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Techopia Live: New generation of entrepreneurs using tech to overhaul agriculture

Agritech talk was on tap this week as Techopia Live went on tour for a special networking event at TD Place

Fanshawe College fire prevention students to train on software from Ottawa’s APX

An Ottawa-based startup will provide its software to London’s Fanshawe College in hopes of training students to prevent fires in smart cities

Techopia Live: CybernetIQ gaining momentum following $250K AccelerateOTT win

Fresh off his pitchfest win at last week’s AccelerateOTT, CybernetIQ founder Joe Cummins joined Techopia Live this week to talk about how his history as a blackhat hacker helps his startup protect its customers

Kanata’s L-Spark accelerator returns to SaaS focus for sixth cohort

Kanata-based L-Spark is refocusing its accelerator to find the best software-as-a-service firms in Canada

Techopia Live: Syntronic Canada nears 300 employees after five years in Kanata

Techopia Live crashed Syntronic Canada's anniversary party on Thursday evening to hear more about the company’s origins and what’s behind its rapid growth

Ottawa Hospital partners with Invest Ottawa, Bayview Yards on smart health program

The Ottawa Hospital is working with the National Capital Region’s economic development agency on a new program to both improve patient care and support entrepreneurs looking to break into the health-care industry

Ottawa startup Spiderwort raises $500K to further biomaterial mission

An Ottawa startup looking to change how the health-care sector regrows parts of the human body has raised $500,000 from a group of friends, family and some well-known Ottawa angels

Entrepreneurs to talk agritech and going against the grain at upcoming Techopia Talks

Discussion on Ottawa’s growing agritech sector is on tap at an upcoming Techopia Talks event later this month

Techopia Live: How women leaders help build AI’s ‘humanity’

Techopia Live got a little lesson in humanity this week from, of all places, an artificial intelligence...

Techopia Live: How women leaders help build AI’s ‘humanity’

Techopia Live got a little lesson in humanity this week from, of all places, an artificial intelligence...
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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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