Female entrepreneurs in Alberta helped garner $116 million in capital for their companies through 2024. Calgary.tech has covered the vast majority of their origin stories in the past. Honouring March’s International Women’s Day, Start Alberta used its Deal Flow data platform to segment fundraising in 2024 to reveal that women founders and co-founders captured $116 million across […]
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Recognizing the Success of Financial Technology Innovation in Alberta in 2024
This year the province of Alberta surpassed BC in terms of investment dollars attracted, drawing a total of $383 million across 41 deals. Following this “continued momentum” up, Start Alberta recently recognized the top areas for venture capital flow in the province through 2024. And at the head of the pack, in front of Energy and […]
Calgary Entrepreneurs Make the Cut as Finalists in National Competition
EY Canada this week recognized more than 160 entrepreneurs as regional finalists in the organization’s Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 program. Selected by an independent panel of judges, businesses from coast-to-coast have been recognized for their value creation, purpose-driven leadership, and the impact of their work on communities around them. Now celebrating its 30th year […]
How PayShepherd Helped Industrial Facilities Avoid $1 Million in Overspending
Launched in 2018 by Wesley Sessenwein, Jenn Hunter, and Johan Lee, Calgary’s PayShepherd wants to become the “system of record” for financial transactions between industrial facilities and contractors. Working as a billing management and contract assurance platform, the company’s solution sits between facilities and the contracted workforce to identify billing issues, increase visibility and accountability […]
PayShepherd Raises $7 Million to ‘Deepen’ Fintech Targeting Heavy Industry with AI
A Calgary-based innovator of financial services for heavy industry today announced an oversubscribed “seed+” round of funding. PayShepherd wants to become the “system of record” for financial transactions between industrial facilities and contractors. Working as a billing management and contract assurance platform, the company’s solution sits between facilities and the contracted workforce to identify billing […]
The Best Tech Startup Employers Based in Calgary
Forbes this month released its first-ever ranking of Canada’s Best Startup Employers. To determine the ranking, Forbes partnered with research firm Statista to identify a shortlist of more than 1,000 companies based in Canada. Startups were then evaluated based on three main criteria: employer reputation, employee satisfaction, and company growth. Data points were tallied into […]
5 More Homegrown Calgary Startups We’re Watching in 2023
We provided a shortlist of 10 homegrown Calgary tech startups to watch earlier this year. These companies are already proving us right as they continue to impress the local tech community. We’re adding 5 more to this year’s official watchlist. These startups have been turning heads and deserve to be recognized for the impact they’re […]
PayShepherd Secures $3 Million to Tackle Contractor Billing Errors for Manufacturing Facilities
Calgary’s PayShepherd has secured USD $3 million in seed funding led by Nashville Capital Network, with participation from existing investors Thin Air Labs and the Accelerate Fund, managed by Yaletown Partners with support from the A100. Since releasing its platform, PayShepherd has helped manufacturing facilities and contractors eliminate overspending, benchmarked in excess of USD $1 million yearly per major facility, as well […]