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…
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Canadian startup, ClickDishes, partners with Chinese payment platform Alipay
Vancouver-based ClickDishes is working with Alipay, a major digital payment platform in China, to allow users to order food directly through Alipay’s app. The…
Code for Canada recruiting for 10 month fellowship program, expands to Calgary
Code for Canada has announced it is looking for applicants for its annual fellowship program, expanding for the first time into western Canada. Code…
Inventures 2019 announces international pitch competition
Alberta Innovates has announced an international pitch competition as part of Inventures 2019. “Inventures is a great opportunity to attract leading startups to Alberta,…
Orpyx partners with Alphabet subsidiary for virtual diabetes program
Calgary-based Orpyx Medical Technologies Inc. is working with Onduo, a joint venture between Verily (a subsidiary of Alphabet) and Sanofi for technology that helps…
Builders VC Fund I receives Canadian LP support as firm opens Calgary office, adds local partner
Alberta Enterprise Corporation and BDC Capital announced LP investments in US VC firm Builders VC‘s Fund I just before the new year. While investment…
chata.ai moves into payments space, launches business intelligence integration for Stripe
Calgary-based artificial intelligence startup chata.ai has entered the payment processing market by launching an integration with online payment platform Stripe. Using the company’s chatbot…
Osprey Informatics raises $3.75 million in funding
Calgary-based visual monitoring solutions company Osprey Informatics has closed a $3.75 million funding round led by Shell Ventures and Evok Innovations, with participation from…
Calgary Technologies breaks ground on planned innovation centre
The Calgary Municipal Land Corporation, Calgary Parking Authority, Calgary Technologies Inc., and Zinc Ventures have broken ground to build Calgary’s new Platform Innovation Centre….
Calgary launches Digital Dollars currency
The city of Calgary has announced the inception of Calgary Digital Dollars, making it the first city in Canada to create its own unique…
Calgary-based Communo acquires LocalSolo freelance network
Calgary-based Communo has acquired Vancouver-based LocalSolo, an online network for freelancers. The acquisition is the first for Communo, as it opens a Vancouver office,…
Arlene Dickinson’s District Ventures accelerator announces sixth cohort
Investor Arlene Dickinson’s District Ventures Accelerator has announced the seven startups accepted into its program. The early-stage companies span multiple categories across the consumer…
Canadian government invests $25 million in Creative Destruction Lab
The Canadian government is investing $25 million in the University of Toronto’s Creative Destruction Lab. The government said the funding will create and maintain…