The THRIVE II Canada Accelerator has announced their most recent cohort and six Calgary-based companies have made it through their rigorous selection process. In total 15 companies with innovative ground-breaking solutions were selected to participate in Thrive’s award-winning program that accelerates sustainability, innovation, and technology across the industry. Companies were selected for their potential to […]
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How Alberta is Advancing the Cleantech Economy in 2023
Alberta may be known primarily for oil and gas, but the province is increasingly home to one of Canada’s most robust cleantech ecosystems, where startups are continually making advances with technology—which is good news because some reports suggest that “climate concerns are at an all-time high.” For example, 15 of last year’s Foresight 50 were […]
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 […]
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 […]
Calgary is a Cleantech Leader
At a time when climate concerns are at an all-time high in the province, a new list of Canada’s most investable cleantech companies reveals that one-third of them are based in Alberta with 15 calling Calgary home. The Foresight 50 recognizes ventures from across Canada and a variety of sectors including watertech, carbon solutions, hydrogen, and renewable […]
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 […]
Investors Complete Crowdfunding Round for AgTech Startup HEMPALTA
Hempalta, a Calgary-based agricultural technology company focused on innovative hemp processing and product creation, has completed an equity crowdfunding round on the FrontFundr platform. The startup, which launched earlier this year, raised over $1 million from the crowdfunding and with additional support from existing shareholders. The financing will be used to fund strategic technology acquisitions, […]
Calgary’s HEMPALTA Sees Upside To Hemp Use In Residential Construction
AgTech startup HEMPALTA is looking forward to sending optimized hemp hurd for use in hempcrete formulations to the U.S. residential construction market. Hempcrete was recently approved as a material for use in such construction with the regulatory change in the U.S. to take full effect by 2024. Hempcrete is an environmentally friendly alternative to concrete, […]
Local AgTech Startup HEMPALTA Raising Capital though Crowdfunding
Calgary’s Hempalta has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on FrontFundr to raise up to $1.8 million for its innovative hemp processing technology. The funds raised will be allocated towards funding technology acquisitions, driving sales and marketing activities, and securing the company’s foothold in the hemp processing and product development industry. “We’re excited to offer all […]