster the networking giant’s local talent pipeline

Brexit, coronavirus, trade wars: Kinaxis seeks to ease global supply chain disruptions

Kanata software company buys Indian firm; stock soars after firm beats guidance

Op-ed: The next generation of Ottawa’s tech sector is now mainstream

Techopia editor Craig Lord reflects on the past five years of covering Ottawa's tech sector

Ottawa airport passenger traffic edges up in January

Traffic figures at the Ottawa International Airport are bouncing back in the early weeks of the year following stagnant annual passenger volumes in 2019

City council votes unanimously to pull curtain back on phase two LRT procurement

Ottawa city council came together Wednesday in an effort to uncover more information on the controversial procurement process to construct phase two of light-rail transit

Low-cost airline Flair connecting Ottawa to Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Toronto this summer

An ultra-low-cost air carrier will fly into Ottawa this summer with cheap flights connecting Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax and Toronto to the capital

Shopify confirms new Ottawa R&D centre as stock soars following Q4 profit

Shopify confirmed plans Wednesday to open an Ottawa-based R&D centre to trial new robotics and fulfilment technologies as the company reported a rare profit in its fourth-quarter earnings

Ottawa’s new food and wine festival set for Shaw Centre in April

With previous iteration dogged by rowdy behaviour, new organizer DNA Live says event will ‘not be a gong show’

Hintonburg Tokyo Smoke marks Canopy Growth’s first pot shop presence in Ottawa

The Smiths Falls-based cannabis producer opened its first local store under the Tokyo Smoke brand Monday as the provincial government looks to expand where Ontarians are permitted to get high
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For Ottawa-based tech founders looking to raise capital, these are challenging days. The "valley of death," that precarious gap between initial startup and sustainable growth, appears to be widening. While early funding often comes from family and friends, angel investors play a critical role in bridging this gap. In Ottawa, the Capital Angel Network (CAN) has anchored the local angel investor ecosystem since 2010. Despite a downturn in venture capital nationally, CAN bucked the trend in 2025, recording its second-biggest year in history. With a membership that includes individual angels, venture capital firms, family offices, and accelerators, CAN invested approximately $8 million in 2025 alone. In this episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran speaks with Suzanne Grant, the executive director of the Capital Angel Network. They discuss: -- Deal Flow in 2025: Why CAN ranked as the number one angel group in Canada for the number of deals invested last year. -- The Impact of AI: How investors are looking for a "moat" in an increasingly crowded AI sector. -- Diversity: How CAN is leading the country with 37% women investors, helping to diversify the local deal flow. -- Noteworthy Investments: Recent support for local and regional innovators like Marlowe, Plantaform, and Hyalodex. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:15 Introducing Suzanne Grant 14:02 Sponsor Segment 20:50 Capital MASHUP and NACO Summit 2026 22:25 Closing and What’s Ahead at OBJ For more on Ottawa’s tech and innovation scene, visit https://obj.ca/techopia. Subscribe to Techopia’s weekly newsletter here: https://obj121.activehosted.com/f/
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