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 You.i TV sets sights on global market following record 2018 sales

You.i TV has hired two seasoned video services executives to boost the firm’s global sales team following...

Startups to watch: Ottawa’s APX lays out the blueprint for a smarter, safer city

A local startup’s software is not only giving Ottawa firefighters valuable insights before arriving at a frenzied...

Ottawa-based CENGN seeks broadband proposals for northern Ontario communities

Startups looking to improve broadband access for remote and rural communities in northern Ontario could soon receive...

Smart cities: Setting a course for a more connected Ottawa

On a plot of land that once served as a stark reminder of how quickly a promising...

Ottawa-based Assent Compliance leads Canada’s largest venture-capital rounds in 2018

Assent Compliance’s enormous series-C round last fall was the largest such venture capital raise from a Canadian...

Kanata-based AI developer Interset acquired by billion-dollar U.K. firm

A local artificial intelligence firm has been acquired by a global tech giant with hopes of establishing...

Cord-cutting DVR maker Nuvyyo receives $1M funding from BDC Capital

The Business Development Bank of Canada has given a $1-million loan to Ottawa-based tech company Nuvyyo. “Nuvyyo’s deep...

AccelerateOTT putting $150K up for grabs at 2019 pitchfest

Ottawa’s homegrown innovation conference is putting up a pretty purse for its annual pitchfest this year. AccelerateOTT announced...

Spoonity’s point-of-sale tech gaining loyal international following

Following a banner year that saw his firm’s user base grow 300 per cent, the co-founder behind...

University of Ottawa presence in Kanata North takes shape

The University of Ottawa plans to unveil its new collaborative office space in Kanata North this spring, just months after it announced plans to expand to Canada’s largest technology park.
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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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