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Energy Ottawa celebrates gas-to-energy milestone at Trail Road landfill

At the Trail Road landfill in south Ottawa, one resident’s trash becomes another person’s energy. 2017 marks the...

Free Form Fitness founder puts entrepreneurial muscle behind new incubator

After selling the chain of fitness boutiques he founded a decade ago, Jean-Luc Boissonneault spent most of...

Ottawa-Gatineau employment hits 12-month low

The number of people working in the National Capital Region sunk to its lowest level in a...

Ottawa’s Sprott School of Business to get new home in $48M Wes Nicol Building

Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business will be getting a state-of-the-art, 100,000-square-foot new home in the heart...

Op-ed: Why Ottawa needs a ‘job policy’

The city’s new head of planning and economic development knows that a one-size-fits-all approach to planning and...

Ottawa’s Shaw Centre coming up short on $4M loan

The Shaw Centre has a $4-million debt payment it can’t currently make, leaving the centre’s management having...

The new Ottawa Hospital campus

What does the future of health care look like in Ottawa? It’s not just a topic for...

Nordik Spa-Nature aims to attract more tourists with 60-room hotel

The popular Nordik Spa-Nature in Chelsea is poised to start construction of a $10-million hotel next year...

Hats off: Ottawa 2017 wins eight awards from International Festivals & Events Association

MediaStyle and the Ottawa 2017 Bureau are among those winning recent accolades in the city.

Much-photographed ‘Ottawa’ sign finds permanent ByWard Market home

A section of York Street is being turned into a 450 square meter asphalt plaza to give a clean backdrop for the letters.
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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/
Techopia Live: Local angels defy VC downturn | Episode 296

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