Calgary-based agtech startup CropMind has been named to the 2026 Google for Startups Accelerator: Canada, joining a national cohort of 14 artificial intelligence ventures. The announcement came from Iran Karamian, who leads Google’s accelerator and startup ecosystem efforts in Canada. CropMind builds AI-powered crop intelligence tools that turn simple field imagery into yield forecasts, disease […]
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Alberta Firms Shine on Canadian Cleantech Awards List
Alberta’s cleantech ecosystem is strongly represented among the finalists for the inaugural Canadian Cleantech Awards, with several Alberta-based companies, investors, and leaders earning national recognition for advancing climate innovation and industrial decarbonization. Presented by Foresight Canada, the awards mark the first nationwide program dedicated to celebrating ventures, adopters, funders, and ecosystem builders accelerating Canada’s transition […]
Calgary’s CURA Climate Using Patented Electrochemistry for Low-Carbon Cement
CURA, a Calgary-based climate technology startup-to-watch, is partnering with a B.C.-based precast concrete manufacturer. Alberta’s CURA Climate has signed an agreement with Grand Forks Concrete to deploy a pilot‑scale demonstration plant and also establish a first‑of‑kind commercial facility to convert agricultural spent lime into low‑carbon cement and agricultural co‑products. “Agricultural spent lime has long been […]
Alberta Invests $46M Toward Cleantech Innovation in Province’s Energy Sector
Alberta’s government announced this month that it is investing into technologies aimed to reducing oilsands mine water and reclaiming tailings ponds. The province’s oilsands produce some of the most responsible energy in the world, according to the government, which is investing $46 million through the TIER fund to develop innovative cleantech. “The world is looking […]
Canada’s AI Future: A Conversation with The Honourable Evan Solomon
On March 18th Calgary’s innovation community has a unique opportunity to hear directly from The Honourable Evan Solomon, Canada’s Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, at Canada’s AI Future: A Conversation with The Honourable Evan Solomon. Hosted at the Platform Innovation Centre, the lunchtime event brings together founders, investors, operators, researchers, and ecosystem leaders […]
Pavilion Selects Calgary for Launch of Biggest Coworking Space Yet
Pavilion Cowork is officially expanding to Alberta. The B.C.-based company, which operates multiple coworking hubs in Vancouver, is launching a new space in Calgary. At 15,000 square feet in size, the Pavilion Courthouse will be the Canadian firm’s largest location to date when it opens next week. “Pavilion Courthouse is a unique place for Calgarians […]
Calgary Cleantech Carbon Alpha Joins Forces with Svante Technologies
Calgary’s Carbon Alpha is joining forces with Vancouver’s Svante Technologies. Founded in 2021, Carbon Alpha has been advancing its flagship North Star Bioenergy Carbon Capture and Storage project developed in partnership with the Meadow Lake Tribal Council in Saskatchewan. A Global Cleantech 100 company and one of TIME & Statista’s Top Greentech Companies, the well-funded […]
Carbon Upcycling Appoints Suzy Taherian as CFO Amid Global Scale-Up
Calgary-based Carbon Upcycling is strengthening its executive team as it scales technology designed to reduce emissions in one of the world’s most carbon-intensive industries: cement. The cleantech company has appointed Suzy Taherian as Chief Financial Officer, bringing more than 25 years of leadership and capital markets experience as the firm prepares to deploy its first […]
When the Site Becomes the Lab: A New Playbook for PFAS Remediation
The most consequential breakthroughs in environmental remediation rarely begin in a laboratory. They begin in a muddy field, with a team of engineers and technicians staring at data that doesn’t behave the way the textbook said it would. The tension between what the science predicts and what a contaminated site does is where genuine innovation […]
Blackline Safety Deploys Gas Sensors for Pipeline Detection Dogs
Calgary-based Blackline Safety is extending its connected safety technology to an unexpected new workforce: dogs. The company has announced the first deployment of its GPS-enabled gas monitoring devices with Calgary’s K9 Leak Hunters, whose specially trained canine unit delivers precise pipeline leak detection services for rural oil and gas utilities. “With the global canine security […]