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…
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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…
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…