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People on the move: Jeff Polowin, Gordon Campbell join Edelman Ottawa

Edelman Ottawa has added two new members to its growing team. Jeff Polowin, a longtime Ottawa public...

People on the Move: Deziel named Sens CMO; Nanos chairs Carleton’s board

Aimee Deziel is joining the Ottawa Senators as the organization’s new chief marketing officer effective Aug. 13....

Hats off: Fullscript CEO Kyle Braatz named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40

Fullscript co-founder and CEO Kyle Braatz has been named a recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40...

Hats off: Bentall Kennedy’s 100 Murray St. certified as Zero Carbon Building

Bentall Kennedy’s office building at 100 Murray St. has received Canada’s first Zero Carbon Building – Performance...

Hat’s off: Beau’s toasted at Canadian Brewing Awards

Beau’s Brewing Co. and its offshoot, Halcyon Barrel House, each earned a medal for their beer at...

People on the move: Erin Blaskie named L-Spark marketing director

Erin Blaskie has been named Kanata startup accelerator L-Spark’s director of marketing. Blaskie is L-Spark’s former community...

Hats off: Lee Valley executives honoured by Retail Council of Canada

Lee Valley president and CEO Robin Lee and company founders Leonard and Lorraine Lee are the recipients...

People on the move: Jane Duchscher named executive director of Ottawa Community Loan Fund

Jane Duchscher has joined the Ottawa Community Loan Fund as executive director. Duchscher is a seasoned executive,...

People on the Move: BLG hires new associates

Mike Brennan has been named chief executive officer of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada. An MBA...

People on the move: Amy Willis named president of Hong Kong Canada Business Association

Amy Willis was named president of the Hong Kong Canada Business Association. Willis is a director with...
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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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