The Canadian Food Innovation Network today released its inaugural “Foodtech in Canada Ecosystem Report.” The CFIN posits that the ecosystem report represents the most comprehensive overview of Canada’s foodtech ecosystem to date. The report leverages foodtech data intelligence from Forward Fooding, a global foodtech ecosystem platform, to provide a review of more than 300 Canadian […]
Amid a ‘Broken System,’ Fintech Leaders in Alberta Advance ‘Bolder’ Vision for Canada
An army comprised of some of Canada’s biggest names in financial technology has launched a digital campaign encouraging the nation’s entrepreneurs to envision a “bolder, richer, freer country.” Lamenting the country’s current status as “stagnant” and “broken,” despite having world-class resources and talent, Build Canada is described as a platform of ideas for growth, innovation, […]
Healthcare Innovators in Alberta Attract Investment to Advance Medical Tech
Alberta has been attracting investment recently. The province garnered more venture capital than British Columbia for the first time. Alberta’s success that quarter was largely powered by energy technology company ClearSky Global, who provided a major boost to the province’s numbers thanks to a raise of more than $200M in June. That kind of capital […]
Anchors and Engines Among Alberta’s Top Employers in 2025
An annual list of Alberta’s Top Employers has been revealed. The 2025 edition of the list recognized 85 companies based in the province. The list, assembled by Canada’s Top 100 Employers, evaluates organizations based on eight factors: Community involvement, Employee communications, Benefits, Performance management, Upskilling, Time off, Social atmosphere, and the physical Workplace. Among the […]
Growing Showpass Hires an Industry Veteran to Help Build the Future of Event Ticketing
Showpass announced this week Brian Arnone as the company’s new chief strategy officer. Bots and resellers are a problem for concert ticket buyers. As a solution, Calgary-based Showpass offers an event ticketing platform designed to enhance the fairness and accessibility of the purchasing process for real fans—whether a community sporting event or large-scale festival. The […]
Cleantech Companies Deep Sky and Svante Collab to Campaign Against Climate in Calgary
Svante Technologies unveiled this week a collaboration with Speed Skating Canada. Headquartered in Vancouver, Svante is a carbon capture and removal solutions provider that makes nano-engineered filters and modular machines that capture and remove CO2 from industrial emissions. Svante is partnering with Speed Skating Canada on a climate change awareness and education campaign, dubbed “Save the […]
Lethbridge Autonomous Farming Startup Verge Set to Lead Canadian Quantum Tech Project
Our nation’s official Global Innovation Cluster for digital technologies this week announced a slew of co-investments aimed at supporting the commercialization and adoption of Canadian-made quantum technologies, including those from Alberta. Leveraging funding from Canada’s National Quantum Strategy as well as industry partners, these investments support the piloting of quantum solutions “in environments where the […]
Peloton Unveils Suite of Tech Tools with Aim to ‘Supercharge’ Alternative Energy Projects
Peloton this week announced an expansion into the alternative energy sector. The Calgary-based provider of energy software solutions, established in the early 90’s, says its latest initiative “addresses the complexities of land agreement management for solar, wind, utilities, mining, geothermal, and carbon capture projects.” Peloton points out that renewable energies such as wind and solar demand […]
Calgary’s Summit Nanotech Represents Alberta in 2025 List of Global Cleantech Innovators
The 2025 edition of the Global Cleantech 100 list has been revealed. Since 2009 the annual ranking, hosted by San Francisco research firm Cleantech Group, identifies 100 private companies positioned to make impacts in the clean technology sector over the next few years. Canada, among those at the forefront of energy transitions aiming for “Net […]
Luge Capital Strengthens Presence in Alberta with $10M of Local Support
The Alberta Enterprise Corporation today announced that it has invested $10 million into Luge Capital’s $93-million Fund II. The investment targets emerging Alberta financial technology startups, granting an opportunity to “access capital and growth support from a team dedicated to building global fintech leaders.” The move comes “at a moment when financial services are being […]