SVG Ventures| THRIVE, a Silicon Valley based global agrifood innovation and investment platform has announced the cohort III company selected to receive investment from it’s Pioneer Fund. Following the conclusion of the third iteration of the THRIVE Canada Accelerator Program the fifteen cohort participants took to the stage to pitch their technology solutions at THRIVE’s Canada III […]
Verge Technologies
Lethbridge Startup on the Verge of Autonomous Farming
An agricultural technology firm based in Alberta this month unveiled a new feature on its platform. Based in Lethbridge, Verge Ag was founded with the mission to accelerate the transition to autonomous farming. En route its mission, the company offers two main products currently: Path Planner and Equipment Explorer. Path Planner help growers determine the […]
Alberta Innovates Directs Millions of Dollars Toward Local Agricultural Technology
We already know that Alberta is a province actively innovating the agriculture sector in Canada. But the province’s “innovation engine” believes there is even more potential to advance Canadian ag-tech. Agriculture innovators funded by Alberta Innovates are harnessing digital technologies to make farmers’ jobs easier, with lower input costs and a smaller environmental footprint. Eleven […]