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.

Ottawa’s Thermal Energy inks $920K deal with European food and beverage company

Company says its system is expected to save unnamed customer more than $380,000 a year in fuel costs and reduce the site’s carbon emissions by 2,868 tonnes annually.

Ottawa software maker Amika Mobile acquired by California firm

Emergency communications software company hopes deal will help it tap into growing U.S. market.

ADGA appoints Marcel Lachance as chief business officer

Lachance previously held executive positions at Acumen Solutions Consulting, Rainmakers Consulting/Mindshare Consulting and Deloitte Consulting.

Ottawa’s C-COM lands $1M from Canadian Space Agency

New antenna technology will be capable of tracking multiple satellites simultaneously and be more energy efficient and cheaper than current systems.

Ottawa tech veteran Shaun McEwan joins ADGA Group as CFO

McEwan previously served as chief financial officer at Quarterhill, BreconRidge and Calian

Calian Group stretches profit streak in Q3, raises 2020 revenue guidance

Kanata firm continued to rewrite its corporate record book, posting year-over-year sales gains in three of its four main service lines en route to hitting another all-time high in quarterly revenues.

Invest Ottawa, Capital Angel Network unveil first cohort of funding bootcamp for women

Eight entrepreneurs from the National Capital Region are among 10 female business founders taking part in the new program.

Ottawa biotech lab gets $56M shot in the arm for COVID vaccine research

Variation Biotechnologies is working with the National Research Council to create a vaccine that would target the novel coronavirus as well as other deadly viruses.

Kanata’s Simutech sold to U.S. training firm in hope of boosting R&D, marketing clout

Ottawa firm has seen demand for its products accelerate during the pandemic as companies change gears and train their employees remotely.

Kinaxis ‘more relevant’ than ever in pandemic, CEO says as Kanata firm raises fiscal 2020 guidance

Company says it now expects revenues for the current fiscal year to fall between $216 million and $220 million, up from earlier projections of between $211 million and $215 million.
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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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