The country’s largest data centre may be coming to Alberta. Synapse Data Center recently announced plans for a one-gigawatt facility in Olds. The project, which claims to be an order of magnitude bigger than existing data centres in Canada, represents a $10 billion private-sector investment over two years, which would include the creation of thousands […]
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Alberta Invests $200M to Improve Internet Access for Rural and Remote Households
Alberta recently announced a sizeable investment toward delivering internet to more residents. The Province unveiled more than $220 million in combined federal and provincial funding. The funding is earmarked for over two dozen projects which, combined, aim to deliver reliable high-speed internet access to nearly 83,000 households across Alberta, including in remote and rural areas. […]
Perceptions of Calgary on the Rise as Blue Sky City Pursues Tech, Talent, and Capital
Positive perceptions of Calgary as an economy and a place to do business has “risen dramatically despite ongoing economic uncertainty,” according to an annual report. Research conducted by Stone-Olafson involved asking business leaders from key North American markets such as Toronto, Vancouver, and Silicon Valley about their impressions of Alberta’s tech and entrepreneurship hub. Those […]
Calgary Entrepreneurs Garner Grand Prize from TELUS for Middle Housing Innovation
TELUS this month announced the winners of its sixth annual #StandWithOwners contest for small businesses in Canada. Since 2020, TELUS has invested over $6 million through the #StandWithOwners program, providing funding, technology, and exposure to help businesses thrive in a digital world. “The thousands of applications we reviewed this year told remarkable stories of businesses […]
Prévoir Raises $750K to Reinvent Fashion Merchandising
Calgary-based fashion technology startup Prévoir has raised $750,000 in pre-seed funding to help retailers make smarter merchandising and inventory decisions using computer vision–powered artificial intelligence. The round was led by AltaML, one of Alberta’s most active applied AI firms, and will support the scaling of Prévoir’s platform, which analyzes fashion products through image-based attribute extraction […]
B.C. Startup skiKrumb Expands Wearable Safety Tech for Ski Hills to Alberta Resort
This month, the Vancouver innovator skiKrumb unveiled expansion into Alberta. When Techcouver reported on skiKrumb in 2023, the startup’s wearable technology was certainly interesting—but hardly anywhere. Since then, the Startup of the Year finalist has expanded to iconic resorts such as Big White and Mt. Washington. Marmot Basin has become the first resort in Alberta […]
Cellar Insights Secures Further Investment to Scale Storage Solution Across America
In 2023, Calgary.tech reported that agtech-focused venture capital fund Carrot Ventures launched its second company, Cellar Insights. Cellar Insights uses a combination of sensors and cloud-based algorithms to remotely monitor potato health during long-term storage with an aim to reduce food loss and optimize the quality of crops post-harvest. Their system detects rot-risk signals and tracks […]
Andersen Consulting Taps Edmonton Tech Firm Silver Creek for Data Modernization
Andersen Consulting this month revealed a collaboration with Alberta-based software services firm Silver Creek. Chicago’s Andersen is a global consulting practice providing a suite of services spanning corporate strategy, business, technology, AI transformation, and human capital solutions. Founded in Edmonton in 1998, Silver Creek provides information technology services such as data analysis. The Canadian firm […]
MindFuel Launches Tech Futures Challenge to Foster Innovation Among Youth in 2026
Students from across Canada came together this month for the launch of MindFuel’s Tech Futures Challenge 2026. The MindFuel Foundation, formerly the Science Alberta Foundation, is a registered charitable organization dedicated to fostering youth innovation talent. MindFuel aims to create “engaging, high-quality programs that inspire a passion for science and technology-driven futures among youth.” Since […]
Alberta Orgs Garner Federal Support to Strengthen Energy Grid with Cleantech
The federal government this month announced financial support for four Alberta projects that aim to enhance grid reliability and resiliency within the province. Canada stated that investing in the future of energy is “the greatest commercial opportunity of our time.” The administration unveiled nearly $3 million in funding through the Energy Innovation Program’s Smart Grids […]