Calgary startup SimpleHedge has raised $4 million in seed financing to expand its platform that helps farmers manage commodity price risk. The round included Tall Grass Ventures, Trillick Ventures, Startup TNT, Barrel Ventures, and others. SimpleHedge says its app has already supported more than US$350 million in transactions from nearly 3,000 farmers and now manages […]
Help Us Spot Calgary’s Next Breakout Startup
It’s that time of year again — and we need your help. In about a month, Calgary.tech will be publishing the 2026 edition of our 10 Homegrown Calgary Startups to Watch list, and we’d love your suggestions. Whether you’re an angel investor, venture capitalist, founder, or just someone emotionally invested in the Calgary tech ecosystem, you’ve probably […]
Foresight Launches National Canadian Cleantech Awards
Foresight Canada is taking its regional cleantech celebrations national. Building on the momentum of its British Columbia, Alberta, and Atlantic Canada Cleantech Awards, the organization has launched its most ambitious initiative yet: the Canadian Cleantech Awards. The new national program is designed to recognize the innovators, adopters, funders, and ecosystem builders accelerating Canada’s transition to […]
Billboard Names Showpass CEO Lucas McCarthy a Rising Star
Showpass CEO Lucas McCarthy has been named to Billboard’s Top 40 Under 40, marking a milestone moment for a Calgary-born company that has quietly become one of North America’s fastest-growing event technology platforms. What began as McCarthy’s frustration with long lines and clunky ticketing systems has grown into a global operation powering thousands of events […]
Zirtual Acquires Virtual Gurus’ Virtual Assistant Division, Marking Historic Calgary Exit
Calgary startup Virtual Gurus has sold its Virtual Assistant division to U.S.-based Zirtual, marking what is believed to be Canada’s first tech exit by an Indigenous woman founder. The deal, structured as an asset purchase, is part of Zirtual’s aggressive scale-up strategy to consolidate leading players in the virtual assistant market into a more integrated, […]
Calgary Companies Stand Out at Start Alberta’s 2025 Tech Awards
Alberta’s technology leaders were in the spotlight Thursday evening as Start Alberta hosted its 8th annual Tech Awards at the Betty Andrews Recital Hall, celebrating standout achievements across 10 categories and highlighting the province’s growing innovation momentum. The event recognized companies and founders shaping Alberta’s tech economy, including Ontopical earning Deal of the Year, Orennia […]
Calgary’s OraQ AI Partners with Global Dental Tech Leader Medit
Calgary’s OraQ AI keeps hitting new milestones. After winning the Alex Raczenko Pitch Award at Launch Party Calgary in 2023 and raising a $2.6-million seed round led by Alberta’s AngelMD in 2024, the dental technology startup has announced a major global partnership with Medit, a leading digital dentistry platform. The collaboration integrates OraQ’s AI-powered clinical […]
Fixing Alberta’s Bumpy Roads with 3D Precision
In an Albertan first, Exact Street, a leader in advanced 3D road construction and milling technology, has been selected to deploy its Exact Street 3D Milling System along a major road reconstruction project in Alberta. The project—located on Highway 12 between Range Road 41 and Range Road 23—marks the first time Alberta Transportation and Economic […]
Reimagining Housing: A Conversation with H.O.M.E AI Founder Sumer Singh
Calgary-based tech startup H.O.M.E | Housing Optimized for Modular Engineering is challenging the way homes are designed, approved, and built. By merging artificial intelligence, automation, and modular construction, the company aims to make housing creation as seamless and data-driven as product design. Founded by Sumer Singh, H.O.M.E AI was born out of frustration with the […]
Physician-Founded Ava Industries Named Company to Watch by Deloitte
Last week Calgary’s Ava Industries was named a Company-to-Watch on Deloitte’s 2025 Technology Fast 50 rankings. The physician-founded startup reported a two-year revenue growth rate of 364%, marking a milestone for one of Canada’s most innovative healthtech companies. Ava began in 2016 when two Calgary physicians — Dr. Mike Forseth and Dr. Matt Henschke — […]