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Incorporating your EDI Strategy into your Total Rewards Program

Incorporating your EDI (Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) strategy into a total rewards program can be an effective...

First home savings account: The best thing since sliced bread!

The FHSA, or Tax-Free First Home Savings Account, is a new type of tax-preferred account that the...

Protecting your business interests upon separation and divorce

Many accountants will likely tell you that there are several tax advantages to incorporating your business, including...

Serviced offices vs. co-working: Decoding the key similarities and differences

The concept of shared workspaces has taken off in recent years, in large part due to the...

Your quick guide to managing in-office scheduling for hybrid teams

Hybrid work has had a massive --- and arguably unexpected --- positive impact on many organizations and...

Business strategy 101: Get involved!

Last week, the Ottawa Board of Trade and the Ottawa Business Journal along with several event partners,...

Creating a digital estate plan

It has been estimated that approximately 20 per cent of all Bitcoin cryptocurrency has been lost due...

It’s time to spring clean your IT ecosystem

Periodic audits of your IT ecosystem are essential to ensuring optimal health of your IT assets and...

How to crash-proof your retirement income

There are three big things you can do right now to protect your nest egg – and your retirement income – from almost any potential pitfall.

Understanding the commercial and civil litigation process in Ontario

If two or more parties cannot come to an understanding on a particular legal matter, then they...
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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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