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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.

Quarterhill shares soar as Ottawa tech firm releases Q3 guidance

The local company formerly known as WiLAN said it expects Q3 revenues to be in the range of US$72.5 million to US$82.5 million

Calian’s $1B deal: Ottawa firm secures 12-year health-care contract

If Calian employees needed any more reason to celebrate during the firm’s fiscal year-end party last Friday...

Ottawa firm Bitaccess banking on digital currencies

The days of considering cryptocurrencies a niche interest – reserved for a few brilliant but isolated programmers...

Ottawa CEOs Waitman, Cody and Turner share scaling struggles at I3

By Lucy Screnci It turns out, not all Canadian businesses are created equal. This was the message from Mark...

Ottawa’s CATA calls for ‘reset button’ on feds’ business policies

Spurred by backlash to the federal government’s proposed tax changes, the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance has launched...

Ontario-IBM incubator partnership sets up in Bayview Yards

A new program that will see local startups tap directly into the computing power of Big Blue...

BlackBerry reports Q2 profit, higher sales from software and services

BlackBerry Ltd. (TSX:BB) shares jumped as much as 13 per cent in early morning trading after it...

Open source software built in Ottawa now the ‘de facto standard’ for online classrooms

What do Harvard University, the United States Department of Defense and a group of monks in Myanmar...

Ottawa-based BluMetric wins $1M contract with Northern Quebec mine

An Ottawa clean-tech firm has secured a million-dollar deal for mine-water treatment at a remote site in...

Techopia Live: Martello gearing up for acquisitions, public offering: CEO Bruce Linton

Fresh off Martello Technologies’ listing on the Profit 500 list, CEO Bruce Linton told Techopia Live the coming year will likely see the firm make an acquisition or two and possibly even launch a public offering.
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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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