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Shopify launches mobile shopping app to boost local commerce

Ottawa-based Shopify is hoping to generate more buzz with a new mobile shopping app aimed at getting consumers to think local.

Techopia Live: How the Eclipse Foundation shapes open-source software around the world

Ottawa-based Eclipse Foundation helps bring cutting-edge advances in IoT, AI, autonomous vehicles and cloud applications to market quickly and affordably.

Ottawa-based RVezy puts idle RVs to work in fight against COVID-19

While it’s still anybody’s guess when campgrounds are going to be open to visitors this summer, an...

Ottawa’s Edgewater eyes Wi-Fi tech opportunities as remote workers strain networks

Company looking to raise additional debt or equity financing.

Maker community accelerates drive to produce face shields in battle against COVID-19

A local non-profit group is calling on all Ottawa makers to contribute in the fight against COVID-19. Hacking...

Spartan Bioscience gets Health Canada approval for rapid COVID-19 test

An Ottawa-based biotech firm says Health Canada has given it the go-ahead to start shipping its rapid...

Techopia Live: Fusebill’s culture shift in the face of COVID-19

“It’s a little bit of a hit on us as a business for 60 or 90 days, but if we’re helping out our client who is going to be with us for 10 years, it’s a no-brainer."

CATA calls on feds to provide billions in emergency aid to tech firms

A major Canadian tech industry group is urging the federal government to free up billions of dollars...

Ottawa’s GBatteries, GoFor named to 48Hrs in the Valley cohort

Two local startups are among the up-and-coming firms invited to take part in a prestigious mentorship program in Silicon Valley later this year.

Techopia Live: Ottawa’s SmartCone builds no-touch tool to battle pandemic

An Ottawa-based high-tech company is shifting its focus to a simpler solution that could solve some common COVID-19 concerns while funding a more rapid response to the pandemic
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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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