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.

Health-tech trailblazer TryCycle Data Systems names Brett Merriman new CEO

TryCycle Data Systems founder and original CEO John MacBeth has stepped aside to focus on acquiring new customers, the company announced this week. He has been replaced by Brett Merriman, who joined the firm as chief financial officer in 2022.

UPDATED: Shopify shares sink as company posts Q1 loss, forecasts slower revenue growth

Shopify's shares slumped Wednesday as the company reported a loss in its latest quarter and forecast slower...

Biotech sector to get boost from expanded biotherapeutics centre at TOH’s new Civic campus

Medical researchers are hoping a world-class manufacturing facility at The Ottawa Hospital’s new Civic campus will help...

Calian shares rise as Kanata firm lands two new contracts worth up to $113M

Calian Group’s shares edged up slightly Wednesday as the Kanata-based firm announced a new deal worth up...

Versaterm adds Utah firm to growing stable of software companies

Versaterm is adding another U.S. enterprise to its growing stable of companies as it continues to expand...

Former Halogen, Solace CEO Les Rechan joins software firm Knak as adviser

Knak has attracted more star power to its brain trust as it looks to build on the...

‘It’s like we bought a company and launched four more’: Ross Video strikes gold in Vegas

“Ross socks,” from Ottawa-based video production and live event company Ross Video, have become something of a sartorial staple at the annual National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas.

Tech investment leader Nolan Beanlands heads new Gatineau angel network

A well-known figure in the National Capital Region’s tech community is leading a new venture aimed at...

Life sciences firm Avivagen files for bankruptcy after failing to find buyer

Ottawa life-sciences company Avivagen has ceased operations after the embattled firm’s lengthy search for a buyer came...

Rogers plans sale of data centres, other real estate as it zeroes in on debt

Rogers Communications Inc. is listing its data centres for sale in an effort to raise a billion dollars as the company moves to pay off debt related to the Shaw merger, the company said.
1...404142...410Page 41 of 410
Get Our Email Updates

Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Ottawa and beyond.

Sign Up Now

OBJ360 Sponsored

Reshaping the future of healthcare: The Ottawa Hospital Foundation’s Campaign to Create Tomorrow

This $500-million campaign will take groundbreaking research to unprecedented heights and build one of Canada’s most technologically advanced hospitals — improving lives for generations to come.

Guest Blogs

Social Galleries

Video

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

Event Calendar

View Calendar