Helcim raises $53 million amid shakeup in Canadian payments
Calgary company reaches $250-million valuation, hopes to grow after Moneris sells to US private equity.
Prairies
Anthropic job posting suggests it’s eyeing Alberta for data centre buildout
AI giant hiring community engagement manager and national compute lead to bring “gigawatts of compute” to Canada.
Xanadu and University of Alberta partner on quantum-powered cancer research
Researchers hope quantum computing can help develop next-gen photosensitizers for light-based therapies.
Edmonton Unlimited unveils 10 companies to watch ahead of Startup Week
Companies will be showcased at Startup Week’s Launch Party this October.
Alberta researchers are studying the living organisms lurking in wildfire smoke
Research project hopes to better understand the effect of wildfires on your lungs.
Autonomous welding startup TetraGen Robotics raises $1.8 million
Oversubscribed round was led by StepChange Capital and will help company commercialize.
Max Power is maxing out geological exploration with AI
The mining company drilled Canada’s first well dedicated to natural hydrogen. Now it’s looking to commercialize.
Canada could soon lose reliable rides to space. What will that mean for its burgeoning space industry?
As SpaceX scales back rocket rideshares, Canada’s space industry says it exposes “critical dependency.”
“Intimate, safe, and enduring”: How a founder’s personal loss led to a new kind of business
Cremation Tattoos worked with North Forge to turn a reverent memorial practice into a scaling business.
U of C to lead creation of Canada’s first quantum defence innovation hub
Feds will invest more than $20 million in 13-member consortium focused on military applications.
Mode40 and CME partner to launch Prairies-wide AI initiative for aerospace, aviation, and defence
AeroTrace is designed to demonstrate the value of AI-enabled systems in industrial manufacturing.
Calgary crypto exchange Catalyx permanently barred from operating
Former crypto exchange’s CEO, Hyuk Jae Park, will also pay a $90,000 fine to Alberta Securities Commission.
NordSpace’s venture arm makes undisclosed strategic investment in North Vector Dynamics
Canadian aerospace companies have already been tackling defence and hypersonic research projects together.
Q&A: Can Alberta power its data-centre boom with nuclear energy?
New report suggests there is work to be done to build a nuclear-ready workforce.
Alberta’s AI push is rewriting the rules for government contractors
Minister Nate Glubish says vendors must adapt to new reality or risk being left behind.