David Sali

Dave is OBJ's senior features writer with two decades of experience in the newspaper industry working for a variety of publications from community weeklies to major dailies. He is a four-time award-winning journalist by the Alliance of Area Business Publishers (AABP). He has received awards for best news feature, best scoop and best overall writer among medium-sized business publications.
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Record funding haul will allow Dominion Dynamics to ‘think big,’ CEO says

“We are at an inflection point both as a country but also obviously as a business,” Eliot Pence, the founder and chief executive of Dominion Dynamics, told OBJ in a recent interview. “This raise really propels us forward in a pretty incredible way.”

Calian acquires Mississauga-based satellite services firm as defence push continues

Calian Group is acquiring a Mississauga-based firm that provides satellite communications services to government, military and other...

Defsec Technologies raises $2.5M in direct offering

Defsec Technologies said Thursday it has agreed to sell 673,006 common shares at a price of $3.74 a share to a select group of investors in a registered direct offering.

L-Spark, Telus team up to launch new AI-startup accelerator

L-Spark is tapping into Canada’s most powerful supercomputer in a program aimed at startups using AI to...

L-Spark looks to launch defence-tech accelerator amid military spending boom

The head of L-Spark says the Kanata-based startup accelerator hopes to launch a program to help emerging...

Former Ottawa tech founder turned funder Mark Scott on the future of AI and more

As a driving force behind two successful Ottawa-based tech firms, Mark Scott is a keen observer of...

AGI Ventures brings AI-curious Ottawans together in ‘grassroots community’ of tech builders

Launched two-and-a-half years ago, AGI Ventures is the brainchild of Hai Nghiem and Neilda Gagné, a pair of Ottawa tech entrepreneurs who wanted to build a “grassroots community” to foster innovative ways of tapping into the power of AI.

McGuinty urges businesses to ‘take risks’ as Canada builds defence-tech ecosystem

Canadian entrepreneurs must take risks if they want to cash in on billions of dollars in business opportunities as the federal government ramps up military spending, defence minister David McGuinty said Tuesday.

Mitel names veteran tech exec Ben Macdonald new sales channel chief

Mitel has hired a new executive whose mission is to grow the telecommunications company’s network of sales...
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To help showcase the 2026 Forty Under 40 recipients, OBJ and the Ottawa Board of Trade produced several video profiles. In this video, we asked the Forty Under 40 recipients about what they like about living and doing business in Ottawa. Want to read more about the 2026 Forty Under 40? Check out OBJ’s June magazine, which includes features and profiles on all the recipients. Read the digital edition here: https://issuu.com/greatrivermedia/docs/obj_flagship_june_2026?fr=sMTU4NzkxNTQ5MjQ Nominations for 2027 will open in June. Check this website for updates: https://fortyunder40.smapply.io/prog/forty_under_40_online_nomination_process/ #FortyUnder40 #OttawaBusinessJournal #OttawaBoardOfTrade #OttawaBusiness #OttawaLeaders #BusinessCommunity #BehindTheScenes
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