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 AirShare shoots beyond defence market with 3D-printed anti-drone missiles

There are two main reasons why Rick Whittaker founded AirShare, an Ottawa-based company that 3D prints guided...

Ottawa’s GAL Power acquired by U.S. private equity firm

An Ottawa-based company that supplies generators, heaters and air conditioners to customers across Ontario and Quebec has...

Cowpland’s Zim Corp. raises revenues, profit in Q2

Zim’s rising revenues, combined with some favourable accounting changes, led to profits for the Ottawa company in...

Ottawa firm powers mobile hospital communications in South America

C-COM Satellite Systems’ tech is helping to bridge a critical communications divide in South America, where mobile...

Amazon to shutter Kanata R&D outpost

Days after breaking ground on a massive new warehouse in Ottawa’s east end, Amazon is clearing out...

Ottawa’s Luc Lalande looks to transform public spaces with new guild

Tucked away in a corner of Makerspace North, Luc Lalande is forging a new venture that he...

Hydro Ottawa’s Envari generates high-tech insights into energy use of buildings

Hydro Ottawa is giving its commercial customers a full picture of how their property is consuming power and offering solutions to help reduce their consumption.

Ottawa-based March Networks to secure Canadian pot producer’s dispensaries

A longstanding Ottawa tech firm has found its niche in Canada’s emerging cannabis market. March Networks announced...

The Growcer installs hydroponics system on University of Ottawa campus

The Growcer has returned to its University of Ottawa roots, this time installing its hydroponics system on...

Subaru selects Ottawa startup to connect cars to smart homes

An Ottawa company that connects vehicles to users’ home devices will soon see its tech on the...
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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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