âBoth strategic and patrioticâ: Wealthsimple selects Tetra Trust as its first Canadian digital asset custodian
Tetra Trust has seen an uptick in businesses seeking to reduce their exposure to the US.
Calgary
Lagging growth rate knocks Canada out of top four in StartupBlink’s ecosystem rankings
Toronto “in a tier of its own” as Calgary vaults back into top 100 cities globally.
Alberta tech has energy
Plus: Robinhood scoops up WonderFi, Canadian VC has another tough quarter.
Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund’s new Express stream invests $3.5 million of fast funds across 23 companies
ZayZoon, Carbon Upcycling, CoolIT Systems plan to hire and train personnel with capital injection.
Imperial Oil donates $37-million lab to SAIT for energy research
Gift to Alberta college plans to help advance applied research while connecting students with experts.
Half of the internet is bots and theyâre feeding you lies
AI-powered disinformation is taking over the internet. Calgary-based Koat.ai is tracking it in real time.
University of Calgary becomes XPrize Foundationâs first international hub
Alberta and Calgary governments each gave $1.5 million to the initiative.
Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund receives $60 million to scale local businesses
Four-year initiative aims to scale local companies and attract talent.
Veerum raises $12-million Series B to create âdigital twinsâ for heavy industry
The startup helps oil, energy, and construction companies visualize their operations.
BMO launches a workplace savings platform with FinTech startup Link
Calgary startup’s product aims to modernize company-run plans amid wobbly stock market.
UK-based Osney Capital eyes Canadian cybersecurity startups with 50-million-pound first fund
Osney wants to help Canadian startups expand to Europe and bring UK startups here.
Movement51 appoints former DMZ leader Emily Smiley as executive director
The51 sister org aims to help woman-identifying and gender-diverse people build their financial confidence.
Summit Nanotech closes $36.5-million funding round to commercialize lithium extraction tech
Cleantech startup has been seeking an elusive high-value Series B round since its last raise in 2023.
Former Klue sales reps secure $500,000 to make cold calling easier with Quack
Quack claims reduced wait times for sales folks tired of prospects ducking their calls.
Xatoms and Knead take home top prizes amid strong Canadian showing at SXSW pitch competition
Canada was represented in five of the more than 70 companies pitching.