Techopia

Techopia is focused on Ottawa’s technology sector. This multimedia project includes regular online news coverage, a video and audio podcast, private networking events and quarterly reports. OBJ also partners with EY to create an annual magazine called Techopia-EY Insights.

Meet Ottawa’s 2021 Bootstrap Award winners

List includes a manufacturer of ultra-efficient solar panels, a fast-growing software firm that sells an e-commerce bug-detection platform and a pharmacy dedicated to cancer patients.

‘We saw how powerful we could be together’: U.S. firm acquires Gatineau’s Foko Retail

Deal comes just three months after Foko closed a $3-million funding round aimed at pushing its platform into new verticals and penetrating deeper into U.S. and European markets.

‘Satellite offices’ giving Ottawa employers the flexibility to help return-to-work safely

A fresh spin on the traditional satellite office model is giving companies the opportunity to locate closer to employees and clients across Ottawa.

On the right track: Ottawa’s STACS DNA lands major investment from U.S. software firm

STACS president Jocelyn Tremblay said the new investment will give his bootstrapped firm the financial backing it needs to scale up south of the border.

Tetra Bio-Pharma closes $10M public offering to fund drug research

CEO Guy Chamberland told OBJ earlier this year firm is working on breakthrough treatments for sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Telesat turns Q1 profit despite 9% revenue dip as pandemic plays havoc with key customers

Ottawa-based company reported revenues of $190 million for the three-month period ending March 31, down from $208.7 million a year earlier.

Intouch Insight kickstarts $3.7M deal to acquire customer experience measurement firm

Talks to acquire unnamed company were put on hold early last year due to the pandemic.

Calian eyes ‘major shift’ into software sales in wake of record Q2 revenues

Kanata-based company reported revenues of $138 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2021, up 33 per cent from a year earlier. 

Ottawa’s Clearford Water Systems takes out US$4.3M in new loans

The firm said the new loans will help it manage its debt as it transitions to a full-service water solutions company.

The great social experiment of what it means to be an office worker in 2021 is about to begin

Many believe the hybrid office – one that combines a physical office space with remote working practices – will be the new norm.
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