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Techopia Live: Supply chain chaos lifting Kinaxis to new heights

Kinaxis CEO John Sicard speaks with Michael Curran in this episode of Techopia Live podcast about his tech firm, which is bucking a downward trend for global technology firms.

On form: ProntoForms sees Q2 revenues rise 8% amid ramped-up marketing push

Ottawa software company reported total revenues of $5.21 million for the three-month period ending June 30, up from $4.84 million a year earlier.

Shopify launches new platform to connect creators, merchants

Ottawa-based software giant is billing Shopify Collabs as a way to help creators cash in on their online popularity while exposing e-commerce businesses to new consumers.

BluMetric lands $1.4M contract to clean up Montreal industrial lands

Ottawa-based cleantech firm will be overseeing the removal of contaminated soils, concrete and water at a site in Montreal’s east end on behalf of client Linde Canada.

Techopia Live: John Proctor of Martello

Microsoft 365 and Teams have become essential to most companies, especially given the reality of remote work....

Shopify scales back internships in wake of stock slide

Software giant confirmed it did not cancel any signed offers to its fall interns, but said it is pausing further recruiting efforts in order “to focus on more immediate initiatives.” 

Ottawa falls out of top 10 in CBRE’s latest ranking of North American tech talent hubs

Rising labour costs caused the capital to fall slightly in the affordability category compared with the previous year.

Martello looks to Microsoft for sales boost as revenues plateau in fiscal 2022

Kanata-based software firm said late Tuesday it posted sales of $17.5 million for the fiscal year ending March 31, up just four per cent from the previous year’s revenues of $16.8 million.

IT firm Fully Managed makes first M&A deal since acquisition by Telus

Fully Managed said Monday it’s acquired Ook Enterprises, a Vancouver-based company that provides managed IT services to small and medium-sized businesses.

Techopia Live: Inside Calian’s M&A playbook

Calian Group CEO Kevin Ford has set a bold goal. Through organic growth and acquisitions, the company wants to achieve $1 billion in annual revenues.
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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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