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. Not surprisingly, Calgary.tech also thrived in its first […]
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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 […]
2022 Start Alberta Tech Awards Recognize Top Achievements of Alberta’s Tech Companies
The 5th annual Start Alberta Tech Awards ceremony took place last week at the GRAND Theatre in Calgary. Powered by ATB, the awards ceremony celebrated winners across 10 award categories, honouring the individuals and organizations with standout contributions to Alberta’s tech industry in 2022. Among the big winners of the night were entrepreneur Julian Mulia […]
Remote Work Shift Has Impact on Calgary Office Space and Company Culture
Gartner predicts 40% of organizations will offer a blend of virtual and physical work experiences by the end of 2023. “Hybrid work has changed the nature of our workplaces more than anything else since the invention of the internet,” Ryan Wong, CEO of Vancouver-based tech unicorn Visier, stated recently. Within tech companies hiring tech talent, that […]
Three Calgary Startups Ranked Among ‘Top 1%’ of Canadian Tech
Earlier this summer, Communitech unveiled the first ever Team True North. The Kitchener-Waterloo hub for entrepreneurship created the list to spotlight “the best of Canadian tech”—which by their measure is defined as high-performing tech firms tracking to $1 billion in annual revenue with growth rates that match the top 1% of companies in the world. The list—determined through […]
Neo Financial Upgrades Credit Card Offering with Reward Bundles
Neo Financial has introduced subscription-based bundled rewards, expanding their suite of personalized financial products. The Calgary-based challenger bank says the Neo Card is the first credit card in Canada to provide members with the power to customize their rewards and benefits, combining multiple premium reward cards into a single card. “Neo has always believed in technology […]
Neo Financial Named Top Canadian Startup To Work For
Canadian challenger bank Neo Financial raised a financing round earlier this year valuing the Calgary-born fintech at over $1 billion. The Series C round led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures made Neo one of the fastest Canadian companies to reach the coveted ‘unicorn’ status. Neo Financial offers a variety of products to its customers, including cash-back […]
Neo Financial Achieves Unicorn Status And Is Hiring 100 In Calgary & Winnipeg
Canadian challenger bank Neo Financial has raised a $185 million Series C round led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures. The financing round brings Neo’s total funding to $299 million since its 2019 inception and values the company at over $1 billion, making Neo one of the fastest Canadian companies to reach the coveted ‘unicorn’ status. Neo Financial […]