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.

Online home auction platform Unreserved raises $34M to fund expansion bid

Ottawa startup’s employee count has tripled from 30 to 90 since August as it scrambles to keep up with the growing number of auctions on its docket.

Rental platform Ruckify shuts down after bid to acquire U.K. firm fails

Ottawa-based online marketplace has burned through nearly $20 million in capital since it was founded in 2017.

‘Potential everywhere’: Montreal buyer of Lansdowne properties going all in on Ottawa market

BRB REIT's portfolio in the National Capital Region now includes more than 650,000 square feet of space at nine office buildings and one industrial property.

Lansdowne, IBM properties acquired as flurry of Ottawa office deals continues

Marquee transactions worth a combined $87 million have Ottawa brokerage predicting the new year will pick up right where a frothy 2021 left off for the city's office market.

‘Synthetic data’ software maker Replica Analytics bought by New York firm

Ottawa startup says its AI-generated information is just as useful as real data when it comes to analyzing the results of clinical studies but doesn’t come with any of the privacy concerns.

Rapid ascent: Assent Compliance hits unicorn status with $445M VC raise

Ottawa software firm's fourth venture capital deal in the past five years boosts its total fundraising haul to $640 million.

Napkyn Analytics acquired by New York-based digital services firm

Ottawa company has become a leader in getting customers more bang for their marketing buck by helping set up and manage accounts on platforms such as Google Analytics and Salesforce.

‘There is definitely worry’: Centretown fitness entrepreneur ponders future in wake of latest shutdown

Nearly two years into the pandemic, measures like the ones imposed by the province on Monday have become a frustrating fact of life for Jenna Ladd and other gym owners. 

Growth industry: Cornwall-based ‘indoor farming brokerage’ Cultivatd captures $3M in seed funding

Year-old startup helps to arrange the sale and purchase of indoor farms, vertical farming systems and other agriculture services.

New COVID-19 restrictions ‘devastating’ for mainstreet retailers, restaurants, biz advocates say

Latest measures aimed at curbing virus's spread will take effect as of 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday and will remain in place for at least 21 days, the province announced Monday.

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