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Kimco buys $16.4M interest in Orleans shopping mall

Kimco Realty Corp. has purchased a 50-per-cent ownership interest in the Orleans Gardens Shopping Centre for $16.4 million. The...

Public Works seeks 64,000 square feet of space

Public Works is looking for "contiguous warehouse and special-purpose space" in a building in Ottawa's east end. Local...

Association releases site plan for $25M office building

After being displaced from its property to make way for light-rail construction, a French-language association has submitted...

Les Promenades gets new owners

Gatineau's largest shopping mall, Les Promenades de L'Outaouais, has changed hands to a dual ownership by Oxford Properties...

Ottawa housing starts up 6% in February

Rowhouse starts were the engine behind a 5.7-per-cent rise in overall Ottawa housing starts in February, according...

Ottawa resales up 7% in February

Ottawa Real Estate Board members sold 1,009 houses and condominiums in February, an increase of 7.3 per...

Construction permits up 11% in January

The value of local construction permits was up $2 million, year-over-year, in January, according to municipal records. The...

417 widening to be folded into LRT project

The contract to build Ottawa's light-rail line is slated to become far more lucrative for the successful...

Public Works preps for watermain reconstruction

The federal government is looking for construction companies to complete a six-figure reconstruction of the watermain servicing...

Downtown Islamic centre poised for redevelopment

The owners of the Islam Care Centre on Lisgar Street are proposing to demolish the century-old building...
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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/
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