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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.

Ottawa’s Martello merges with Montreal firm; IPO expected in 2018

With ambitions of going public later this year, Martello Technologies is starting 2018 with a merger that...

Deadline approaching for Founder Institute Ottawa’s winter cohort

If 2018 is the year you resolved to launch the startup idea you’ve long had rattling around...

BlackBerry QNX selected to work with China’s Baidu for driverless vehicles

Chinese search-engine giant Baidu Inc. has selected BlackBerry Ltd. to provide the safety operating system for the...

Ottawa’s Advanced Symbolics to lead AI project looking for suicide warning signs

An Ottawa-based firm has been tapped by the federal government for a three-month pilot project designed to...

Ottawa entrepreneur Terry Matthews named officer of the Order of Canada

Ottawa tech giant Terry Matthews has been appointed an officer of the Order of Canada, the latest...

Techopia Year in Review: Shopify’s surging success comes with a price

As Shopify grew, the tech firm entered further into the mainstream and into the scrutiny of the public eye.

Ottawa’s Corel enters emerging sales support field with latest acquisition

Ottawa firm buys SaaS company ClearSlide, a San Francisco-based developer of sales support software that counts The Economist and Buzzfeed among its clients.

BlackBerry shares surge after firm reports better-than-expected revenues

BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB) lost US$275 million in its third quarter, although its revenue and adjusted earnings were...

Two heads are better than one: OPIN gives back with buy-one-give-one toque campaign

Ottawa digital agency partners with Alberta-based Local Laundry in hopes of donating 1,000 toques to the homeless ahead of the holidays

Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein joins CBC board of directors

One of Ottawa’s most prominent entrepreneurs will help to guide Canada’s public broadcaster for the next five...
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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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