Plug and Play Alberta will host its Spring 2025 Expo on Thursday, May 22, at the Sam Centre in Calgary. The event will highlight developments in technology across sectors, including health, sustainability, artificial intelligence, and food and beverage. Attendees can explore exhibits and presentations from startups in the Plug and Play Alberta Spring Batch 2025. […]
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Absorb Software Garners Recognition for Workforce Empowerment Platform
We live in a working world that never stops changing in response to the needs of the workforce, which means enterprises should prioritize the building of agile, future-ready teams. These are the words of David Wilson, who serves as chief executive officer of UK-based Fosway Group. Fosway Group is behind The Fosway 9-Grid, Europe’s leading […]
Calgary’s Blackline Safety Celebrates Industry Recognition for EXO 8 Innovation
Blackline Safety this month earned multiple awards for its recently launched EXO 8 product. The Calgary company’s suite of tech-forward safety products helps emergency teams improve situational awareness and make informed decisions in high-risk environments. Safety solutions include connected wearables, portable area monitors, and cloud-based software that provide live monitoring, automatic incident alerts, and location-based […]
Alberta’s Position as a Data Centre Powerhouse Strengthened by New Stantec Partnership
Alberta’s rise as a data centre powerhouse has taken another leap forward with a major new project from Beacon AI Centers, supported by Nadia Partners, and designed by Stantec, headquartered in Edmonton. Stantec has been selected as the lead consultant for a multi-site artificial intelligence data centre initiative spanning six locations across five municipalities in […]
Energy Meets AI: Calgary Breakfast Gathers Leaders to Shape Alberta’s Digital Future
A select group of senior executives from Alberta’s energy, infrastructure, cloud, and AI sectors will gather at Platform Calgary for the Energy & AI Data Centre Executive Breakfast, a high-level event designed to spark collaboration on the province’s next wave of digital infrastructure. Hosted on the KPMG Pitch Stage during Calgary Stampede week, the breakfast […]
Calgary’s StackDX Unveils Unified Brand Amid Rapid Growth
Calgary-based tech firm StackDX is marking its third anniversary with a major milestone and a new identity. The company has officially rebranded its suite of energy sector software products under a unified StackDX banner, celebrating the moment with the announcement of its 50th enterprise client. StackDX’s platform is now used by more than 40% of […]
Calgary Startups Lead Finalist Field at 2025 Alberta Cleantech Awards
Calgary’s cleantech community will be in the spotlight next week as the 2025 Alberta Cleantech Awards return to the BMO Centre on May 21st. Held on the opening night of the Inventures conference, the annual awards recognize trailblazers advancing innovation and sustainability across Alberta’s economy. Finalists were announced today, with Calgary-based startups making a strong […]
CraftXR Brings Emotional Intelligence into the Future of Workforce Training
CraftXR is equipping future healthcare workers with the emotional intelligence skills they’ll need to thrive in complex, people-first environments. Emotional intelligence might be the critical skill most professionals never formally learn—CraftXR is here to change that. Founded by Farzana Aktar and Hamza Afzaal, CraftXR Technologies is a Calgary-based startup that blends extended reality (XR) and artificial […]
Foresight 50 Returns to Spotlight Top Cleantech Ventures in Calgary
Foresight Canada is now accepting applications for its fifth annual Foresight 50 program, which spotlights 50 of the country’s most investible cleantech ventures to a global network of investors. The initiative connects Canadian startups tackling environmental and economic challenges with the capital and connections needed to scale their impact. Since its launch in 2021, the Foresight […]
OCIF Express Injects $3.5M Into Calgary SMEs to Spur Jobs, Tech Innovation
The Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund (OCIF), with support from the Government of Alberta, has launched a new funding stream—OCIF Express—to rapidly deploy up to $3.5 million into 23 Calgary-based small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), fuelling job creation, skills training, and innovation across key sectors. With a focus on projects under 24 months in duration, OCIF […]