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Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal corridor selected as finalist for Hyperloop One

If Amazon’s HQ2 wasn’t enough to get you buzzing, a literal hypetrain may soon be speeding through...

Shopify leveraging Apple’s new iOS to merge mobile and offline retail

Shopify timed its release with Apple’s annual product announcement event on Tuesday because the tech giant’s latest operating system includes a QR code scanner natively in the camera app.

Techopia Live: Ottawa startup Rewind.io saving online storefronts from data oblivion

It’s the week before Christmas, at the height of the holiday shopping rush. The owner of an...

Shopify’s Build a Bigger Business winners ring the bell at NYSE

Shopify wrapped up an international competition on Tuesday, selecting eight winning firms that each proved their abilities...

Drupal North drops into Ottawa with keynote from feds’ CIO Alex Benay

Ottawa’s top public sector techie will deliver the keynote address this weekend at Drupal North, the first time...

Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke tops Snap, Dropbox CEOs on Fortune 40 Under 40 list

Fortune’s annual 40 under 40 rankings of the “most influential young people in business” features a familiar...

Ottawa’s Clearford lauded for water projects spanning from Kemptville to India

In the midst of a restructuring plan, Ottawa clean-tech firm Clearford Water Systems received a high-profile endorsement...

You.i TV brings in Ottawa tech finance heavyweight Rob White as CFO

Rob White, a perennial Ottawa tech board member and the man purportedly behind one of the biggest...

Member365 lands partnership with downtown management industry group

A partnership with a North American group is bringing hundreds of downtown management organizations under Ottawa-based Member365’s...

Techopia Live: Assent Compliance’s ‘winner-takes-all’ mentality

On the surface, Assent Compliance appears to be chasing a niche market. The firm specializes in software that...
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For Ottawa-based tech founders looking to raise capital, these are challenging days. The "valley of death," that precarious gap between initial startup and sustainable growth, appears to be widening. While early funding often comes from family and friends, angel investors play a critical role in bridging this gap. In Ottawa, the Capital Angel Network (CAN) has anchored the local angel investor ecosystem since 2010. Despite a downturn in venture capital nationally, CAN bucked the trend in 2025, recording its second-biggest year in history. With a membership that includes individual angels, venture capital firms, family offices, and accelerators, CAN invested approximately $8 million in 2025 alone. In this episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran speaks with Suzanne Grant, the executive director of the Capital Angel Network. They discuss: -- Deal Flow in 2025: Why CAN ranked as the number one angel group in Canada for the number of deals invested last year. -- The Impact of AI: How investors are looking for a "moat" in an increasingly crowded AI sector. -- Diversity: How CAN is leading the country with 37% women investors, helping to diversify the local deal flow. -- Noteworthy Investments: Recent support for local and regional innovators like Marlowe, Plantaform, and Hyalodex. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:15 Introducing Suzanne Grant 14:02 Sponsor Segment 20:50 Capital MASHUP and NACO Summit 2026 22:25 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/
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