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Minister says investor confidence in renewables is strong, despite report that suggests otherwise
A Pembina Institute report found that the Alberta Electric System Operator saw more electricity production cancelled than pitched in 2024.
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ScaleupMap is the latest business from entrepreneurial Mawji family
Kinza Mawji, the 20-year-old son of Ashif Mawji — a prolific Edmonton investor who sold the Upside Software company he started for US$22 million in 2012 — has started his own platform to help startups find investment, called ScaleupMap.
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Edmonton forms new partnership with Calgary to strengthen tech in both cities
A new partnership between Edmonton Unlimited and Platform Calgary could combine each city's strengths for mutual success, said Edmonton Unlimited CEO Tom Viinikka.
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Noted: Tom Viinikka on how to build tech's critical mass
After roughly one year on the job, Tom Viinikka, the CEO of Edmonton Unlimited, joined the co-hosts of Episode 312 of Speaking Municipally to talk about building what he calls a "critical mass" of entrepreneurial horsepower for Edmonton's tech industry.
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Scription plots growth in fast-food maintenance after US$7.85M investment
With a fresh US$7.85-million investment in hand, Justin Villiers said Scription is supersizing its predictive maintenance tech that boosts profit margins for both quick-serve food operators and the maintenance companies they rely on.
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As Edmonton biotech industry booms, Launa Aspeslet steps up to guide further success
Launa Aspeslet has switched from chairing the Applied Pharmaceutical Innovation board to acting as its first-ever chief translational officer, a position she took in May that she said could help companies in Edmonton's flourishing biotech industry find success.
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Students earn credits by helping FireSafe AI manage wildfires
FireSafe AI CEO Nafaa Haddou has returned to his alma mater to offer students credit for helping his company tackle how artificial intelligence and tech can address the growing wildfire problem in Alberta.
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The Drive AI aims to make file management smarter
Fresh off winning the Rising Star of the Year award at this year's YEG Startup Community Awards, Bigyan Karki said he's working to develop the world's first fully agentic file system.
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Hydrogen Naturally targets capturing carbon and producing hydrogen with waste wood
Hydrogen Naturally is using a $3-million provincial grant to study its plan to build processing units that break waste from the forestry industry into hydrogen and carbon, allowing it to sell the former and capture and store the latter.
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