Tech Roundup
Each week we bring together the latest headlines and happenings to help you stay up-to-date on what's happening in Edmonton's tech and innovation community.
Published every Tuesday
Recent editions
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
With news from the Edmonton50, YEG Startup Community Awards, Fairly Staffing, Wired for Potential, Nanostics, Bitcoin Well, vrCAVE, and more.
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With news from ScaleUP Awards, RWI Synthetics, AltaML, RoBIM Technologies, Bitcoin Well, Artificial Agency, Amii, CANDLE Lithium, and more.
Read this editionTuesday, April 28, 2026
With news from SketchDeck.ai, Alberta AAD, Samdesk, Areto Labs, Firesafe Analytics, Punchcard Systems, Artificial Agency, Inflexion Games, and more.
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Edmonton50 list recognizes region's most scalable startups
Ultracoustics Technologies, a University of Alberta-born company that has developed an "optical microphone" that uses light to detect sounds, ranked first on Scale Up Canada's Edmonton50 list of the region's most scalable companies.
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ScaleUP Awards recognize three Edmonton ventures
Three Edmonton companies are among the finalists for ScaleUP Awards, which recognize high-growth ventures in Western Canada.
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Steel-estimation startup looks to expand after investment
SketchDeck.ai, a software development company born in 2021 to save time for steel estimators, has closed a funding round led by Montreal's Boreal Ventures, with participation from BDC Capital and BKR Capital.
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Recent technology articles
Investment in Fairly Staffing lets dental hygienist scale in a new way
A former dental hygienist is scaling her staffing management company after she learned the hard way that things could be better — for her industry and others.
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Companies pitch defence applications as government funding swells
With $1.2 million from the Alberta government joining the growing pot of funding for defence, companies are finding ways to tailor their existing work for that industry.
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Region pledges to help Kawasaki build supply chain for liquefied hydrogen
A global leader in the hydrogen supply chain is partnering with economic development organizations in the Edmonton region to unlock liquefied hydrogen exports.
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