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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.

Techopia Live: Solink’s software can both deter theft and speed up a drive-through

Ottawa-based Solink wants to turn millions of hours of unwatched security footage captured around the world into...

Ottawa-based CanvasPop raises $3.3-million seed round

In a big white warehouse on Hamilton Avenue, a local company has been turning customers’ photos into...

Ottawa-made viral hit ‘Bendy’ heading to mobile and console gaming

A local indie studio will soon find its popular characters on mobile app stores and mainstream consoles...

Techopia Live: Lightship automating certifications for cybersecurity products

Ottawa startup Lightship Security illuminated the “darkness that is cybersecurity” on Techopia Live this week, telling us...

Ottawa-based BluMetric’s revenues, profit sink slightly in fiscal 2017

Though its turnaround continued with a third consecutive profitable year, BluMetric Environmental’s year-end earnings showed a slight...

Ottawa’s Thermal Energy stays hot through Q2 2018

Clean-tech firm Thermal Energy International continues to scale revenues through its second quarter of the year on...

Techopia Live: Invest Ottawa CEO Mike Tremblay looks back on a ‘whirlwind’ first year

Though his silver hair wasn’t exactly windswept, Invest Ottawa’s president and CEO joined Techopia Live this week...

Ottawa’s Leonovus lands $500,000 federal government deal

Months of pitching the feds on its blockchain data storage solution appear to have paid off for...

Techopia Live: Inside a founder’s choice to hand her startup to a new CEO

Sometimes a firm’s change in leadership is the result of competing visions. But not so in the...

Ottawa-based GaN Systems named to 2018 Global Cleantech 100 list

An Ottawa clean-tech company is among those being recognized in San Francisco this week for its potential...
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For Ottawa-based tech founders looking to raise capital, these are challenging days. The "valley of death," that precarious gap between initial startup and sustainable growth, appears to be widening. While early funding often comes from family and friends, angel investors play a critical role in bridging this gap. In Ottawa, the Capital Angel Network (CAN) has anchored the local angel investor ecosystem since 2010. Despite a downturn in venture capital nationally, CAN bucked the trend in 2025, recording its second-biggest year in history. With a membership that includes individual angels, venture capital firms, family offices, and accelerators, CAN invested approximately $8 million in 2025 alone. In this episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran speaks with Suzanne Grant, the executive director of the Capital Angel Network. They discuss: -- Deal Flow in 2025: Why CAN ranked as the number one angel group in Canada for the number of deals invested last year. -- The Impact of AI: How investors are looking for a "moat" in an increasingly crowded AI sector. -- Diversity: How CAN is leading the country with 37% women investors, helping to diversify the local deal flow. -- Noteworthy Investments: Recent support for local and regional innovators like Marlowe, Plantaform, and Hyalodex. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:15 Introducing Suzanne Grant 14:02 Sponsor Segment 20:50 Capital MASHUP and NACO Summit 2026 22:25 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/
Techopia Live: Local angels defy VC downturn | Episode 296

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