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Techopia Live: Mitel CFO Steve Spooner breaks down Ottawa firm’s $430M ShoreTel acquisition

Industry veteran explains the thinking behind the purchase, Mitel’s M&A strategy and why businesses are losing interest in managing their phone and communication systems in-house.

As Liberals tout ‘innovation agenda,’ CRA keeps scaling back SR&ED credits: CATA

CATA argues $5.3 billion has been removed from the program between 2009 and 2016.

Do you need a computer science degree to break into Ottawa’s tech sector?

Techopia was on the road again this week, dropping by the Rideau Street offices of PageCloud for...

Bell joins Ottawa-based telecom consortium CENGN

One of Canada’s telecom heavyweights has joined a local industry organization aimed at developing the next generation...

SurveyMonkey surpasses 100 employees in Ottawa

Making good on a promise to scale up hiring at its Ottawa office, California-based SurveyMonkey says it...

Ottawa’s Shopify widens reach with eBay sales channel

Digital merchants using Shopify’s popular e-commerce platform in the U.S. will have a new way to reach...

Fulbright donation leads to new entrepreneurship chair at Carleton University

Four visiting academic and research chairs will come to Carleton University, including an entrepreneurship chair at the...

Video: Why are Ottawa’s telecom competitors cooperating on 5G?

In a follow-up to Techopia's feature on the 5G buzz in Ottawa, Ritch Dusome – CENGN's president...

FarmLead moves to a new plot of land in Ottawa

Having outgrown its first digs at Invest Ottawa’s incubator space, FarmLead picked up its roots and moved...

FarmLead moves to a new plot of land in Ottawa

Having outgrown its first digs at Invest Ottawa’s incubator space, FarmLead picked up its roots and moved...
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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/
Techopia Live: Local angels defy VC downturn | Episode 296

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