Banff Venture Forum ends 25-year run as new capital summit emerges
Banff Capital Summit will broaden event’s focus beyond VC to full “capital stack.”
Prairies
Siemens Canada to expand Saskatoon R&D hub by 10,000 square feet
Expansion will advance ‘industrial AI’ in company’s semiconductor design.
Alberta and Québec partner on AI in government
Provinces sign a memorandum of understanding to share technical assets, develop joint projects.
AI pioneer Richard Sutton founds new research lab
Oak Lab hopes to one day create an AI agent that can run on just 20 watts of power.
Anthropic commits $10 million to Canadian institutions for AI research
AI giant offering Claude credits to major institutions like U of T, Amii, Mila.
Alberta opens online gambling market to private operators
Province is the second in Canada to allow in private operators like DraftKings and FanDuel.
Silicon Valley hits Calgary Stampede
Plus: Canada isn’t Delaware’s waiting room.
Stampede’s Robot Rodeo features battle of bale-busting bots
Student-focused event looks to spur on interest in Agtech.
Alberta to invest $50 million into Amii over five years
Investment will be broken down across five provincial ministries.
How Summit Lithium’s Amanda Hall emerged from the investment “valley of death”
Cleantech founder kicked off Startupfest event focused on impact investing.
Meta to build Canada’s largest data centre north of Edmonton
Company says its $13-billion investment will support 3,000 jobs.
Alberta invests $37 million into advanced drilling technology
Funding comes through Emissions Reduction Alberta’s Drilling Technology Challenge and will support 10 projects.
Winnipeg adtech Taiv among recipients of PrairiesCAN AI adoption funding
Canada’s AI minister announces $10.2 million for six Manitoba businesses.
Alberta is open-sourcing its AI playbook for government
Province releases series of white papers explaining how it used Claude, Gemini to upgrade government systems.
For Canadian femtech, women’s autonomy is part of the business model
Virtual healthcare that puts women’s control at the forefront is attracting VC dollars.