A Calgary Kal Tire store is the first location to deploy PitPro Automation’s production tire-changing system, bringing robotics into the service bay ahead of winter. San Francisco-based PitPro announced the installation September 23, marking its first Canadian deployment and a move beyond pilots following its June 2025 unveiling. Designed for Class 3 and smaller vehicles, […]
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Alberta Promoting the Region’s ‘Responsible Energy’ Ecosystem on an International Stage
Alberta is busy promoting its “responsible energy” sector across North America and even overseas. For example, Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Grant Hunter is in New York City this week to showcase how Alberta is reducing emissions while growing its economy through producing energy responsibly. At Climate Week NYC, Hunter will taker advantage of […]
Showpass Lands FAN EXPO Partnership Across 13 Cities
Calgary-based Showpass has been selected as the official ticketing and event technology partner for FAN EXPO, bringing its platform to a convention portfolio that welcomes more than one million fans annually. The partnership spans 13 North American cities, including events such as CALGARY EXPO, MEGACON Orlando, FAN EXPO Chicago and FAN EXPO Denver. FAN EXPO […]
Calgary Economic Development Launches Level Up to Help Alberta Companies Go Global
Calgary Economic Development and the Government of Alberta have launched Level Up, a free program helping Alberta businesses expand internationally and diversify beyond their existing markets. Funded by the province and delivered by Calgary Economic Development, the initiative combines online learning, expert-led workshops and individual mentorship. It builds on the Trade Accelerator Program (TAP), adding […]
Integrity360 Targets North American Growth From Calgary Base
Calgary-based cybersecurity firm Advantus360 has officially rebranded as Integrity360, marking the next phase of the company’s expansion across Canada and the United States. The change follows Integrity360’s acquisition of Advantus360 in January 2026, a deal that gave the Ireland-based cybersecurity company its first foothold in North America. Founded in 2015, Advantus360 built its business by […]
Verdex Capital Backs IIF to Bring New Farm Financing Model to Canada
Canadian farmers may soon have another way to finance growth without taking on conventional debt or giving up ownership in their businesses. Calgary-based Verdex Capital has invested in Invest Inya Farmer (IIF), an Australian agricultural financing platform preparing to launch across Canada. IIF connects investors directly with defined production cycles, allowing them to back crops, […]
Calgary’s Tagsight Builds Momentum with Google for Startups Cloud Membership
Calgary startup Tagsight has joined the Google for Startups Cloud Program as it builds software to help engineers turn complex drawings into usable data. Founded earlier this year, Tagsight reads piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) and other engineering drawings, extracting information that project teams would otherwise compile by hand. “We built Tagsight because the instrument […]
Kanin Energy Secures Major Financing Round to Fund Progress of Project Portfolio
Calgary’s Kanin Energy this month raised a major round of financing. The Alberta-based cleantech upstart was founded in 2020 by chief executive officer Janice Tran alongside Dan Fipke and Jake Bainbridge with a focus on capturing waste heat for power generation, district heating, and other industrial efficiency projects. North America’s industrial sector generates waste heat […]
CURA Raises Capital to Fuel Next Phase of Low-Carbon Cement Revolution
In 2025, Calgary-based CURA secured pre-seed capital from Zacua Ventures and Amplify Capital. This month, the decidedly Albertan cleantech company announced a much bigger round of financing. CURA has secured US$10 million to accelerate commercialization, according to a statement, with both Zacua Ventures and Amplify Capital returning, as well as new investors Sandpiper Ventures and […]
Two Calgary-Based Health-Tech Innovators Earn Top 40 Under 40 Honour
The cofounders of local startup-to-watch NanoTess were this week named honourees at Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Awards. Megan Leslie and Julian Mulia were recognized for the impact of their Alberta upstart’s flagship medical device, NanoSALV Catalytic. The award spotlights the positive effect NanoSALV Catalytic has had on Canadians living with wounds, burns, and severe […]