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.

New Ottawa-based platform aims to fact-check social media before disinformation gets out

Feds announce planned defence bank to be headquartered in Canada

Canada has been selected to host a multinational bank to provide "long-term, low-cost financing" for defence projects...

Techopia Live: Local angels defy VC downturn | Episode 296

For Ottawa-based tech founders looking to raise capital, these are challenging days. The "valley of death," that...

Patent power: BluWave, other Ottawa firms eye IP licensing as new revenue stream

After nearly a decade of developing cutting-edge software to make electricity providers, data centres and EV batteries...

New Ontario Defence Association aims to close gap between industry, government

As the federal government ramps up defence spending, another new industry organization is aiming to help homegrown...

Inside Sapper Labs, the veteran-led Ottawa firm wiring Canada’s defence intelligence

A few months before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, an Ottawa-based defence-tech company was already...

These are five women-led startups to watch in Ottawa

OBJ and Invest Ottawa have partnered to create this recurring feature that will feature up-and-coming tech startups in the nation’s capital. 

BluMetric acquires eastern Ontario firm for $1.25M, and other tech news from around Ottawa

BluMetric Environmental has acquired an eastern Ontario-based environmental services company for $1.25 million. Ottawa-based BluMetric said last week...

Tulmar Safety Systems creates sewing academy to help it make in-demand military gear

As defence spending around the globe increases, a Hawkesbury-based manufacturer of military gear has had to address an increase in demand for one skill that has nearly disappeared from the labour market: sewing.

Local entrepreneur Naleem Badurdeen creates global career passport for skilled newcomers

When Naleem Badurdeen arrived in Ottawa from Sri Lanka two decades ago, he ran into the same wall that greets thousands of skilled immigrants every year: either prove your experience or remain unemployed.
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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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