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How to unlock your workplace potential with flexible office customization

Your workspace isn’t just a place for your employees to do work. It also plays a crucial...

Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre

What we do The Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre (DSYTC) is a not-for-profit, community-based agency that is dedicated...

Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum

What we do The Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum, a once-top secret, four-storey underground bunker, was originally designed...

Why optimism is the only realistic outlook

It’s tough being an optimist these days. The political culture wars are driving friends, families and countries apart....

The art of integrating your intellectual property strategy to maximize impact

Business strategy and strategic planning provides an opportunity to assess where a business is, where it wants...

The office ROI equation: Calculating the value of your workspace in 2023

There’s been an interesting paradigm shift in the relationship between organizations and their offices. In the course of...

Should I stay or should I go: Occupation rent and the family home

It goes without saying that, when couples separate, there are frequently a number of joint assets and...

Children’s Aid Foundation of Ottawa

What we do We launch dreams! The Children’s Aid Foundation of Ottawa (CAFO) is dedicated to enriching the lives...

Causeway Work Centre

What we do Do you believe that there is no limit to anyone’s potential? At Causeway, we find people...

The Catholic Centre for Immigrants

What we do The Catholic Centre for Immigrants (CCI) has been welcoming newcomers to Canada since 1954. We are...
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For Ottawa-based tech founders looking to raise capital, these are challenging days. The "valley of death," that precarious gap between initial startup and sustainable growth, appears to be widening. While early funding often comes from family and friends, angel investors play a critical role in bridging this gap. In Ottawa, the Capital Angel Network (CAN) has anchored the local angel investor ecosystem since 2010. Despite a downturn in venture capital nationally, CAN bucked the trend in 2025, recording its second-biggest year in history. With a membership that includes individual angels, venture capital firms, family offices, and accelerators, CAN invested approximately $8 million in 2025 alone. In this episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran speaks with Suzanne Grant, the executive director of the Capital Angel Network. They discuss: -- Deal Flow in 2025: Why CAN ranked as the number one angel group in Canada for the number of deals invested last year. -- The Impact of AI: How investors are looking for a "moat" in an increasingly crowded AI sector. -- Diversity: How CAN is leading the country with 37% women investors, helping to diversify the local deal flow. -- Noteworthy Investments: Recent support for local and regional innovators like Marlowe, Plantaform, and Hyalodex. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:15 Introducing Suzanne Grant 14:02 Sponsor Segment 20:50 Capital MASHUP and NACO Summit 2026 22:25 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/
Techopia Live: Local angels defy VC downturn | Episode 296

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