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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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Double win for PulseMedica at YEG Startup Community Awards
PulseMedica won twice at the YEG Startup Community Awards, with the company winning the prize for Most Edmonton Startup of the Year, while business operations lead Dom Beaupre was named the Best Supporting Actor of the Year.
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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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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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RoBIM and nuclear project get share of ERA funding
Emissions Reduction Alberta is investing more than $41 million into the province's construction and electricity sectors as part of $91 million allotted for its Industrial Transformation Challenge.
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Antigoni Studios plots coworking space as part of femtech venture studio
Opening a coworking space tailored to women will be among the first acts of the newly launched Antigoni Studios, described as Canada's first femtech venture studio.
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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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Areto Labs co-founder recognized for AI safety work
Jacqueline Comer, co-founder and chief product officer of Areto Labs, was among the recipients of the AI + Safety award at the She Shapes AI Conference in London on April 16.
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