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 Shopify, Mailchimp end partnership over privacy policy dispute

A disagreement over who has the right to customer data has ended a partnership between Ottawa-based Shopify...

Techopia Live: uOttawa startup’s AI looks to save lives in a self-driving world

With the promise of a self-driving future inching closer every day, the need for a new generation...

Ottawa’s Leonovus raises $2.2M through exercised warrants

Leonovus (TSX-V:LTV) says it’s in a stronger financial position thanks to investors exercising a crop of warrants...

Ottawa-born hearing tech firm expands scope following acquisition

An innovation in hearing tests born out of an Ottawa hospital is taking its mission worldwide following...

Ottawa software startups take centre stage at L-Spark’s SaaS Showcase

Entrepreneurs seeking to tap new markets in fields ranging from boating safety to blockchain-integrated data management pitched...

Ottawa’s Slice Labs partners with Nationwide on flexible insurance app for rideshare drivers

An Ottawa-born tech firm is working with a well-known name in insurance to bridge coverage gaps for...

Ottawa’s L5 test facility aims to pave the way for a driverless future

What a lot of winter-weary Ottawa residents might consider to be the city’s biggest curse – its...

New tax rules shift financial picture for Canadian physicians

The last few years have been a period of significant financial changes for doctors across Canada. “We’ve seen...

Op-ed: Forget about Toronto, Sidewalk Labs – build a smart neighbourhood in Ottawa instead

After failed attempts to develop LeBreton Flats, the National Capital Commission recently announced it was adopting a...

‘Web of data’ collected by smart city tech stokes privacy fears

Apps that do things such as alerting drivers when a parking spot opens up nearby make life...
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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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