NACO Awards recipients announced at World Angel Investment Summit
The National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) has announced the winners of the 2019 NACO Awards, recognizing the best exit, most promising startup, and angel…
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Calgary-based Bootkik only Canadian startup accepted to Silicon Valley’s Founders Embassy
Bootkik, a consumer platform for sharing and implementing expertise, has been accepted into Silicon Valley-based Founders Embassy‘s summer 2019 program, making it the only…
Calgary-based AeroLab recognized by NASA for aerodynamic sensor
Calgary-based startup, AeroLab Technology, looking to apply its sensors designed for cycling dynamics to unmanned aircraft, was selected by NASA iTech as one of…
Five Canadian cities with highest volume of investment dollars and deals in 2018
Canada’s tech ecosystem is consistently growing year-over-year. Startup Genome’s recent report revealed that not only is the Toronto-Waterloo region becoming one of the top…
Telus Technology 2019 cohorts pitch at Platform Calgary, Telus event
As part of Platform Calgary’s Telus Innovation Platform 2019, four Telus Technology Incubator (TTI) finalists and nine Telus Technology Accelerator (TTA) cohort members pitched…
Startup Genome report finds cleantech, life sciences, AI put Canadian cities on global stage
Although only Toronto-Waterloo and Vancouver made Startup Genome’s top 30 list this year, several other Canadian cities made appearances as regions to watch for…
Eavor receives $6.7 million from government for geothermal energy technology
Eavor Technologies Inc., a Calgary-based power technology company, has received $6.7 million from the federal government, going towards the company’s geothermal engineering technology. Eavor…
Rio Investment Partners secures $77.5 million CAD for new agri-food tech fund
Rio Investment Partners, the new successor to Calgary-based Avrio Capital, has announced the launch of a new VC fund focused on agrifood, ag-tech, and…
Inventures 2019 announces lineup of speakers, includes Michele Romanow
Inventures 2019, taking place in Calgary from June 5 to 7, has announced its latest lineup of speakers to be featured at the event….
Calgary-based ZayZoon closes $15 million round for financial wellness tools
ZayZoon, a provider of employee financial payroll features, announced it has raised $15 million in a funding round with institutional and private capital investors….
Cisco invests $15 million in Calgary and Vancouver tech sectors
Cisco Canada has announced a $15 million investment for Calgary and Vancouver, going towards developing skills in the technology sector and creating high-skilled tech…
11 Prairie startups to watch in 2019
One of my favorite articles each year in the Canadian startup world is reading Kevin Sandhu’s predictions for the 11 Canadian tech companies to…
Government announces $13 million investment in Calgary-based cleantech companies
On Tuesday, the Government of Canada announced an investment of close to $13 million in four Calgary-based cleantech companies. Amarjeet Sohi, minister of natural…