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Armed with fresh funding, Ottawa tourism sector avoiding Canada 150 hangover

The momentum Ottawa’s tourism industry gained during a record-breaking Canada 150 year appears to be carrying over...

Ice Dragon Boat Festival honoured among Ottawa’s top tourism performers

Despite his long-running success leading Ottawa’s summertime Dragon Boat Festival, CEO John Brooman concedes he was initially...

Canada 150 celebrations fuel Ottawa airport’s rising revenues in 2017

A spike in the number of domestic travellers visiting the National Capital Region in 2017 offset declines...

Tourist visits to Ottawa up 8.8% in 2017

The full year of celebrations marking Canada’s 150th anniversary in the country’s capital paid off for the...

Gatineau Park winter tourism figures up slightly as ice storm shutdown ends

As Gatineau Park reopens to visitors following an icy shutdown, the latest tourism figures show the National...

‘Ottawa’s Own’ puts new spin on attracting visitors to Canada’s capital

For those tasked with promoting Ottawa to the world, images of the Parliament buildings and scenic Rideau Canal have traditionally been mainstays in the effort to bring more tourists to Ottawa

Popular tourist attraction Mosaïculture returning to Gatineau in 2018

After attracting some one million visitors to Jacques Cartier Park with giant horticultural sculptures in 2017, regional...

Former Crowne Plaza GM Denis Gilles returns to Ottawa to lead new Hilton properties

After spending decades living the nomadic lifestyle so typical of a top-level hotel manager, Denis Gilles feels...

Ottawa Tourism offers tour operators incentives to court Chinese visitors

Ottawa Tourism believes a new incentive program will help bring more Chinese tourists to the National Capital...

Ottawa airport soars to new heights with 4.84M passengers in 2017

A two-per-cent bump in the number of air travellers in Canada’s capital helped the Ottawa International Airport...
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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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