In 2020, Google launched its first Startup Accelerator in Canada. Since then the company supported more than 30 Canadian startups from coast-to-coast. These startups cover a wide range of industries—from healthcare and biotech, agriculture, education, finance, telecommunications, real estate and more—and have gone on to raise more than $140 million collectively. Among the past accelerator […]
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Looking Back on Calgary Startups That Made Waves in 2022
Alberta is home to one of Canada’s largest technology and startup hubs. The Calgary region in particular breeds top-notch startups who receive substantial funding from a supportive local ecosystem. Despite a “notable impact” of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Alberta’s economy, the province’s digital economy “remained resilient and thrived,” concluded a recent report from the Information and […]
Calgary’s Helcim Partners with Cloud-based Accounting Giant Xero
Calgary’s Helcim will be expanding its service offering through a new partnership with Xero. The partnership will bring more choice of payments integrations to businesses that use Xero for accounting services. Xero is as a leading cloud accounting software provider. The New Zealand headquartered company recently established Toronto as its North American hub for product and […]