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…
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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…
HonestDoor launches real estate platform in Calgary
HonestDoor, an Edmonton-based SaaS company with a platform aimed at helping home buyers and sellers get a fair price on their…
#ElevateAI explains the state of Canadian artificial intelligence
From financial innovation to product development, Wednesday’s #ElevateTechFest had something for everyone. In a packed…
Lawn care, snow removal platform Yardly raises $1 million seed round
Yardly, an online platform offering lawn care and snow removal through monthly subscriptions, has closed a $1 million seed…