Telus backs new social impact fund focused on community safety and wellness in Edmonton
ScaleGood Fund to invest in grads of the Telus Community Safety and Wellness Accelerator.
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University of Alberta spinout DrugBank closes $9 million from Brightspark, Amplitude, Theodorus to fuel drug discovery with its data platform
DrugBank 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
For 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
HonestDoor 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
Wyvern previously raised $4.5 million in pre-seed, seed funding.
Space data startup Wyvern reveals $4.5 million in pre-seed and seed funding
The company is also set to join Y Combinator’s 2022 cohort.
Amplitude Ventures, AltaML pen partnership to build AI, biotech companies
The partnership gives Amplitude access to Alberta’s sizeable AI sector.
PainWorth secures $2.1 million CAD to settle personal injury claims using machine learning
The Edmonton startup aims to tackle the “enormous” personal injury market.
Review of 11 Canadian tech companies to watch in 2021
Startups on the 2021 list made major financing deals and exits.
Platform Calgary and Innovate Edmonton launch new pre-accelerator, Alberta Catalyzer
Platform Calgary hopes to open new Innovation Centre in 2022.
Prairie startups secure investment at Startup TNT summit showcase
Companies from across Calgary, Edmonton and Saskatchewan participated in Startup TNT’s Investment Summit IV, with many of…
New accelerator aims to give Black-led startups in the Prairies a kick-start
Black-led startups on the Prairies will get a boost in mid-November when the Black Business Ventures Association (BBVA) launches…
Samdesk secures $13.5 million to fuel expansion of crisis detection and monitoring platform
Edmonton-based software startup Samdesk, which offers a disruption monitoring tool for businesses and first responders, has…
Alberta Innovates to fund four new tech accelerators through Scaleup GAP program
Alberta Innovates announced it will finance one pre-accelerator and three accelerators through its Scaleup and Growth Accelerator…
Funding roundup: Voiceflow, Cold Bore, Kraken Robotics, Spark, Novamera, QuoteToMe
Six Canadian tech companies have recently secured fresh funding to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised money,…