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‘Yin to their yang’: Founders seek biz partners at inaugural Invest Ottawa ‘speed-dating’ event

Lone wolf or people leader? Gen-Z workers say they’re not keen on management roles

If gen-Z professionals are shying away from management roles, it may be because they don’t feel set...

New head of Canadian chamber ready to tackle Trump’s tariffs, looks forward to life in Ottawa

An interest in jiu-jitsu and kickboxing may prove handy for the new president of the Canadian Chamber...

Many city-building lessons to be found in amalgamation period, local expert argues

It’s been nearly 24 years since Ottawa amalgamated on Jan. 1, 2001, which means the city as we know it today is in its “young adulthood,” according to Greg Jodouin. 

Quebec’s Fonds de solidarité FTQ invests $7.5M in Mistral Venture Partners’ latest seed fund

Mistral Venture Partners has secured a major institutional investor from Quebec for its latest seed fund as...

Nokia unveils plans for first phase of new Kanata North campus, targets 2027 opening

Nokia is building nearly 600,000 square feet of office, R&D and retail space on March Road as...

Three moves in a decade: Repeated renovations hinder business at Canada’s Four Corners

“My dear Star, we are at 183 Sparks Street,” Reza Ghaffari says into the phone as he...

‘Downtown champions table’ and a ‘vibrancy office’ cited as next steps in downtown revitalization

It’s been a year of planning around Ottawa’s downtown as local stakeholders and government representatives have floated ideas and drawn up timelines for ways to bring the ailing area of the city back to life. 

Calian on track to become a ‘multibillion-dollar global company,’ CEO says

Kanata-based Calian Group is laying the groundwork to become a “multibillion-dollar global company,” CEO Kevin Ford told...

‘Begging for new supply’: Proposed Barrhaven project won’t solve industrial space crunch, broker says

The National Capital Region is still playing catchup on industrial real estate construction even as another mega-warehouse...
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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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