Calgary’s Fahad Zaidi has launched PhoneFree, an app designed to help people spend less time on their phones by blocking distracting apps for set periods or on a recurring schedule. Unlike screen-time tools that users can easily override, PhoneFree imposes a hard block for the duration selected. Zaidi developed the app after finding that willpower […]
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Calgary Leads North America in Tech Talent Growth for Third Year Running
Calgary is North America’s fastest-growing tech talent market for the third consecutive year, reinforcing the city’s momentum as a destination for technology companies and skilled workers. According to CBRE’s 2026 Scoring Tech Talent report, Calgary’s technology workforce expanded 56 per cent between 2022 and 2025—the highest growth rate among the 50 North American markets studied. […]
Wound Care Innovation Startup Reaches ‘Exciting Moment’ Following ‘Outstanding Results’ from Early Test
A startup that spun out of research at the University of Calgary is developing healthcare technology to support cleaner and more balanced wound environments. MHCombiotic, which was also supported by the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking as well as Innovate Calgary’s Life Sciences Innovation Hub through the Life Sciences Fellowship program, has completed early clinical […]
Platform Labs Meets Calgary Founders Where They Are
Building a startup rarely follows a straight line. A founder refining an initial idea needs different guidance than one developing a minimum viable product or preparing to raise capital. Platform Labs is designed around those differences. The recurring workshop series from Platform Calgary offers hands-on training for aspiring and experienced founders as they ideate, validate, […]
PayTech Women Launches Calgary Chapter With AI and Future of Work Panel
Calgary’s fintech community has got a new forum for professional development, education, and connection as PayTech Women prepares to launch its local chapter this month. The inaugural PayTech Women Calgary event will take place on August 27 at Helcim’s downtown headquarters, bringing together professionals from payments, banking, fintech, software, and other technology-driven industries. The evening […]
Two Calgary Energy Tech Leaders Named to Hart Energy’s 40 Under 40
Calgary’s growing reputation as a centre for energy technology innovation received another boost this summer as two local executives have been named to Hart Energy’s 2026 40 Under 40. Sean Hervo, Co-Founder and CEO of PrePad, and Brandon Myers, Head of Novi Intelligence at Novi Labs, are the only two Canadians recognized in this year’s […]
Alberta Launches Website, Town Hall Series to Inform Locals About AI Data Centres
The artificial intelligence economy is expected to contribute up to US$16 trillion to the global economy in the 2030s. Alberta’s data centre strategy has already attracted nearly $200 billion in potential private investment. As global demand for computing around AI technologies continues to grow, the Province believes that its “competitive tax environment, abundant natural gas, […]
Calgary’s Life Sciences Community Takes Centre Stage
Calgary’s growing health technology and life sciences ecosystem will take centre stage this September when Life Sciences Week returns to Alberta. Running from September 21 through 25, the province-wide initiative connects industry leaders, policymakers, researchers, innovators and students. Calgary’s headline contribution arrives Wednesday, September 23, when the YYC Life Sciences Spotlight takes over Platform Calgary. […]
CFIN Funding to Help Scale Proprietary Food-Tech Innovation from CBS Bio Platforms
The Canadian Food Innovation Network is awarding more than $700,000 to eight food-tech projects through its Innovation Booster Program, the organization revealed this week, matched by industry funds for a total investment of nearly $1 million. This round of capital targets applied AI solutions on the plant floor and across the food supply chain, according […]
Calgary’s Cashew Examines AI’s Growing Impact on Brand Trust
Artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever for brands to produce polished content—but that efficiency may be creating a new challenge: consumers increasingly assume that what they see was generated by AI. New research from Calgary-based consumer research platform Cashew found that 87% of consumers believe brands use at least some AI-generated content, even […]