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Ottawa home sales, prices drop in January

Home sales in the Ottawa area fell by 11.7 per cent last month compared to a year earlier, according...

Gatineau firms win federal bridge contracts

Two Quebec-based companies have received millions of dollars worth of federal contracts to upgrade interprovincial crossings in...

EODC wins $3.75M military contract

A local armour manufacturer will help the Canadian Armed Forces upgrade some of its equipment after being...

Killam adds to Ottawa apartment portfolio

A Halifax-based residential landlord has bought an apartment east of Ottawa’s downtown, the latest in a string...

OCC gains green certification

The Ottawa Convention Centre has received LEED Gold certification from the Canada Green Building Council as a...

Phoenix proposes nine-storey building in Chinatown

Local developer Phoenix Homes is asking the city to make way for a nine-storey mixed-use building it’s...

DEW wins $39M vehicle shelter contract

An Ottawa-based defence firm has beat out three other companies to outfit hundreds of vehicle shelters for...

Feds look for firms to help implement border agreement

The federal government is looking to pay technology contractors in seven different areas to help implement a...

Construction permits plunge 20%

The value of new construction projects approved in November dropped by 20.1 per cent year-over-year, with the...

Temple Hotels buys 50% stake in ByWard Market hotel

A real estate investment company based in western Canada has moved into the Ottawa market with the...
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For Ottawa-based tech founders looking to raise capital, these are challenging days. The "valley of death," that precarious gap between initial startup and sustainable growth, appears to be widening. While early funding often comes from family and friends, angel investors play a critical role in bridging this gap. In Ottawa, the Capital Angel Network (CAN) has anchored the local angel investor ecosystem since 2010. Despite a downturn in venture capital nationally, CAN bucked the trend in 2025, recording its second-biggest year in history. With a membership that includes individual angels, venture capital firms, family offices, and accelerators, CAN invested approximately $8 million in 2025 alone. In this episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran speaks with Suzanne Grant, the executive director of the Capital Angel Network. They discuss: -- Deal Flow in 2025: Why CAN ranked as the number one angel group in Canada for the number of deals invested last year. -- The Impact of AI: How investors are looking for a "moat" in an increasingly crowded AI sector. -- Diversity: How CAN is leading the country with 37% women investors, helping to diversify the local deal flow. -- Noteworthy Investments: Recent support for local and regional innovators like Marlowe, Plantaform, and Hyalodex. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:15 Introducing Suzanne Grant 14:02 Sponsor Segment 20:50 Capital MASHUP and NACO Summit 2026 22:25 Closing and What’s Ahead at OBJ For more on Ottawa’s tech and innovation scene, visit https://obj.ca/techopia. Subscribe to Techopia’s weekly newsletter here: https://obj121.activehosted.com/f/
Techopia Live: Local angels defy VC downturn | Episode 296

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