David Sali

Dave is OBJ’s senior writer and editor 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.

Fraud detection software maker with major Ottawa presence sold to T.O. company

Techopia

Launched about 10 years ago, Alessa specializes in artificial intelligence software that aims to thwart financial crimes such as money-laundering.

‘People are expecting big things of us’: Ottawa’s Rewind gets US$15M funding injection

Techopia

Company will use the fresh equity to fuel its continued expansion as it builds out its subscription-based platform that backs up customers’ sales and financial

End of an era: You.i TV co-founder Jason Flick exits Kanata tech firm

Techopia

The company Flick affectionately refers to as his “third child” landed more than US$50 million in venture capital before being acquired by WarnerMedia last month.

Fintech firm Telepin Software’s new boss targets Latin American market

Techopia

Tech veteran Timothy Roberts says aggressive expansion plan part of his mission to take digital wallet provider to the “next level.”

Tech firms to watch: Tehama’s ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’

Techopia

Tehama is in the right place at the right time to respond to the radical shift to a remote-first mentality.

Ottawa firm’s ‘boothless’ hearing tests making noise in pandemic market

Techopia

Shoebox has carved out a growing niche with its iPad-based audiometer that acts as a substitute for traditional tests conducted at professional hearing clinics.

Digital agency Soshal ditches marketing division, rebrands as Craft&Crew

Techopia

With digital services now generating the lion’s share of company’s revenues, management says it’s time for agency to focus on what it does best.

Ottawa entrepreneur Karla Briones sharing lessons from the school of hard knocks

Ottawa

Native of Mexico says new online program aimed at immigrants will tackle topics such as writing a business plan, securing financing and hiring employees.

Ottawa business coalition boss blasts ‘unfairness’ of new COVID-19 restrictions

Ottawa

Mark Kaluski says the province needs to crack down on big-box retailers such as Costco and Walmart if it really wants to get the virus

Frozen out: Tourism businesses lament shift to virtual Winterlude

Tourism

The Department of Canadian Heritage, which runs the popular winter festival, says it is moving all programming online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.