Areto Labs secures $1 million to address online abuse with machine learning
byAreto Labs aims to help sports teams protect star athletes from social media trolls.
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Alida set to expand into Alberta with new Edmonton office, plans to hire over 100
byAlida taps into Edmonton as SaaS startup bolsters international footprint.
Alberta government launching internal AI lab powered by AltaML
byThe government calls this the first public AI lab in Alberta.
Sprout.vc closes initial $10 million for second Western Canada-focused seed fund
bySprout.vc aims to sow seeds for more B2B software startups to grow.
Telus backs new social impact fund focused on community safety and wellness in Edmonton
byScaleGood Fund to invest in grads of the Telus Community Safety and Wellness Accelerator.
University of Alberta spinout DrugBank closes $9 million from Brightspark, Amplitude, Theodorus to fuel drug discovery with its data platform
byDrugBank wants to ‘be the shovel’ in a gold rush of new medical innovation.
Canadian startups in Y Combinator tie all-time high at Winter 2022 Demo Day
byFor the second time, 16 Canadian startups participated in a YC cohort.
HonestDoor closes $2.2 million in aim to bring accuracy to real estate valuations
byHonestDoor wants to be the largest search portal for real estate valuations in Canada.
Wyvern secures $4 million from SDTC to use satellite tech for farming
byWyvern previously raised $4.5 million in pre-seed, seed funding.
Space data startup Wyvern reveals $4.5 million in pre-seed and seed funding
byThe company is also set to join Y Combinator’s 2022 cohort.
Amplitude Ventures, AltaML pen partnership to build AI, biotech companies
byThe partnership gives Amplitude access to Alberta’s sizeable AI sector.
PainWorth secures $2.1 million CAD to settle personal injury claims using machine learning
byThe Edmonton startup aims to tackle the “enormous” personal injury market.
Review of 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2021
byStartups on the 2021 list made major financing deals and exits.
Platform Calgary and Innovate Edmonton launch new pre-accelerator, Alberta Catalyzer
byPlatform Calgary hopes to open new Innovation Centre in 2022.
Prairie startups secure investment at Startup TNT summit showcase
byCompanies from across Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatchewan participated in Startup TNT’s Investment Summit IV, with many of…