Focus on your startup’s growth, supported by a community of entrepreneurs-in-residence and other founders like you. The Platform Incubator is an 18-month program tailored to your startup to help you focus your time and energy where it makes the biggest difference, by providing structure and processes to enable continuous, rapid learning and scalability. Participants get 1:1 support from experienced […]
Pitch Event Celebrates BIPOC Women Founders in Alberta
Six leading BIPOC Women entrepreneurs from across Alberta will pitch their businesses to a sold-out crowd of investors, tech founders and innovation enthusiasts on Wednesday, April 5th. The second event in Innovate Calgary’s inclusive innovation portfolio series focused on supporting BIPOC and Rural founders, the BIPOC Women Founders in Tech Pitch Event celebrates the contributions that BIPOC Women […]
DiscoverTechYYC Job Fair Returns To Platform Innovation Centre
Platform Calgary and Tech West Collective have opened up registration for DiscoverTechYYC, an exposition and job fair with 60+ Calgary tech companies. Taking place at the Platform Innovation Centre on May 5th, DiscoverTechYYC is a great opportunity for people exploring career opportunities in Calgary’s growing tech sector, including in robotics, software, app development and digital […]
Valhalla Private Capital Partners with Plug and Play Alberta
Calgary-headquartered Valhalla Private Capital has launched a collaborative partnership with Plug and Play Alberta, to amplify both organizations’ outreach across the North American startup ecosystem. The agreement will see Valhalla Private Capital and Plug and Play Alberta co-host events and cross-promote each other via digital platforms to enhance the exposure of startup companies to investors. […]
Up To $20 Million Up For Grabs With Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge
Alberta Innovates has announced the start of Phase III of the Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge (CFGC). Up to $20 million will be available to selected teams in Phase III as they work to successfully demonstrate that they can produce pre-commercial amounts of carbon fibre from Alberta bitumen. In Phase III of CFGC, teams will concentrate […]
YCC Tech Talent Tour Tackles Workplace Culture
Careers In Technology and Innovation‘s (CITI) YCC Tech Talent Tour is back with an event on building intentional workplace culture on March 22nd. In collaboration with InceptionU, OnRamp, Platform Calgary, and Calgary Economic Development, the YCC Tech Tour is a series of events with the objective of connecting the Tech industry with the growing untapped […]
Inventures Returns to Calgary for Innovation Overdrive
INVENTURE$ 2023 is set to take over Calgary this May and June across three days of learning, inspiration, and creative collisions. “From rousing keynotes and expert panels, to startup pitch competitions and informal networking opportunities, Inventures is the must-attend event of 2023,” organizers state online. “It’s a one-stop opportunity to gauge fast-growing players through pitch competitions […]
Nominations Are Open For 1st Annual Alberta Cleantech Awards
Foresight Canada has announced that nominations are now open for the 1st annual Alberta Cleantech Awards. This event recognizes inspiring leaders within Alberta’s vast cleantech ecosystem who are relentlessly moving the needle toward net zero. With four categories and a special fifth category to be announced soon, the Awards will highlight innovators, industry leaders, investors, government officials, […]
Calgary Celebrates International Women’s Day with Toast
On March 8th Toast is hosting a night of networking to celebrate International Women’s Day in collaboration with Chic Geek and the51. Taking place at Platform Calgary and in collaboration with Chic Geek and the51, the eventing event will two panels Vulnerability: a strength for men, a weakness for women?‘ and Male Allyship – Friend or Foe? Panel hosts include Kylie […]
Bring Your Business Idea To Life In 2023 With Platform Calgary’s Startup Essentials
Platform Calgary brings together the resources of Calgary’s tech ecosystem to help startups launch and grow at every step of their journey, from ideation through to scale. Behind every great innovator is a great community. The newly opened Platform Innovation Centre is the front door to this community — a single point of access for people […]