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Ottawa researchers look into what’s holding back Canada’s female innovators

The traditional definitions of innovation – the ones that revolve around new technology and disruptive models –...

Techopia Live: Jason Lee’s journey from Siberia to SmartCone to make life safer

Travelling through Bolivia, Siberia and the Middle East early in his career, Jason Lee says the many...

New patent, Canada Post deal fuel Intouch Insight’s SaaS pivot

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Techopia Live: Once big data ‘evangelical’, Ottawa’s Interset now flooded with demand

Today’s cybersecurity environment is complicated (to say the least), but Interset president and CEO Mark Smialowicz told...

Techopia Live: Once big data ‘evangelical’, Ottawa’s Interset now flooded with demand

Today’s cybersecurity environment is complicated (to say the least), but Interset president and CEO Mark Smialowicz told...

Techopia Live: Snapclarity raises $1.5M to put mental health back in patients’ hands

An Ottawa entrepreneur is putting nearly two decades of mental health experience into a mobile application with...

Ottawa’s Ross Video powers 3D graphics at Super Bowl LII

A local firm brought football’s biggest stars to life during last night’s Super Bowl. Ross Video partnered with...

Techopia Live: Solink’s software can both deter theft and speed up a drive-through

Ottawa-based Solink wants to turn millions of hours of unwatched security footage captured around the world into...

Techopia Live: Lightship automating certifications for cybersecurity products

Ottawa startup Lightship Security illuminated the “darkness that is cybersecurity” on Techopia Live this week, telling us...

Techopia Live: Invest Ottawa CEO Mike Tremblay looks back on a ‘whirlwind’ first year

Though his silver hair wasn’t exactly windswept, Invest Ottawa’s president and CEO joined Techopia Live this week...
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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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