Calgary-based SensorUp has closed a growth financing round to scale its agentic operations platform for heavy industry. The round was led by Pender Ventures, with participation from Climate Investment, Evok Innovations, and Occidental, which is both a strategic investor and client of the company. SensorUp did not disclose the size of the financing. SensorUp describes […]
The51 Secures BMO as Anchor for Fund III
Calgary-founded venture platform The51 has announced the first close of its third fund, with BMO committing as lead anchor investor. The51 Fund III is targeting a $30 million final close and will invest in women founders building companies in the future of health, wealth, and work. The fund is led by The51 Co-Founder and CEO […]
Calgary Tower To Shine Blue For NanoTess And Wound Healing Awareness Month
The Calgary Tower will be lit up in NanoTess blue on Monday, June 1st, marking the start of Wound Healing Awareness Month and highlighting the impact of complex wounds on Canadian families. The initiative is being led by NanoTess, a Calgary-based biotechnology startup that manufactures NanoSALV Catalytic, a wound healing gel used by physicians, surgeons, […]
Ottawa Backs Alberta AI Commercialization
The Government of Canada is investing $6.8 million in five Alberta artificial intelligence projects aimed at helping local companies commercialize AI solutions, expand into new markets, and strengthen the province’s role in Canada’s digital economy. Announced in Edmonton by the Honourable Eleanor Olszewski, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, the funding is being delivered […]
CFIN, CDL-Rockies Partner to Strengthen Canadian Foodtech Pipeline
The Canadian Food Innovation Network and Creative Destruction Lab – Rockies have announced a new community partnership aimed at helping more Canadian foodtech ventures move from early-stage innovation to commercial success. The collaboration is designed to create a stronger “producer-to-plate” pipeline by combining CFIN’s national food-sector network and industry expertise with CDL-Rockies’ objectives-based mentorship model […]
Punchcard Helps Modernize Alberta Nursing Regulation
Edmonton-based Punchcard Systems is helping modernize how nurses in Alberta apply for, renew, and manage their practice permits. The digital innovation consultancy has partnered with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta to build and expand College Connect, a mobile-first platform that centralizes nursing permit applications, verifications, renewals, customer service workflows, data auditing, and regulatory […]
Tech Stampede Social Returns to Calgary
Calgary’s tech community is gearing up to once again take centre stage during Stampede season with the return of the Tech Stampede Social, set for July 9 at National Saloon. Hosted by Platform Calgary, the event aims to bring together founders, builders, investors, and ecosystem partners for an evening of networking, celebration, and community-building in […]
CoreWeave Anchors eStruxture’s Calgary AI Data Centre
CoreWeave has signed on as the anchor tenant for the first phase of eStruxture’s new CAL-3 facility, a major boost for Calgary’s growing artificial intelligence infrastructure sector. Montreal-based eStruxture Data Centers announced today that CoreWeave, the Nasdaq-listed cloud platform built for AI workloads, will take capacity in Phase 1 of CAL-3, the company’s new flagship […]
Calgary’s CURA Wins Web Summit Vancouver PITCH Competition
Calgary climatetech startup CURA has won the Web Summit Vancouver 2026 PITCH competition, taking top honours in one of the global conference’s marquee startup showcases. The competition, brought to Web Summit Vancouver by KPMG, brings together selected early-stage startups for a live pitch battle in front of investors, founders, and global tech leaders. CURA is […]
Calgary’s CURA Named Web Summit Vancouver PITCH Finalist
Calgary climatetech startup CURA has been named one of three finalists in Web Summit Vancouver’s PITCH Competition, putting the Alberta company on a global stage alongside startups working in AI-enabled business acquisitions and sports technology. CURA is developing electrochemical technology to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from cement production, one of the world’s hardest-to-abate industrial sectors. […]