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 […]
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These Freshly Funded Alberta Startups are Ready to Grow in 2023
$900 million of venture capital dollars were invested across 144 deals in the third quarter of 2022, bringing the year-to-date total above $7 billion invested across more than 500 deals as investment “continues to normalize to pre-pandemic levels,” according to the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association. Kim Furlong, Chief Executive Officer of CVCA, noted […]
Fintech Ownly Partners with ‘Household Name’ to Reward Online Homebuyers
Property technology startup Ownly this week announced a national partnership with a “household name.” Calgary-based Ownly, which digitizes the home-buying process, unveiled a partnership with the AIR MILES Reward Program. The new partnership gives consumers a chance to earn Reward Miles through each step of the home-buying process, according to Ownly, which recently raised a seed […]
Alberta Fintechs Strike Partnership to Empower Online Homebuyers in Canada
On the heels of a seed round, Ownly this week announced new partnerships with two Canadian companies. The Calgary-based prop-tech startup revealed a partnership with Edmonton’s HonestDoor, a tech company providing instant estimates of property value. In addition, Ownly is partnering with online mortgage brokerage Homewise, based in the North York region of Ontario. “We each […]
Calgary-Born ‘Shopify of Real Estate’ Raises Round to Accelerate Expansion
Ownly has raised a $2.5 million seed round. The Calgary-based property technology startup raised the capital to support a “rapid expansion into US markets.” The investment was led by Bluesky Equities notable participation from NAventures, corporate venture capital arm of National Bank of Canada, and Garage Capital. The Alberta startup’s platform allows customers to shop, pre-qualify, […]