Local business leaders and teams came together on Mar, 10, 2026 at the Canadian War Museum to celebrate Ottawa Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Companies of 2026. The 2026 edition of the Fastest Growing Companies recognized 20 rising Ottawa-based companies that have generated the highest amount of revenue growth in the past year. Featured in OBJ’s February Flagship Magazine, this special issue spotlighted the stories of several top companies, their challenges, secrets to success, and where they are going next.
Spoke
Year Founded: 2025
Founder(s)/CEO: Guy Vales (CEO), Sara Rykov, Zak James
Number of Employees: Three
Office Location: Fully Remote
Product Description: Spoke captures...
This winter has been one of the slowest in the past decade in the Ottawa residential market. According to the Ottawa Real Estate Board, 780 residential properties sold in Ottawa last month, down 6.8 per cent from February 2025.
While this year’s ranking includes a variety of tech firms, it also features companies that come from more “traditional” sectors, including marketing and consulting firms, retailers, and businesses operating in the skilled trades.
Defence, security and cybersecurity executive leaders gathered Jan. 29 at Invest Ottawa to explore how the sector is evolving in response to global trends and emerging priorities.