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Ottawa firm powers mobile hospital communications in South America

C-COM Satellite Systems’ tech is helping to bridge a critical communications divide in South America, where mobile...

Subaru selects Ottawa startup to connect cars to smart homes

An Ottawa company that connects vehicles to users’ home devices will soon see its tech on the...

Local startup lands public safety deals with Nokia, City of Ottawa

A local startup has secured a couple of back-to-back deals that will see its public safety applications...

Boston accelerator launching Ottawa-based Aetonix into U.S. health-care market

An Ottawa health-tech company will get a helping hand as it enters the United States thanks to...

Ottawa’s STACS DNA rolling out newborn specimen-tracking tech across Ontario

An Ottawa firm’s software will soon keep track of medical samples from newborns across Ontario hospitals, providing...

Ottawa’s Carleton University lands $350,000 from feds for green building project

Research from Carleton University might help make new buildings more energy efficient with the help of some...

Ottawa-based Napkyn’s new subsidiary aimed at skirting tricky Google Analytics concern

A local consulting company is launching a new venture aimed at helping others tap into the marketing...

Ottawa’s iBIONICS lands $438,000 in Quebec government financing

A local firm is getting a leg up from the government of Quebec in its mission to...

Carleton partners with ICTC for autonomous vehicles co-op placements

Carleton University is partnering with a national technology council to ensure the coming generation’s skills will meet...

Startup Open House returns to Ottawa Sept. 20

A fresh crop of Ottawa tech firms are opening their doors to the public at next month’s...
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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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