Top Stories

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

Concerns over college campuses and other news from around eastern Ontario

Algonquin College’s Perth campus is up for sale, with Algonquin seeking to exit the town by the end of August 2026.

Federal budget’s lack of detail, public service cuts leave Ottawa businesses cautiously optimistic

Ottawa businesses are giving the federal government budget an overall positive grade, but local government relations firms say their clients aren’t getting too excited just yet.

TCU to break ground on Ogilvie Road apartment complex as firm’s multi-residential pipeline grows

TCU Development Corp. says it aims to break ground early next year on Soul, a 21-storey highrise on the northeast corner of Ogilvie Road and Cummings Avenue that will include about 280 rental suites.

Erin Benjamin says budget’s investments in the arts good news for Ottawa’s live music scene

The head of the Canadian Live Music Association says the new federal budget means good things for...

Federal budget forecasts $78B deficit as Liberals shift spending to capital projects

This year's federal budget contains a deficit nearly twice the size forecast by the Liberals a year...

Telesat CEO touts ‘defence use cases’ for LEO satellites as firm’s revenues fall in Q3

Telesat’s CEO says an expected surge in defence spending among Western nations over the next decade could...

The ripple effect: How Shopify alumni are building Ottawa’s next tech wave

Most local tech watchers are proud to say that Shopify was born in Ottawa. And while the...

Shopify merchants not weighed down much by trade war, company says

As retailers head into their busiest shopping season, they and their customers don't appear to be feeling...

Bitten by the startup bug at Solink, Michèle Marchand has found her own passion project

After about a decade of jumping from one industry to another, Michèle Marchand finally found a venture...
1...333435...143Page 34 of 143
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

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

Event Calendar

View Calendar