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Soggy grounds and sticky heat don’t stop revellers at Canada 150 bash in Ottawa

Paper Maple Leaf flags soaked by an early morning downpour quickly turned into makeshift fans to ward...

Photos: Twenty-two storeys up, Westin Ottawa unveils new event space

Ottawa’s largest hotel got a little bit bigger this week as renovations finished on a new glass-enclosed...

Invite your friends and family for Ottawa 2017 celebrations

Canada Day may have been the country’s biggest birthday party ever, don’t think that July 1 is...

Porter to launch new Ottawa-Fredericton flights in September

Ottawa residents will have a new air connection to Atlantic Canada starting this fall. Porter Airlines said Monday...

Ottawa hoteliers still waiting for Canada 150 boost

Attention, visitors: There is indeed still room at the inn this summer. That’s the message local hotel industry...

Air Canada frequent flyer program part of digitization push

Air Canada's plans to develop its own frequent flyer program are one of several digitization initiatives the...

Bank of Canada’s ‘reimagined’ museum aims to make monetary policy fun

The Bank of Canada is embarking on a new mission with its soon-to-be-opened museum to show people just how much fun monetary policy can be.

Airbnb sees big surge in Ottawa ahead of Canada Day

Airbnb customers are flooding into Ottawa for Canada Day weekend, and more than twice as many private...

Watson says city can’t regulate Airbnb in Ottawa just yet

Ottawa won’t be following in Toronto’s footsteps to regulate room-sharing services like Airbnb, at least not for...

Trump travel ban raising interest in Ottawa among event organizers: Shaw Centre CEO

Donald Trump’s threats to bar travellers from several Middle Eastern and African states from entering the United...
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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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