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 eye-care startup EcoVision wins Capital Angel Network pitch-in award

A plan to repurpose plastic into affordable pairs of glasses caught the eyes of some angel investors...

Ottawa’s Calian Group renews $17M e-learning contract with Canadian army

Calian Group (TSX:CGY) has locked in another contract to continue providing e-learning services to the Department of...

Judge OKs class action by former BlackBerry employees claiming severance pay

An Ontario judge has cleared the way for a class action on behalf of about 300 former...

Ottawa tech firms land $1M in funding from Canadian Space Agency

A pair of Ottawa space tech companies collectively secured nearly $1 million in fresh funding this week...

Kanata-based Kwesst on-target for breakthrough into U.S. military market

A local startup’s technology that helps soldiers zero in on suspected targets appears to be hitting its...

Ottawa-based LED designer steps up its game with Eaton Centre project

Ottawa-based UTG Digital Media has put some pep in a new set of steps at one of...

Shopify buys New York-based wholesale commerce firm, second acquisition of 2019

Shopify has quietly acquired a New York-based e-commerce firm, the Ottawa tech giant’s second acquisition of 2019. The...

Here are the six Ottawa startups pitching for $150K at AccelerateOTT

Invest Ottawa has revealed the six startups that will be pitching onstage at AccelerateOTT this year, vying...

Ottawa-based Ackroo prepares for M&A plays as revenue dips in Q1

Total revenues dipped at Ottawa-based Ackroo (TSX-V:AKR) in the first quarter of the year, but organic growth...

Techopia Live: QuickSilk’s CEO making his voice heard in crowded CMS market

In the crowded market for content management systems where names like WordPress are the standard, a made-in-Ottawa...
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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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