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 Live: Everyone is a 3D modeller in Masterpiece VR’s world

Jonathan Gagne’s outlook changed in unexpected ways the first time he tried on a virtual reality headset....

Ottawa’s Ackroo takes ‘huge step forward’ with latest acquisition

Ackroo (TSX-V:AKR), a local gift card and loyalty program technology firm, says it’s purchasing the assets of...

Leadership lessons from six Ottawa founders

It was not too long ago that I had the opportunity to sit down with some of...

Leadership lessons from six Ottawa founders

It was not too long ago that I had the opportunity to sit down with some of...

Ottawa startup Punchtime seeing fast growth this year

“We are a ‘steady pace wins the race’ kind of company,” says co-founder Christian Desjardins.

Updated: Autonomous vehicle drives down Ottawa’s Legget Drive in a Canadian first

A self-driving car made its way down a public street in Kanata on Thursday afternoon – a...

Context missing from proposed changes to Canadian tax law

In the midst of great success and innovation, it’s easy to lose sight of the sacrifices that...

Cancer-fighting Ottawa startup Turnstone Biologics signs licensing agreement

An Ottawa biotech startup that is developing groundbreaking cancer-fighting viruses has inked a deal with a U.S....

Techopia Live: Ottawa gears up for Canada’s first on-road autonomous vehicle demo

Kanata’s credentials as the autonomous vehicle capital of Canada will get a major boost tomorrow during the...

Stratford Managers Blog: 12 Early Warning Signs of a Business at Risk

If your business is not growing, odds are it is slowly dying. In my years as a...
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The narrative surrounding the Canadian tech sector often focuses on boom-and-bust cycles, brain drain, or the historical demise of past giants. But the numbers tell a different story. Driven by evolutionary waves from telecommunications to software-as-a-service, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence, the national technology ecosystem has quietly produced remarkable long-term enterprise value. New research shows that Ottawa tech unicorns have produced at least one billion-dollar firm every single decade, making it the highest per-capita producer of unicorns in the country. Moreso, local tech ventures account for a staggering three-quarters of all-time wealth creation in Canadian tech history, driving $1.4 trillion in wealth over the past 36 years. In this episode of Techopia Live, OBJ publisher Michael Curran celebrates Ottawa Innovation Week by speaking with tech veteran Sasha Gera, chief operating officer of HealWell AI. Gera shares his research and insights from his newly launched ledger, Unicorn North, highlighting how Ottawa stacks up against other major Canadian cities and why it remains the most productive, distraction-free destination for building sustainable, hundred-year companies. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:22 Introducing Sasha Gera 14:45 Sponsor Segment 17:57 Innovation Week 25:15 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/5
Techopia: Is Ottawa the country’s biggest tech wealth generator? | Episode 298

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