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Techopia Live: Lumenera harnessing Ottawa’s ‘hotbed’ of imaging tech

Stepping in front of the camera this week on Techopia Live was a member of Ottawa’s own...

Ottawa’s Telesat, BluMetric receive funding from Canada-Israel partnership

Two Ottawa firms will reap the rewards of a bilateral R&D fund between Canada and Israel. Satellite technology...

Techopia Live: L-Spark female founders event shows young girls what’s possible

Techopia Live joined hundreds of Ottawa business leaders at L-Spark’s Female Founders and Funders event on Wednesday,...

CATA awards gala honours made-in-Ottawa artificial intelligence

The Ottawa-based Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance embraced artificial intelligence at its latest gala, with a prominent local...

Ottawa-area museums turn to high tech for tourism boost

Ottawa’s museums are turning to the latest tech to attract more visitors and deliver immersive experiences. The Canadian...

Techopia Live: Lawyer Megan Cornell seeing ‘momentum’ in Kanata North

From the Momentum Law offices at 555 Legget Dr., founder Megan Cornell has a great view of...

Ottawa’s MDS to build largest engine test facility in the world for Rolls-Royce

MDS Aero Support is putting made-in-Ottawa innovation to the test in the United Kingdom, where the firm...

Ottawa’s You.i TV to power History channel app

Vikings, aliens and more will be making their new home on Ottawa-based You.i TV’s platform, as the...

Techopia Live: New executive director Jamie Petten looking to raise Kanata North’s global profile

Before Jamie Petten officially takes the reins of the Kanata North Business Association on May 22, Techopia...

Techopia Live: Ottawa students shifting from studies to summer startups

With students shifting from books to startups in the summer months, Techopia Live turned its attention this...
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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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