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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.

British firm makes major investment in Ottawa’s Searidge Technologies

An Ottawa firm that makes video technology used at airports around the world has landed a major...

Ottawa-based WiLAN adds another acquisition in midst of disappointing Q1

Hoping to soften the blow of a slow first quarter, Ottawa-based WiLAN (TSX:WIN)(NASDAQ:WILN) announced another acquisition this...

Update: Mitel to cut approximately 60 jobs in Ottawa, hundreds worldwide to eliminate redundancies

Mitel (TSX:MNW)(NASDAQ:MITL) will lay off more than 300 employees this year in an effort to cut down...

With rising Q1 revenues, Ottawa-based Kinaxis points to partnerships as path forward

Kinaxis Inc. (TSX:KXS) executives struck a confident tone during the firm’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday morning...

Ottawa’s Pythian to bolster European operations with $15M financing round

Fast-growing Ottawa IT services firm Pythian has landed a new round of investment to help fund its...

Opinion: ‘Superclusters’ a super-sized opportunity for Ottawa’s tech sector

If last month’s budget is any indication, the federal Liberals are prepared to do much more than...

Espial’s strong North American results drive 63 per cent revenue growth in Q1

Ottawa-based Espial Group (TSX:ESP) saw net growth from mixed regional results in its first quarter of 2017,...

Feds give Algonquin College $2.3M for Ottawa big data centre

Ottawa startups and enterprises may find it easier to harness the power of big data to grow...

Video: Move-in day at Innovation Centre for new Startup Garage cohort

  Facebook Embedded Video Player On Monday's Techopia Live, the University of Ottawa's new Startup Garage cohort put down...

Strong Q1 sees Ottawa-based Shopify add record merchants, increase 2017 guidance

Shopify (NYSE:SHOP)(TSX:SHOP) continued its growth trends in the first quarter of 2017 as the e-commerce firm signed...
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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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