Drivewyze, Intelligent Imaging Systems raise $81.7 million CAD from Sageview Capital
Edmonton-based Intelligent Imaging Systems (IIS) and its subsidiary, Drivewyze, which develops safety and efficiency solutions…
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City of Edmonton approves new innovation entity
The City of Edmonton’s Council has unanimously voted to form a new innovation entity independent of the Edmonton Economic…
City of Edmonton to discuss proposed model for new innovation entity
On Monday, Edmonton’s City Council is set to discuss a proposed structure and governance model for a new organization that…
SAM raises $3.6 million for platform that helps spot global crises
Edmonton-founded artificial intelligence (AI) startup Social Asset Management (SAM), which analyzes open and connected data…
Alberta tech sector pens open letter to provincial government calling for urgent support
A group from Alberta’s technology ecosystem has penned an open letter to the Government of Alberta calling for urgent action…
Proptech startup Honestdoor raises $500,000 in first round of funding
Honestdoor, an Edmonton-based proptech startup that offers real estate data for brokers, consumers, and financial institutions,…
Innovate Edmonton loses VP, director of strategy as Edmonton Economic Development Corporation makes COVID-19 layoffs
The Edmonton Economic Development Corporation announced a second round of pandemic-related layoffs last week, citing an “unprecedented…
Cam Linke joins Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute as CEO
Cam Linke has joined the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) as the organization’s new CEO. Amii announced…
Eight Prairie startups to watch in 2020
In 2019, I put together the first Prairie Startups to Watch article for BetaKit. Last year was a great year for Prairie startups,…
Intellitix Technologies acquires majority stake in event management platform CrowdBlink
Cashless payment specialist Intellitix Technologies has acquired a majority stake in Edmonton-based CrowdBlink, an event management…
Marketing platform Rewardful acquires competitor SalesCamp
Rewardful, an Edmonton-founded affiliate and referral marketing platform for SaaS and subscription companies, has acquired…
Edmonton surges in CBRE Canadian tech talent report
Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Waterloo Region, and Montréal continue to rank as the top tech talent markets in Canada in CBRE”s…
Snap Projections acquired by FinTech startup WealthBar Financial Services
Snap Projections, a financial planning software startup, has been acquired by Vancouver-based wealth management company WealthBar…
Edmonton-based startup Mover acquired by Microsoft
Mover, an Edmonton-based startup that offers data migration services, was acquired by Microsoft today. Terms of the deal were…
Startup Edmonton partners with Microsoft for Startups Canada
To kick off the sixth annual Edmonton Startup Week, a new startup partner has come to Alberta’s capital city. Local hub Startup…