Alberta’s technology minister continues data centre courtship at Digital Innovation Forum
Nate Glubish pitches province’s energy, low taxes, and cool climate.
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Svante buys Alberta’s Carbon Alpha Corp.
Deal includes Carbon Alpha’s North Star carbon capture project in Meadow Lake.
Blackline Safety pairs connected gas detection with K9 leak hunting
Harness-mounted G6 devices log GPS-tagged readings to validate detections along pipelines.
Syantra’s breast cancer blood test isn’t looking for cancer at all
Calgary startup plans a summer launch for Onco-ID, a breast cancer test built around immune signals.
New trade association aims to give domestic SMBs a shot in Canada’s “defence renaissance”
For those about to defend, there’s a new ACDC in town.
Neo Financial partners with United Airlines to launch credit card
The fintech company beat out several larger banks to land the deal.
Wagepoint rolls out two new additions to its payroll software
Timesheets and My Wagepoint are aimed at streamlining and modernizing the payroll process.
Alberta invests $28 million in six projects to improve environmental outcomes
Funding comes from province’s industrial carbon pricing revenue on large emitters.
Elle, MD, Hiive, and LiORA among latest CIX Startup Awards winners
Annual awards recognize top emerging, early-stage, and growth-stage Canadian startups.
AgTech startup Brilliant Harvest secures $4 million USD in seed funding
The raise will aid in scaling the platform’s adoption and abilities.
Neo Financial secures $68.5 million in equity as it adopts big-bank funding playbook
Support from investors including AIMCo and Northleaf will fuel securitization strategy.
Carbon Upcycling names new CEO
CRO Markus Kritzler succeeds Apoorv Sinha, who has moved into the role of president.
Cellar Insights pockets $500,000 investment to help it protect potatoes
Investment will be used to further commercialize the startup’s potato storage monitoring tech.
Canada’s housing supply is in crisis. Can robots help?
Automated homebuilders are pitching solutions to get more (ideally affordable) roofs over our heads.
Prévoir closes $750K pre-seed round to scale its AI-powered fashion platform
Calgary startup helps retailers and merchandisers single out trends and track fashion analytics.