10KC co-founder talks engineering an exit and spotting fake term sheets
David Wilkin unpacks the startup’s learnings from failed sale to successful outcome at TechExit.
Events
Teens excited, hesitant about Canada’s proposed youth social media ban
High school students at Rally sit down with senator to sound off on social media regulation.
Edmonton Startup Week panelists say AgTech could power the next tech boom
Industry leaders point to agriculture’s appetite for new tech and its real-world problems that need solutions.
Edmonton Startup Week shines spotlight on budding deep tech sector
Founders and VCs spent the day discussing the finer points of building Prairies deep tech.
Pioneering safety researcher Paul Christiano unpacks AI’s “dangerous moment”
Hinton Lectures distinguished speaker thinks it might be hard for humanity to prevail against rogue AI systems.
Edmonton Unlimited announces Deep Tech Foundry program at Startup Week
New program will launch in 2027 to tackle the unique challenges of commercializing deep tech.
“We want to partner with you,” Canadian military procurer tells startup founders
At Edmonton Startup Week, Sean Naugle urged founders to consider defence contracts despite complex vendor process.
Edmonton mayor hints at upcoming support for entrepreneurs as city’s Startup Week kicks off
Annual celebration of Edmonton’s startup ecosystem features nearly 80 events across the city.
Where quantum and AI intersect
At ALL IN, quantum leaders discussed why the tech won’t be built (or sold) like AI.
Sentinel R&D CEO says drone company is “selling directly to the Ukrainians”
Defence tech company previously signed deal with Airlogix to supply Canadian drones to Ukraine.
How Canada can keep its AI talent
Mila’s Alex Shee on the shift from academic institutions that could help create “generational opportunity.”
Waabi COO says company’s autonomous trucks are ready for deployment
Lior Ron foresees deployment across the Southern US by next year after Volvo completes technical validation.
Cleantech’s opportunity is sustainable, reliable, and valuable supply chains
At Nrth Festival, founders laid out the value of investing in cleantech to shore up critical mineral supplies.
Clio CEO Jack Newton says Canadian VCs need to give companies a “home-field advantage”
Canadian VCs have pushed Clio for discounted terms. Newton argues it should be the other way around.
Nrth Festival’s inaugural opening night was a prompt to bring human control back to tech
Tech leaders talk human agency in the AI world as GROAT Kyle Lowry encourages entrepreneurs to chase their “yes.”