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Jane Philpott delivers keynote address at mayor’s International Women’s Day breakfast reception

It was standing room only in Ottawa City Council Chambers on Friday as close to 500 people...

St. Patrick’s Home of Ottawa celebrates under the bright lights of New York City theme

If you were in a New York state of mind Thursday, the Infinity Convention Centre was the...

Ottawa chefs donate time and food for Shepherds of Good Hope’s signature fundraiser

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Tickets on sale for CNIB’s culinary experience of dining while blindfolded

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Singer Kathleen Edwards performs at Royal Ottawa’s record-breaking Inspiration Awards Gala

The 16th Annual Inspiration Awards Gala for the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health offered up a...

Skiers raise mountain of money for Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa

Camp Fortune did an excellent job of living up to its prosperous name Thursday. The ski resort in...

WBN announces 12 finalists for Businesswoman of the Year Awards

Some of Ottawa’s most outstanding female business professionals were recognized for their hard work, perseverance and success during...

WBN announces 12 finalists for Businesswoman of the Year Awards

Some of Ottawa’s most outstanding female business professionals were recognized for their hard work, perseverance and success during...

Maddy’s Gala honours memory of cherished child while raising funds for Roger Neilson House

Maddy’s Gala — started by a pair of grieving parents looking to give back to a children's...

Play food & wine celebrates a decade of putting ‘people first’ at anniversary bash

In the crowded and competitive restaurant business, 10 years is a lifetime. Stephen Beckta, one of Ottawa’s biggest...
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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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