Calgary’s Leah Sarich is back this week with Season 2 of the The Founder Mindset. Hometown VC firm Thin Air Labs launched the podcast last year to profile the incredible founders building globally competitive companies in Calgary. For this upcoming season Sarich, a veteran broadcaster, promises more conversations about what it’s really like to be a founder […]
PrairiesCan Invests $15.6M to Boost Alberta’s Innovation and Support 1,100 Jobs
The federal government is committed to enabling Alberta’s small- and medium-sized businesses to capitalize on new opportunities and build on the region’s strengths in creating products and services that the world needs. To demonstrate that commitment, Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) has announced an investment of more than $15.6 million for 16 projects across Alberta […]
Join Platform Calgary’s Innovation Week – Apply for Launch Party
Save the date for Platform Calgary’s Innovation Week from November 13 to November 21, 2024 From robots, drones and augmented reality to advances in agriculture, energy and health and wellness, there are companies in Calgary who are building cool things with technology. Innovation Week showcases the diversity and depth of what’s happening in innovation and technology in […]
AgTech Company HEMPALTA Launches Biochar Derived from Hemp to Complement Carbon Credit Platform
HEMPALTA, an agricultural technology company focused on harnessing the potential of hemp, is launching a hemp-based biochar product. “We continue to advance our business by adding new revenue-generating streams related to industrial hemp. We’ve added a global hemp carbon credit platform that enables us to seek out new markets worldwide and participate in the growing […]
Bet on Canada Summit Returns to Calgary: A Must-Attend Event for Business Leaders on September 17th
The Peak’s Bet on Canada Summit returns to Calgary on September 17th. The one-day summit promises to shine a light on the most important topics, trends, and tools for businesses in 2025, with business leaders sharing practical advice on conquering timely business challenges and offering step-by-step actions business leaders can use immediately. The Bet on Canada Summit will include […]
Acceleware to Pitch Electromagnetic Heating Tech at Rice Alliance Forum
Calgary’s Acceleware has been selected to pitch at the 21st Annual Rice Alliance Energy Tech Venture Forum, an anchor event for the inaugural Energy and Climate Startup Week in Houston, September 9-13, 2024. The Rice Alliance is associated with Rice University in Houston and was created to focus on solving energy challenges. Acceleware is an advanced electromagnetic (EM) […]
Calgary’s GERI Competes for Top Energy Innovation Award
Calgary’s GERI has been named a finalist at the Gulf Energy Information Excellence Awards, standing shoulder-to shoulder with some of with the world’s leading-edge energy solution providers. GERI (General Energy Recovery Inc.) is an energy transition tech company that provides enhanced heavy-oil recovery solutions to simultaneously recover more oil and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The only […]
E3 Lithium and Pure Lithium Partner to Revolutionize Battery Production in Alberta
Calgary’s E3 Lithium is partnering with Pure Lithium to advance the design of a lithium metal anode and battery pilot plant in Alberta. Pure Lithium is a disruptive Boston-based vertically integrated lithium metal battery technology company. Under the joint development agreement, the two companies will complete a preliminary economic assessment of a commercial lithium metal […]
Alberta Government Invests $5 Million in Pioneering Lithium Brine Facility to Boost Clean Energy Innovation
The Alberta Government is investing $5 million through Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) into Calgary’s E3 Lithium. The investment from ERA’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund will support the company’s integrated Lithium Brine Demonstration Facility. Earlier this month E3 Lithium announced it is constructing a Demo Project at an increased scale that will allow […]
CruxOCM Secures $17M in Funding Led by Microsoft’s M12 to Revolutionize Control Room Technology
Calgary’s CruxOCM has secured a USD $17 million Series A funding round led by M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund. A leader in co-pilot technology for control room operators, CruxOCM is proven, scalable, off-the-shelf software to fully automate the execution of procedures , checklists, and rules of thumb for control room operators. This funding brings CruxOCM’ s total […]