Alberta’s technology community has another opportunity to recognize the founders, companies, investors, and supporters helping the province’s innovation economy grow. Nominations and applications are now open for the 2026 Start Alberta Tech Awards, which will return to Calgary for their ninth year on November 4 at Studio Bell. The annual awards celebrate individuals and organizations […]
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Calgary Companies Stand Out at Start Alberta’s 2025 Tech Awards
Alberta’s technology leaders were in the spotlight Thursday evening as Start Alberta hosted its 8th annual Tech Awards at the Betty Andrews Recital Hall, celebrating standout achievements across 10 categories and highlighting the province’s growing innovation momentum. The event recognized companies and founders shaping Alberta’s tech economy, including Ontopical earning Deal of the Year, Orennia […]
Nominations Open for 2025 Start Alberta Tech Awards
Alberta’s top innovators are once again set to take the spotlight. Nominations and applications are now open for the 8th annual Start Alberta Tech Awards, recognizing the individuals and organizations shaping the province’s tech and innovation ecosystem. The 2025 Awards will be held on November 13th at the Betty Andrews Recital Hall in Edmonton, celebrating […]
Alberta’s Women Entrepreneurs Raised $116M in 2024
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 […]
Healthcare Innovators in Alberta Attract Investment to Advance Medical Tech
Alberta has been attracting investment recently. The province garnered more venture capital than British Columbia for the first time. Alberta’s success that quarter was largely powered by energy technology company ClearSky Global, who provided a major boost to the province’s numbers thanks to a raise of more than $200M in June. That kind of capital […]
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 […]
Start Alberta Celebrates Health of Startup Investment in Calgary
Through the first half of 2024, the province of Alberta surpassed BC—for the first time—in terms of investment dollars attracted, drawing a total of $383 million across 41 deals. “The second quarter of 2024 continued the momentum we saw earlier in the year, with steady venture capital investment,” stated Kim Furlong, chief executive of CVCA, […]
Cleantech Companies Bring the Energy to Alberta’s Venture Capital Scene in 2024
In August, Calgary.tech reported that, through the first half of 2024, the province of Alberta surpassed BC—for the first time—in terms of investment dollars attracted, drawing a total of $383 million across 41 deals. “The second quarter of 2024 continued the momentum we saw earlier in the year, with steady venture capital investment,” stated Kim […]
As Regulations Shift and Tighten, Verano.AI Seeks to Simplify Compliance in Canada
Compliance regulations are seldom simple—in fact, they might be more complicated than ever. A company based in Calgary possessing “deep knowledge of the many challenges and complexities with highly regulated industries” is developing products that automate regulatory compliance workflows through artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. Verano.AI offers a suite of solutions to streamline the […]
Start Alberta Tech Awards to Reveal Winners at GRAND Theatre in Calgary on November 17
The 5th annual Start Alberta Tech Awards ceremony will be taking place at the historic GRAND Theatre in Calgary. Opened in 1912, the GRAND is Western Canada’s oldest theatre and Calgary’s culture house. On November 17, the Start Alberta Tech Awards powered by ATB will recognize 10 individuals and organizations for their success and contributions to Alberta’s […]