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Anna Barone goes from Bay Street to boxing entrepreneur

When Anna Barone was working in a senior finance position on Bay Street in the mid- 2000s, she experienced a serious health setback brought on by the demands of work and life.

Update: Gatineau’s Hexo looks to become ‘top-tier’ pot firm with $263M Newstrike acquisition

Gatineau’s Hexo (TSX:HEXO) is looking to become one of the largest cannabis companies in Canada – and...

First Nations-focused insurance brokerage in Ottawa acquired by U.S. firm

An Ottawa-based insurance brokerage dedicated to serving First Nations clients has been acquired by a U.S. company. California-based...

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

A roundup of local firms winning federal government work from Feb. 25 to Mar. 1. TPG Technology Consulting...

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate drops to 5.1% in February

Employers in Ottawa-Gatineau added 7,300 jobs to their payrolls in February, pushing the region’s unemployment rate down...

Op-ed: Ottawa boot camp aims to ‘create magic’ for women entrepreneurs

When I started my first company in 1991, the landscape for women business owners in our region...

People on the move: Ottawa’s Kinaxis puts Anne Robinson in charge of strategy

Growing up in Newfoundland, Anne Robinson had a passion for music ​– but the practical side of...

Who’s winning federal contracts in Ottawa-Gatineau?

A roundup of local firms winning federal government work from Feb. 18-22: Northern Micro 2155 Swansea Cres. Automatic data processing...

Three Ottawa businesses honoured for paving the way towards inclusivity

Corporate and community leaders gathered Wednesday at the National Arts Centre to celebrate the local and national...

Health Canada looking into Canopy Growth’s sponsorship of charity event

Health Canada is looking into whether two cannabis companies' sponsorship of a children's charity event last October...
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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
Techopia: Is Ottawa the country’s biggest tech wealth generator? | Episode 298

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