Last year, a report from national law firm Osler uncovered “impressive signs of growth, renewal, and resilience in the ecosystem” in Alberta. And CBRE’s 2023 Scoring Tech Talent report found that Calgary experienced a 61% growth in tech talent over five years—the second-highest rate in Canada next to Vancouver. There has “never been a more exciting time to be in […]
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Real Estate App Virtuo Looks to Expand Across Canada With Seed Funding Round
Calgary’s Virtuo has secured a $3.5 million seed funding round led by ATB Private Equity and TELUS Ventures. Virtuo is a homeownership concierge platform that connects and streamlines tasks associated with moving and beyond. This new funding will fuel Virtuo’s expansion across Canada and into the U.S., enabling it to bring its customer experience to […]
Google Accepting Applications for Latest Startups Accelerator Canada Program
In 2020, Google launched its first Startup Accelerator in Canada. Since then the company supported more than 30 Canadian startups from coast-to-coast. These startups cover a wide range of industries—from healthcare and biotech, agriculture, education, finance, telecommunications, real estate and more—and have gone on to raise more than $140 million collectively. Among the past accelerator […]