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Canadian CEOs want money, talent, government support, survey by Ottawa’s Sampford Advisors finds

Sampford Advisors’ annual survey of Canadian tech CEOs shows that raising capital and acquiring talent are top...

Canadian CEOs want money, talent, government support, survey by Ottawa’s Sampford Advisors finds

Sampford Advisors’ annual survey of Canadian tech CEOs shows that raising capital and acquiring talent are top...

Video: Ottawa’s Thinkwrap Commerce eyeing automated e-commerce future

This week, Techopia Live was joined by Steve Byrne, CEO of Thinkwrap Commerce. The Kanata-based firm was...

Video: Take a look inside MadeMill, the on-site workshop at Ottawa’s Innovation Centre

For entrepreneurs and designers with a vision, a new workshop in town aims to be the one-stop...

Video: Shopify, BlackBerry QNX, Dragonwave: The year’s biggest stories (so far) in Ottawa tech

Techopia Live’s producer Craig Lord (who is definitely not also writing this post) took the hotseat this...

Video: Latest startup cohort graduates from Ottawa’s L-Spark accelerator

It had everything but the freeze-frame cap toss at the end of the movie: L-Spark grads walked...

Video: Member365, Quickily reflect on L-Spark experience before SaaS Showcase

L-Spark's SaaS Showcase is just more than a week away, when the Kanata accelerator touts the best of...

Video: Telfer EMBA, Junior Achievement partner to deliver business skills to Ottawa youth

As Canadian demographics shift towards an aging population, Ottawa organizations are putting the focus on youth to...

Ottawa-based Shopify finds Canadians don’t think Ottawa is entrepreneurial

A new survey conducted by Shopify purports a booming entrepreneurial spirit across Canada, though it seems few...

Ottawa’s You.i TV expands market offerings with Samsung platform

Samsung has officially approved the You.i Engine as a solution for developing apps on its Tizen TV...
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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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