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Power-Tek continues expansion push, acquires ex-CFLer Gordon’s plumbing businesses

Ottawa couple gets barefoot shoe company Nunorm up and running through bootstrapping

An Ottawa-based barefoot shoe company is getting its feet wet with an in-person business in the ByWard...

Ottawa housing market sees busiest July since 2021, OREB says

The Ottawa real estate market had its busiest July since the pandemic, signalling demand for homes in...

UPDATED: Calian IT and cyber boss Michael Tremblay leaving firm for new CEO role

Michael Tremblay is stepping down as head of Calian Group’s IT and cybersecurity division to take on...

Kinaxis posts record profit in Q2 as tariff war fuels demand for supply-chain solutions

Kinaxis turned a record profit in the second quarter as demand for its software continues to grow...

Shopify catapults past RBC to become Canada’s most valuable company

Shopify continued its strong run on the markets this week after the software firm reclaimed its spot...

Popular Little Italy eatery Pubwells opens second location in former Earl of Sussex Pub

Little Italy eatery Pubwells has expanded with a second location on Sussex Drive and the owner says he hopes it will benefit from strong business during the summer.

Versaterm acquires Texas-based drone dispatch firm in 12th M&A deal since 2020

Ottawa-based Versaterm has pulled the trigger on another major M&A deal, acquiring a U.S. startup that helps...

HBC leases at St. Laurent, Bayshore among those B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu wishes to buy

Store leases belonging to Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) at St. Laurent Shopping Centre and Bayshore Shopping Centre...

Vertical farming firm Growcer goes global after acquiring U.S. competitor’s assets

As demand for its indoor farms surges across Canada, Ottawa-based Growcer has dramatically expanded its international customer...
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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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