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Ontario premier accuses Tim Hortons’ founders’ children of bullying employees over minimum wage hike

The premier of Ontario lashed out at the children of Tim Hortons' billionaire co-founders on Thursday for...

Air Transat and regulator sued over stranded planes in Ottawa

An air passenger rights advocate is suing the Canadian Transportation Agency and Air Transat over decisions related...

To offset minimum wage hike, several Tim Hortons franchises owned by children of chain’s co-founder reduce employee benefits

Employees at the Tim Hortons locations owned by the children of the co-founders of the franchise say...

Canadian vehicle sales hit record high in 2017

Canadians last year purchased more than two million vehicles for the first time thanks to record sales...

BlackBerry QNX selected to work with China’s Baidu for driverless vehicles

Chinese search-engine giant Baidu Inc. has selected BlackBerry Ltd. to provide the safety operating system for the...

Ottawa’s Advanced Symbolics to lead AI project looking for suicide warning signs

An Ottawa-based firm has been tapped by the federal government for a three-month pilot project designed to...

Rebound in Canadian IPOs sets stage for another good year in 2018: PwC

Canadian initial public offerings rebounded last year from their worst performance in nearly two decades in 2016...

Some Canadian companies start new year with gains from U.S. tax cuts: analysts

Some Canadian companies that earn a high share of their revenues in the United States stand to...

Ottawa 2017 festivities end on cold note, but officials say Canadians celebrated warmly

Heritage Minister Melanie Joly is the first to acknowledge Canada 150 had its share of ups and...

Five Canadian business stories to watch this week

No mortgage for you As of Jan. 1, shopping for a mortgage will become more difficult thanks to...
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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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