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 innovation campus in Ottawa will help lead ‘the AI super-cycle’: Nokia Canada president

Seven local tech firms make the annual Deloitte Technology Fast 500

Seven Ottawa companies featured on this year’s Deloitte Technology Fast 500, released last week.

Shopify helps feds with key piece of budget policy

Prime Minister Mark Carney told a business crowd in Montreal recently that the federal government got a bit of outside help on a major piece of innovation policy in the recently passed federal budget.

Techopia Live: SaaS North 2025: Future-Proofing SaaS in the Age of AI | Episode 290

Techopia Live was on location at the 10th annual SaaS North Conference in Ottawa, where the city’s tech and business leaders gathered for an energizing two-day conference focused on Future-Proofing SaaS in the Age of AI.

Calian to work with Ericsson and Saab on communications systems to aid defence operations

Ottawa-based Calian Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ericsson Canada and Saab with the goal...

‘The stakes were high’: How Ross Video kept its revenue-growth streak alive in 2025

In the end, Ross Video’s total year-over-year revenue gain amounted to just three per cent – far below the company’s annual growth average of 17 per cent over the previous three decades. But it was an increase nonetheless, and the streak remains intact at 34 years and counting.

Frugal AI lands US$5M to ‘untangle the cost mess’ in AI, cloud applications

Frugal AI was founded in May by serial entrepreneurs Mike Weider, Craig Conboy and Rob Calendino.

With no flow-through shares for tech in the federal budget, advocacy group tries new approach

With no mention of flow-through shares for the tech sector in the Liberals’ recent budget, the group...

Ottawa tech leaders react to ‘watershed’ federal budget

Ottawa’s technology and defence sectors are among those responding with cautious optimism to the federal government’s 2025...

Renault among Kinaxis’s big-name signings in record-breaking Q3 for Kanata software firm

Kinaxis signed a slew of new enterprise customers in the third quarter, fuelling record-breaking sales that prompted...
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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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