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TechopiaLive: 25 million reasons why email marketing is still alive

In part two of this episode of TechopiaLive, OBJ publisher Michael Curran spoke to the CEO of...

TechopiaLive: Why email marketing is ripe for innovation

For those who think email marketing is dead: think again. Knak is an Ottawa-based software company that...

Corel taps former PayPal, Airbnb exec to be new HR boss

Scott Day's hiring is the latest move in Corel’s ongoing effort to revamp its executive suite since Christa Quarles took over as chief executive in 2020.

Telus to install $6M 5G network at uOttawa campuses

University said this week the agreement will spark research into “life-saving diagnostics and treatments” as well as new cybersecurity platforms.

Techopia Live: Fresh Founders looks to its future in 2022

It started as a casual group that would meet for coffee or dinner. But these days, Fresh...

Shopify teams up with Chinese online retail giant to ease access to world’s largest market

Shopify said the new sales channel with JD.com, which launched on Tuesday, opens the door to 550 million customers in China.

RBC dethrones Shopify as Canada’s most valuable publicly traded company

Ottawa-based e-commerce darling's reign ends amid recent stock slide.

Techopia Live: How Bandzoogle kept the beat going for artists during the pandemic

In a time when the music industry was slowed almost to a standstill, the online platform for musicians pivoted to meet the changing needs of its artists and stay relevant.

Black Friday means plenty of green for Shopify merchants as customer spending hits record $2.9B

That's up from last year’s total of $2.4 billion and more than double 2019’s tally. 

Martello’s revenues flatten in Q2 amid falling demand for legacy products

Kanata software firm reported revenues of $4.41 million for the three-month period ending Sept. 30, virtually unchanged from $4.4 million in the same period in 2020.
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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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