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Ottawa firm Edgewater provides in-store Wi-Fi for Kroger’s smart shopping apps

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Ottawa-based CIRA adds Amazon to fifth year of national grant program

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Deadline approaching for Founder Institute Ottawa’s winter cohort

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Ottawa entrepreneur Terry Matthews named officer of the Order of Canada

Ottawa tech giant Terry Matthews has been appointed an officer of the Order of Canada, the latest...

Techopia Live: Ottawa tech panel shares 2018 hopes at L-Spark’s Holiday Hustle

Before Techopia Live took a break for the holidays, the show crashed L-Spark’s Holiday Hustle gathering where...

Techopia Live: Ottawa’s You.i TV hunting for big wins in 2018

After a strong year that saw You.i TV rack up industry awards, expand its physical footprint and...

Techopia Live: Klashwerks marks latest stop along IoT road for Ottawa entrepreneur Russell Ure

The idea for Russell Ure’s latest venture came in the midst of a snowstorm. His daughter was driving...
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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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