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Amica ups stake in Westboro retirement home

Amica Mature Lifestyles has agreed to acquire an additional 73.5 per cent aggregate ownership interest in Amica...

Construction permits up 84% in March

Ottawa’s construction sector recorded its best first quarter in at least four years, according to municipal records. In...

Office vacancies expected to rise

Office vacancy rates in Ottawa edged up slightly in the first quarter, but one local brokerage firm...

Securit building sells for $9.8M

An 86,000-square-foot warehouse with Queensway visibility has been purchased by Crestpoint Real Estate Investments Ltd. as part...

Sears spends $2M on Iris move

Department store retailer Sears is planning to spend $2 million on fitting up its new location in...

Housing starts down 42% in March

Housing starts in the national capital fell 42 per cent year-over-year in March as the region cooled...

Ottawa resales up 13% in March

Ottawa Real Estate Board members have sold almost 13 per cent more houses and condominiums year-over-year since...

Construction permits up 34% in February

A smaller number of larger construction permits this February boosted the combined value by 34.3 per cent...

City declares default on Strandherd bridge contractor

The City of Ottawa will use a $23-million performance bond to see the construction of the Strandherd-Armstrong...

Community housing group seeks mortgage refinancing

"A need for significant capital repair", coupled with a lack of money to deal with it, is...
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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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