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Techopia Live: After 10 years in business, Napkyn Analytics shares secret sauce

Techopia Live invited the team from Napkyn Analytics to the show this week to share some of the best practices that have placed the firm on numerous fastest-growing companies lists over the past decade in business

Techopia Live: Inside TÜV SÜD’s testing labs in Kanata North

Techopia Live went inside one of Kanata North’s longest-standing test facilities this week, where we learned how German operator TÜV SÜD is helping local firms bring products to market

Four Ottawa startups join L-Spark’s 2019 fall cohort

A slew of Ottawa companies will join the latest cohort of L-Spark’s SaaS accelerator this coming fall

Giatec Scientific leads Ottawa firms on Globe and Mail list of top-growing companies

The accolades just keep pouring in for an Ottawa-based concrete sensor developer that is the region’s highest-ranked firm in the Globe and Mail’s inaugural list of Canada’s top-growing companies

Techopia Live: Iversoft shares ‘secret sauce’ on the digital consultancy’s rapid growth

Iversoft, one of Ottawa’s fastest-growing companies, welcomed Techopia Live into its new offices this week to give...

TiE Ottawa extends application deadline for $150K pitchfest

The organizers of Ottawa’s annual TiECon Canada conference have extended the deadline an extra week for the 2019 pitchfest, which promises an even bigger prize than previous years’ events

Techopia Live: Ottawa’s Giatec Scientific scaling up with ‘discipline’

Giatec co-founder Pouria Ghods said one of the factors helping the firm grow is the attractiveness of its solution to an industry facing a talent crunch

Ottawa-born 3D commerce firm Threekit expands overseas with Paris, London offices

A 3D-imaging company with roots in Ottawa is putting down seeds in Europe to serve overseas markets. Threekit,...

Ottawa’s Advanced Symbolics applying AI tool to monitor key federal election ridings

An Ottawa-based artificial intelligence company is teaming up with a political marketing firm to track important ridings in the upcoming federal election

BlackBerry and L-Spark launch applications for second accelerator cohort

Kanata-based L-Spark and Canadian tech giant BlackBerry are renewing their partnership and opening up applications for a second round of companies looking to shift their businesses into high gear
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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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