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.

Ottawa drops off list of Canada’s top 10 cities for VC funding

Ottawa

It’s a far cry from the first half of 2020, when Ottawa ranked fifth in the total number of VC transactions with 16 on record.

Big-league aspirations: marketing app maker FanSaves enjoying breakout year in 2021

Techopia

Nine-person Ottawa startup is eyeing pilot projects with the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights, the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings and MLB’s Philadelphia Phillies.

‘Doing the right thing’: more Ottawa companies set to mandate employee vaccinations

Ottawa

Software firms Shopify and Klipfolio are among the local organizations that are requiring workers to get two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine before they can

Intelligent move: Ottawa’s TechInsights acquires San Jose-based market research firm VLSI

Techopia

Local firm says demand for its reverse engineering of electronic components has skyrocketed during the pandemic.

Ottawa’s Replica Analytics using ‘synthetic data’ to ease medical researchers’ pain points

Techopia

Two-year-old startup says its machine-learning platform makes conducting clinical trials cheaper and easier by replicating real-world results.

New hires bring Wall Street connections, analytics know-how to GoFor’s executive suite

Techopia

Management reboot comes at a critical time for the Ottawa-based company, which is aggressively grabbing market share in the rapidly growing last-mile delivery space.

We-Vibe maker expects growth surge at Ottawa R&D hub to continue after merger with U.K. firm

Retail

Much of sexual wellness giant’s R&D is done in the National Capital Region, where the popular We-Vibe vibrator was invented more than a decade ago.

Feds pump $1.44 billion into Telesat’s Lightspeed satellite network

Techopia

Contribution marks a ‘decisive step’ toward fully financing Ottawa-based company’s $6.5-billion project aimed at delivering high-speed internet service to remote areas, CEO says.