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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.

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Toronto’s e-commerce giant Shopify ranks among the best tech employers in the world, according to a recent...

Ottawa’s DragonWave-X appoints ‘change agent’ Hans Amell as new CEO

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Transform-X completes acquisition of Ottawa’s DragonWave

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Techopia Live: Bitaccess CEO shares his blockchain journey from Ottawa to Silicon Valley – and back

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Entrepreneurial lessons: Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke on his first sale

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L-Spark goes beyond Ottawa to draw fresh fall accelerator cohort

Ottawa’s L-Spark accelerator revealed the lineup for its new fall cohort this week, naming seven companies from...

Armed with $180M in VC funding, cybersecurity firm Darktrace expands to Ottawa

As cybersecurity threats spread like the flu, an international firm claiming to be the cure has expanded...

Techopia Live: SMITH Labs brings e-commerce to life with augmented reality

Enough talk of Amazon and Shopify: Gatineau’s SMITH dropped by Techopia Live to prove there are other...

Ottawa’s Thermal Energy keeps Q1 revenues rising coming off hot 2017

Local clean-tech firm reported revenue growth and a strong order backlog for its first quarter of fiscal 2018.

Ottawa-Gatineau’s Amazon HQ2 bid pitches waterfront LeBreton Flats location

The forthcoming LeBreton Flats development may have an enormous anchor tenant in the form of Amazon HQ2,...
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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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