Platform Calgary has unveiled the 10 early-stage companies selected for this year’s Launch Party Top 10, its annual snapshot of some of the city’s most promising emerging startups. The 2026 finalists span agriculture, artificial intelligence, financial technology, legal technology, workforce development, health and energy: Several of the finalists have previously appeared on Calgary.tech. Agrivanna was […]
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Blackline Safety’s G8 Wearable Gains Global Traction
Calgary-based Blackline Safety is seeing strong early adoption of its new G8 connected safety wearable as the company prepares to showcase the technology at the National Safety Council Safety Congress and Expo in Indianapolis. Unveiled earlier this year and shipping since March, G8 combines connected gas detection, lone-worker protection, two-way push-to-talk communication and live field […]
Calgary Companies Draw Federal Support for Next-Gen Agricultural Cleantech Project
This month, the federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food visited Alberta to support innovation and technological adoption within the region’s farming and food industry. Building on the recently announced $3.2-billion National Food Security Strategy, minister Heath MacDonald unveiled $900,000 in funding for Calgary’s SmartGRO Bioengineering under the Agricultural Clean Technology Program’s Research and Innovation Stream. […]
Moonshot Thinking Lands in Calgary at Energy Disruptors
One of Canada’s most accomplished explorers is heading to Calgary’s BMO Centre as Energy Disruptors: UNITE adds another high-profile name to its 2026 lineup. Artemis II astronaut Colonel Jeremy Hansen and his wife, women’s health and wellness expert Dr. Catherine Hansen, will appear together on stage at the September 28 to 29 summit, which is […]
YYC DataCon 2026 Puts AI Into Practice
Calgary’s growing community of data and AI professionals will gather at the BMO Centre this week as YYC DataCon returns for its sixth edition. Organized by the volunteer-led YYC Data Society, YYC DataCon 2026 will bring together practitioners, technology leaders, and builders for a full day of talks, workshops, and discussions focused on applying data […]
Clean Energy Project in Alberta to Help Industrial Sector Produce More ‘Responsible Oil and Gas’
Calgary’s Enhance Energy has started building Canada’s largest carbon capture and storage project. The Origins CCS Hub in Clive will store up to 1.5 million tonnes of CO2 per year with the ability to grow to expand in the future. The Alberta facility is expected to be operational by early 2027. Alberta “is a global […]
Ultimarii Raises $13 Million to Accelerate North American Infrastructure Approvals
Calgary-based regulatory AI company Ultimarii has raised more than $13 million in Series A financing and related funding to expand its platform across Canada and the United States. The latest capital brings Ultimarii’s total funding to more than $18 million as demand grows for new power generation, transmission, energy and mining infrastructure across North America. […]
Finofo Expands AI Finance Platform Beyond Accounts Payable
Calgary fintech Finofo is expanding its AI-native finance platform with new expense-management and purchasing capabilities. The homegrown company initially focused on automating accounts payable, including invoice data extraction, coding, purchase-order matching and approval routing. Its expanded platform now covers vendor invoices, corporate card expenses, employee claims, purchase orders, payments and reconciliation. Finofo is positioning the […]
SMART Technologies Launches SoundFlow for More Accessible Classrooms
Calgary-based education technology pioneer SMART Technologies has launched a new audio broadcasting system designed to make classroom instruction clearer and more accessible for students. Called SMART SoundFlow, the plug-and-play technology broadcasts audio from a SMART Board directly to compatible hearing aids, earbuds, headphones, personal listening devices and speakers. SMART describes SoundFlow as the first system […]
ERA Backs Seven Calgary Cleantech Projects with $15 Million
Seven Calgary companies have secured a combined $15.1 million from Emissions Reduction Alberta to advance technologies spanning clean fuels, critical minerals, nuclear energy, agricultural feed and industrial emissions monitoring. The local investments form part of ERA’s latest $51-million funding portfolio, which supports 16 projects valued at nearly $180 million across Alberta. Funding is supplied through […]