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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

2019 Growth 500 list reveals Ottawa-Gatineau’s 26 fastest-growing firms

Ottawa’s e-commerce darling, a slew of local tech and professional services firms and one bagel shop all make appearances on Canadian Business magazine’s latest ranking of Canada’s fastest-growing companies

Techopia Live: Ottawa’s automotive tech sector quickly maturing

Techopia Live went down to CAV Canada this week to see first-hand how the capital’s automotive tech cluster is motoring along

Applications open for 2019 SaaS North pitchfest in Ottawa

Applications are now open for SaaS startups looking to make a splash at one of Ottawa’s biggest annual conferences

Techopia Live: University of Ottawa’s Startup Garage scales up after 10 years

In the next 10 years, Startup Garage will move beyond its pre-accelerator roots. A new program called Scaleup Garage will launch this fall, aimed at student or alumni startups that are ready for scale

Shopify to provide Algonquin College students with free access to e-commerce platform

Algonquin College students looking to grow their own businesses will soon get a leg up from Ottawa’s own e-commerce giant

Techopia Live: Ottawa entrepreneur using ‘sweat’ equity to improve employee retention

Techopia Live sat down with Ottawa’s Russell Coltess this week to hear about how his new platform is helping HR departments track ROI on employee wellness programs

Former Ottawa Senators CFO Ken Taylor takes over books at Kanata’s You.i TV

One of Ottawa’s rising tech firms will turn to a seasoned finance vet to take over as CFO

Ottawa hackers, farmers and angels: Highlights from Techopia Live’s first half of 2019

Techopia Live covered emerging sectors, re-emerging entrepreneurs and even a surprise or two over the first half of 2019
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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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