The Government of Alberta is advancing the province’s global leadership in the circular economy by committing $58 million through Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) to projects across the province worth $528 million in public and private investment. Producing high-quality fertilizer for farmers, recycling asphalt from roof shingles, sequestering carbon in concrete, and novel plastics recycling are […]
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Alberta Sees Strong Investment Continue in New Year
Despite a rocky global market, 2022 was a strong one for Alberta startups and scale-ups, who raised more than $1.2 billion across over 150 funding rounds throughout the year, according to data released by the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association. The high-momentum market of Alberta remains present in 2023, recent figures suggest. Several […]
FREDsense Wants to Change How We Think About Water Quality
Do you know what is in your water? It may be a simple question, but “the truth is, you probably don’t,” argues FREDsense Technologies. This is because water is incredibly difficult to analyze. The Calgary-based company understands a thing or two about the challenges of “knowing your water”: it is in the business of developing […]
Soilgenic Innovates Fertilizer Industry with Climate-Smart Tech
Building on Alberta’s growing clean tech economy is a slew of local ag-tech startups focused on sustainability through innovation. One of these young companies is Soilgenic, which is developing a suite of “enhanced efficiency fertilizer technologies.” “Fertilizers are responsible for feeding the world, but nutrients can be tied up in the soil or lost to […]
ZILA Works Converts Plants to Resin for Spectrum of Uses
ZILA Works is using industrial hemp to change the way that plastics are made. The company has developed a patent pending, BPA-free bio-epoxy resin made from industrial hemp that it hopes will contribute to Canada’s clean tech economy. Utilizing hemp, a renewable resource that absorbs carbon dioxide as it grows, changes the game for epoxies, […]
Two Calgary Startups Named Finalists at OKGN Angel Summit
The OKGN Angel Summit officially kicked off earlier this month with an investment fund of $225,000 on the table for one courageous startup. The uniquely elevated pitch program guides Okanagan-based investors and startups from across Western Canada through the capital-raising process as part of a Dragon’s Den-style selection process culminating in a public Grand Finale. The group […]
Q+A with HEMPALTA CEO Darren Bondar on Building an Industrial Hemp Processing Startup
HEMPALTA is one of our companies to watch in 2023 as the hemp producer from Calgary has been recognized by Foresight as a top investable cleantech company in Canada. Just a year old, the company’s mission is to be at the forefront of what it calls the next evolution in agriculture utilizing advanced technology to […]
Edmonton’s Nanoprecise Raises $10 Million For AI In Manufacturing Plants
Edmonton’s Nanoprecise Sci Corp has raised a USD $10 million series B financing round led by Export Development Canada (EDC) with participation from Honeywell Ventures, NSK Ltd., and EC Mergers & Acquisitions. Nanoprecise is an automated AI-based predictive maintenance solution provider that specializes in the implementation of Artificial Intelligence and IIoT technology for predictive asset maintenance and […]
10 Homegrown Calgary Startups to Watch in 2023
2022 is in the books and despite what we’ve all been through, it was a pretty good year for the Calgary tech community and the provincial scene as a whole. Tech companies specializing in everything from robotic fulfillment systems to data-driven customer insights, and from corporate purpose software to legaltech have been leading an unprecedented […]