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Dr. Marcus Collins will headline Inventures 2024 from May 29-31.
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Tech hub watch: Genesis loses its CEO, Edmonton Unlimited welcomes a new one
Tom Viinikka joins Edmonton Unlimited, Michelle Simms to depart Genesis.
What Alberta Innovates learned from sending 50 local startups to SXSW
Alberta startups go global at the world’s largest tech conference.
Carbonova secures $6 million to turn GHGs into carbon nanofibres
Alberta firm fuels up to expand its commercial production capabilities.
Earned wage startup ZayZoon brings on two new backers with Series B extension
The extension brings the FinTech startup’s Series B round to nearly $50 million USD.
Google Canada provides $2.7 million in research grants to major Canadian AI institutes CIFAR, Amii, CEIMIA
The funding is aimed at supporting research into sustainability and responsible AI development.
Alberta earmarks $55 million to build tech, science hub at the University of Calgary
The hub will include incubator space for researchers to collaborate with industry partners.
US-based Fortinet to open new cybersecurity tech hub in Calgary
The hub looks to address the cybersecurity skills shortage.
Ziing acquires Metroland Parcel Services from TorStar
Ziing looks to expand its Canadian delivery network with second acquisition this year.
Three Canadian startups earn spots in Google’s latest Women Founders accelerator cohort
MedReddie, SkyAcres, and Nimble Science represent Canada in the class of 2024.
Contractor management platform PayShepherd closes $7 million CAD as product, market expansion continues
Inovia Capital-led round aimed at cementing firm’s presence in the United States and Canada.
Fuelled by new funding, RetinaLogik wants to prevent vision loss with AI and VR
Startup closes $783,000 in pre-seed funding led by HaloHealth.
Four Canadian companies selected to Comcast SportsTech Accelerator
Canada lead the pack with the highest number of companies in the global cohort.
Helcim closes $27 million CAD to bring payment stack to underserved SMBs
Startup’s full-stack payment offering puts it up against FinTech giants like Stripe.
As crypto market bounces back, Balance reachieves $2 billion in assets under custody
Balance relocated its headquarters from Toronto to Calgary at the end of January.