Innovate Edmonton rebrands to Edmonton Unlimited
byThe rebrand follows Innovate Edmonton’s separation from EEDC in 2020.
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Meet the five Canadian startups participating in Y Combinator’s Summer 2022 Demo Day
bySmallest #CDNtech group since Winter 2019 features four Toronto companies and one from Edmonton.
Direct-C closes $3.9 million Series A from Henkel and GreenSky to scale oil leak detection tech
byUniversity of Calgary spinout sees applications for its tech beyond oil and gas.
Aurora Hydrogen secures $12.85 million CAD from Shell, Chevron to build demonstration plant
byAurora is developing clean hydrogen tech without consuming water.
Toronto, Vancouver tech talent pools saw highest growth in latest CBRE report
byOttawa is on par for highest concentration in tech talent with the San Francisco Bay Area.
Truffle raises $2.3 million to compete with restaurant POS incumbents Lightspeed, Square
byTruffle’s latest feature allows for contactless food pickup using a locker system.
Companies secure collective $1 million after Startup TNT Summit V
byStartup TNT co-founders raising venture fund.
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.
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.