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Brookstreet Hotel continues to shine with Lumière Gala

It seems like summer got another persuasive and personal invite to attend this year's Lumière Gala because the weather...

Music icon Jim Cuddy helps Welch celebrate 100 years

So much was happening in Canada back in 1918, from our troops returning home from the First...

Blue Door Gala to open up job avenues for people in need

Inaugural gala in mid-November will support The Ottawa Mission's training program in food services

Karlssons’ anti-bullying walk raises more than $40K for Proud to Be Me

Hundreds of Ottawa families took part Sunday night in a new youth anti-bullying walk led by Ottawa Senators...

OBJ.Social fall preview: Galas galore set to liven up autumn in Ottawa

The fall fundraising season is around the corner, bringing with it a whirlwind of glitzy galas, cocktail...

Finkelstein family donates $500K to help open downtown Jewish centre

Harley Finkelstein, the chief operating officer of Ottawa e-commerce giant Shopify, knows all about paying it forward. As...

Gourmet on the Gridiron has crowd dining on Ottawa Redblacks’ football field

The Ottawa Redblacks were back on their home turf Friday night and the only thing they had...

Gourmet on the Gridiron has crowd dining on Ottawa Redblacks’ football field

The Ottawa Redblacks were back on their home turf Friday night and the only thing they had...

Inspiring women prove fearless and fabulous at Ladies Who Lunch

Anyone who believes that ladies’ lunches are full of stylish socialites idling the afternoon away with vapid...

Nearly 40 acts and fair weather in store for Westboro FUSE festival

On a rooftop terrace overlooking the village of Westboro, the sun was shining, the drinks were flowing,...
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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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