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.

Techopia Year in Review: BlackBerry QNX leads Ottawa’s road to becoming an autonomous vehicle hub

Officials from around the country hoping to establish Ottawa as a hub for autonomous vehicles seem to have set the pace car in their efforts: BlackBerry QNX.

UOttawa Faculty of Engineering’s Entrepreneurial Idea Competition

The 2017 edition of the EIC-PEI saw an impressive array of concepts that showcased students’ wide interests...

UOttawa Faculty of Engineering’s Entrepreneurial Idea Competition

The 2017 edition of the EIC-PEI saw an impressive array of concepts that showcased students’ wide interests...

Techopia Year in Review: Amazon HQ2 fever grips Ottawa

Competition to host “HQ2” left Ottawa’s tech sector to speculate about if the city would have a shot – and whether winning would even be a good thing.

Ottawa-made concrete testing device secures pitchfest win

Pitchfest prize money will lay a solid foundation for FPrimeC Solutions, an Ottawa-based startup with a device...

Donation fuels entrepreneurship at uOttawa’s Faculty of Engineering

“There has never been a better time to be a Faculty of Engineering student at uOttawa and it will only get better.”

Martello taps former CGI executive John Proctor as Kanata tech firm’s new CEO

One of Ottawa’s fastest-growing tech firms has a new chief executive. Martello Technologies said Monday that it had...

Techopia Year in Review: Invest Ottawa’s new CEO sets the plan forward

The city's main economic development agency evolved over the course of 2017 under new leadership.

Benay’s Blanket: The statements that shook up the open source community

A blanket statement is a generalization - something that covers everything, like a metaphorical blanket. There is...

Ottawa-based Diablo Technologies files for bankruptcy

Despite winning a long legal battle against a U.S. competitor and reportedly raising more than $99 million...
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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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