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These five Ottawa startups are making smart moves in the smart mobility space

CounterCrisis Tech   Year Founded: 2020 Founder(s)/CEO: Don Williams, CEO; Melanie Williams, director Number of Employees: Five working shareholders with subject...

Get in on a good thing: Time to apply for the 2026 Fastest Growing Companies

We’re doing things a bit differently this year. In anticipation of the launch of OBJ’s new magazine starting in February 2026, we’re opening the call for applications for our annual Fastest Growing Companies earlier than usual.

Here are Ottawa’s top 20 Best Places to Work for 2025

From hiring practices to training and development, there are many things to consider when it comes to...

Ottawa’s LRL Associates bought by engineering and environmental services firm Englobe

Ottawa-based consulting and engineering firm LRL Associates Ltd. has been acquired by Canadian engineering and environmental services...

Five Ottawa tech startups that are gaining real traction in Canada and abroad

GoKidu Technologies Year Founded: 2023 Founder(s)/CEO: Puja Pachchigar Number of Employees: Seven Office Location: Ottawa Product Description: Secure, affordable platform for known...

Number of commuters increases in Ottawa-Gatineau but still lags other municipalities

More people are commuting to work in Ottawa-Gatineau but the region still lags other municipalities when it comes to return to office.

Here are the 20 organizations named Best Places to Work in 2025

From hiring practices to return-to-office and from pay and benefits to training and development, there are many...

These five Ottawa cleantech startups are making waves

EcoSafeSense Inc. Year Founded: 2023 Founder(s)/CEO: Olga Koppel Number of Employees: Three Office Location: Ottawa Product Description: Mobile sensors and AI-powered software...

OBJ offices are closed Aug. 4-8 — Check out some of our most popular stories

After a month full of heatwaves and humidity, the OBJ team is taking a much-needed break to kick back and cool off.

Nominations now open for 2025 Best Ottawa Business Awards

It’s that time of year: the Best Ottawa Business Awards (BOBs) are once again accepting nominations for...
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The narrative surrounding the Canadian tech sector often focuses on boom-and-bust cycles, brain drain, or the historical demise of past giants. But the numbers tell a different story. Driven by evolutionary waves from telecommunications to software-as-a-service, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence, the national technology ecosystem has quietly produced remarkable long-term enterprise value. New research shows that Ottawa tech unicorns have produced at least one billion-dollar firm every single decade, making it the highest per-capita producer of unicorns in the country. Moreso, local tech ventures account for a staggering three-quarters of all-time wealth creation in Canadian tech history, driving $1.4 trillion in wealth over the past 36 years. In this episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran celebrates Ottawa Innovation Week by speaking with tech veteran Sasha Gera, chief operating officer of HealWell AI. Gera shares his research and insights from his newly launched ledger, Unicorn North, highlighting how Ottawa stacks up against other major Canadian cities and why it remains the most productive, distraction-free destination for building sustainable, hundred-year companies. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:22 Introducing Sasha Gera 14:45 Sponsor Segment 17:57 Innovation Week 25:15 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/5
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