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Montfort Hospital lands $100K gift at Infinity Convention Centre’s Infinity Cares Gala

Sometimes, doctors’ roles as health care heroes can extend beyond the walls of a hospital. Take Dr. Rohit...

Meet the winners of the 27th Annual Ottawa Philanthropy Awards

Even with masks on, this year’s 27th Annual Ottawa Philanthropy Awards felt like a breath of fresh...

The Ottawa Mission’s virtual Blue Door at your Door raises highest amount to date at $300K

Over the past four years, fundraiser has grown from a small grassroots gathering to a well-attended gala.

The legendary Jack Nicklaus excites golfers with presence at Ottawa Celebrity Sports Dinner

It was a hole-in-one kind of evening as arguably the greatest golfer of all time, Jack Nicklaus,...

Only at a cocktail party for Kanata North’s new Hub350 would you find heated outdoor furniture

Launch of new networking space in former Mitel building on Legget Drive "like a homecoming" for the Kanata North tech community.

Breaking Bread, Breaking Stigma breaks fundraising record for Hopewell

Event that included prizes and live and silent auction items raised $55,000, surpassing the previous high of $48,000.

Female influencers answer the call at invite-only event hosted by Perley Health Foundation

Facility formerly known as the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre has raised $5.2 million of its $10-million Answering The Call campaign for its Centre of Excellence in Frailty-Informed Care.

Cancer Champions Breakfast promises to pull at heartstrings and inspire hope this Wednesday

Event aims to raise $1 million to support people living with cancer in our community.

Ottawa Mission’s Blue Door at your Door to showcase big-name musical artists

Organizers hope to raise $300,000 to help hungry and homeless as sponsors match up to $95,000 in donations at event with headliners that include Blue Rodeo.

CLV Group, InterRent REIT’s golf tournament nets $1-million

A sold-out crowd of 288 golfers enjoyed Wednesday afternoon's event at The Meadows Golf and Country Club.
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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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