The mayor of Red Deer is lauding a $10 million investment from the federal government into the region’s energy grid. The move is part of the administration’s “National Strategy for an Electrified Canadian Economy.” Canada is growing and modernizing electricity grids to ensure that Albertans can access affordable, reliable electricity for years to come, according […]
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CDW Canada Deepens Western Footprint with New Calgary Tech Hub
CDW Canada has officially opened a new Calgary tech hub as the company deepens its investment in Western Canada. Located at The District at Beltline, the office houses CDW Canada’s 24/7 National Operations Centre and brings together leaders in cybersecurity, managed services, and artificial intelligence. The new hub will give organizations in Calgary and across […]
Calgary’s TCG Machines Sorts Its One-Billionth Trading Card
Calgary robotics company TCG Machines has reached a major milestone, with its global fleet of PhyzBatch-9000 machines collectively sorting more than one billion trading cards. That represents approximately 2,000 tonnes of cards. Stacked vertically, the company says the billion-card collection would rise 321 kilometres—well beyond Earth’s atmosphere. “At TCG Machines, we build tools to help […]
Proholistic Discovery Innovates Biotech Solution with AI to Help Reveal Actionable Insights
Almost 90% of drug candidates fail in clinical trials, and nearly half of those failures occur to blind spots around Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, and Toxicity properties. An AI-powered solution from Edmonton’s Proholistic Discovery aims to empower researchers to make data-informed decisions earlier in the process. “With deep expertise spanning target identification, lead optimization, and […]
Calgary Fintech Helcim Raises $53 Million in Series C Funding
Calgary-based payments company Helcim has secured $53 million in Series C financing as it looks to expand its platform, grow its team, and serve more mid-sized businesses across North America. The round was led by BDC Capital’s Growth Venture Fund. New investors Curql Collective—a strategic fund backed by more than 160 North American credit unions—and […]
Platform Calgary Wants to Turn Software Ideas Into Recurring Revenue
Platform Calgary is accepting applications for the fall cohort of its Platform Pre-Accelerator, a free 12-week program designed to help local software founders move from a promising idea to a market-ready product and recurring revenue. Applications close Sunday, August 30, with the program running from September 14 to December 4. Open to founders building in […]
Calgary Founder Launches PhoneFree to Put a Hard Stop on Screen Time
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 […]
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, […]