It’s fair to say 2023 was an improvement on 2022. The pandemic recovery dominated tech – like all else – with many of us spending more time than ever in front of screens. Not surprisingly, Calgary.tech had a banner year with site traffic growing every month during 2023. As we look forward to an even […]
Archives for 2023
Convrg Continues ‘Relentless Commitment’ to Cleantech Innovation in 2024
A Calgary-based startup with a “relentless commitment to minimizing emissions” saw its singular drive push it to the top of Deloitte Canada’s fastest-growing Clean Technology firms in November. With a three-year revenue growth of 6,000%, Alberta’s Convrg Innovations is devoted to providing emissions reduction solutions for companies aiming to achieve sustainable operations on oil and […]
AWS Launches Major Infrastructure Hub in Calgary
Building on a 2016 centre in Montreal, Amazon Web Services has launched its second major infrastructure hub in Canada. Based in Calgary, this second AWS centre represents Western Canada. “With the launch of the AWS Canada West (Calgary) Region, customers and partners across Canada now have additional infrastructure to deploy applications with greater resilience, availability, […]
How Cleantech Startup Litus is Advancing Lithium Production in Calgary
A startup built on research conducted at the University of Calgary is entering 2024 as one of Canada’s most investible cleantech ventures. Born in 2019, Calgary’s Litus has developed nanotechnology that harvests lithium directly from aqueous sources with minimal disruption to the environment. From six cubes of water per day, the company claims its patent-pending […]
Cv̄ictus Aims to Clean Up Hydrogen Production in Calgary and Beyond
A startup based in Alberta has a vision to be vision is to be “the most positively impactful company on the planet.” Calgary’s Cv̄ictus is in the business of advancing clean hydrogen technology, especially as it pertains to “difficult-to-decarbonize” sectors. The world today produces over 90 million tonnes of hydrogen per year, primarily from steam […]
Kanin Energy Helps Transform Industrial Waste Heat into Clean Power
A Calgary-based company is helping heavy industry monetize their waste heat. Kanin Energy was cofounded by chief executive officer Janice Tran, chief development officer Dan Fipke, and chief technology officer Jake Bainbridge with a focus on capturing waste heat for power generation, district heating, and other industrial efficiency projects. “Many industrial processes vent flue gas […]
Alberta Catalyzer: Your Roadmap to Startup Success – Navigating the Scale-up Journey in 2024
Bridging the scale-up gap, Alberta Catalyzer is an early-stage pre-accelerator designed to support startups as they prepare to launch. The Alberta Catalyzer program is divided into three streams of learning: Engage, Traction, and Velocity. The streams are intentionally designed to support founders at different stages and equip them with resources to help their startup grow. Engage […]
Plug and Play Alberta Announces Partnership with Shell Canada
Shell Canada has joined the Plug and Play Alberta Sustainability program to leverage emerging technologies while also seeking future partnerships and investments in startups. The collaboration will enable Shell Canada to source and partner with top technology startups. The Plug and Play Sustainability program focuses on bringing together game-changing ideas from different industries and countries […]
Federal Funding Helps InceptionU Develop and Match Tech Talent Across the Prairies
Alberta is home to the youngest population in Canada and has the highest number of people moving to it from other provinces. With Alberta’s fast growing entrepreneurial culture creating significant demand for skilled workers across various sectors of the economy, the Government of Canada is making investments to help meet the needs of small- and […]
Calgary’s Woveo Secures Seed Capital to Empower Underbanked Canadians
A 2022 Calgary Fintech Award winner has raised more capital as it seeks to expand its offerings in Canada. Woveo, a startup based in Calgary, believes that community savings and lending practices are the keys to breaking the cycle of underrepresentation of new immigrants in the Canadian financial system. The Alberta fintech recently confirmed that […]