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.

Lack of ambition in Canada creating ‘600-pound beaver in the room’: Shopify president

Global tech giants Ciena, Cisco support advancement of tech skills in Ottawa

As the tech industry deals with a growing skills gap, many companies are supporting training initiatives to help get prospective employees up to speed.

Lions, tigers and … robots? Made-in-Ottawa tech delivering food to animals at Toronto Zoo

A new species of robotics technology born and bred in Ottawa is serving up food to animals...

GCXpo showcases the latest in ‘smart mobility’

It has become the second-largest tech industry show in Ottawa and is unique in Canada.

Bloks.app raises US$1.5M in seed funding to scale AI-powered productivity assistant

Serial Ottawa entrepreneur Marc Gingras’ company, Bloks.app, announced the new capital raise this week.

Florida-based Jabil to expand Kanata facility, add photonics packaging research lab

St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Jabil said this week it is opening a new research laboratory at its existing facility on Brewer Hunt Way in Kanata.

BluMetric Environmental acquires Florida-based wastewater treatment firm

BluMetric Environmental has acquired a Florida-based wastewater-treatment company as it looks to expand its reach in the...

Telesat taps former Canadian general to lead LEO satellite go-to-market strategy

Ottawa-based satellite operator Telesat has hired a former high-ranking member of the Canadian military to spearhead the...

Second Kinaxis shareholder urges Kanata software firm to explore sale

Another investor is taking Kinaxis to task for not aggressively exploring a sale after the Kanata-based company...

Kinaxis names corporate veteran Robert Courteau executive chair amid hunt for new CEO

Kinaxis has appointed veteran corporate leader Robert Courteau to the role of executive chair as the Kanata-based...
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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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