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Dinner for outgoing NAC chief executive Peter Herrndorf nets $1M for Indigenous theatre

This was no ordinary retirement dinner. An influential crowd made up of Supreme Court judges, business leaders...

Dinner for outgoing NAC chief executive Peter Herrndorf nets $1M for Indigenous theatre

This was no ordinary retirement dinner. An influential crowd made up of Supreme Court judges, business leaders...

Finalists fêted for Ottawa’s Businesswoman of the Year Award

Mercedes dealership Star Motors of Ottawa cleared out its showroom Tuesday night to make room for the...

Finalists fêted for Ottawa’s Businesswoman of the Year Award

Mercedes dealership Star Motors of Ottawa cleared out its showroom Tuesday night to make room for the...

Longtime Orléans business leader Peter Stewart honoured for economic development efforts

Peter Stewart has made a career out of helping businesses succeed. Over the past 25 years, he’s gone...

NetIP Canada helps Queensway Carleton Hospital Foundation’s Hopes Rising campaign

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Poor Chefs Competition raises funds, awareness for Operation Come Home

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Knock on Wood founder marks firm’s 20th anniversary amid changing PR landscape

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Maddy’s Gala tops goal, raises $125K for Roger Neilson House

Evening sees large turnout from Ottawa Senators team, surprise donation

Maddy’s Gala tops goal, raises $125K for Roger Neilson House

Evening sees large turnout from Ottawa Senators team, surprise donation
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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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