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At Acera Insurance (formerly Rogers Insurance and Fairfield Watson), we’re in the business of protecting yours. In addition to being experts in insurance, group benefits, and risk management, we pride ourselves on our depth of expertise within the technology industry. Our experienced team understands the unique business needs of the technology sector. They utilize this knowledge to help identify risks and exposures, determine your specific insurance requirements and ensure you are getting the best insurance protection for the best value. The technology industry comes with its own unique set of risks, and it is important to have technology-specific insurance to help protect your hard and soft business assets. Our insurance experts can help you manage your risks, exposures and design a technology insurance program that works for your needs and budget. We offer tailored technology insurance products to help Platform members protect their start-ups and existing business.

Ayming is a leading global consulting firm which has been helping businesses grow and innovate in a non-dilutive manner for over 35 years. They do this by helping companies access all forms of government funding. Their proprietary artificial intelligence (AI)-driven database of grants provides real time access to thousands of programs, including a custom snapshot of all federal and provincial grants currently available to your specific business. Ayming and their trusted advisors could be the key to unlocking the funding your business needs.

Workplace is an essential part of the corporate culture. Colliers helps organizations from incubation, to scale and beyond, make intelligent real estate decisions. Real estate is usually an organization's second-highest cost behind people – Colliers helps technology companies at every stage understand how to navigate market dynamics and availability, understand complex documentation and strategically negotiate with market savvy property owners.

ELEVATOR is an unconventional boutique agency with offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. It was founded over 20 years ago by Melanie Rego with a purpose to continuously advance the business of PR. Leading with an unconventional approach, Melanie attracts the smartest, most forward thinking team members and the best clients ready for brand elevation, from the ground up. Today, they define their craft as message architecture, considering each and every messaging angle as they draft plans to connect clients with customers and make those moments perfect.

Through a turbulent decade, Evans Hunt has witnessed time and again the power of local businesses to adapt, overcome and outperform. They’re a strategic marketing partner to many Calgary organizations you know well, and others you’ll be admiring soon. That makes them close accomplices in the ongoing reinvention of Calgary business, and they’re always happy to collaborate with anyone who shares a commitment to discovery, improvement and creativity.

Fasken is a leading national law firm with offices across the country. We help our start-up clients with everything from hiring, founder agreements, investment rounds, IP protection strategies, regulatory issues, exits, and more. We also offer a founder-friendly startup package to our start-up clients. Our startup package includes access to Fasken Edge, our online digital collaboration platform, to manage all your legal documents. It also includes access to our foundational documents, such as SAFEs, employment agreements, advisor agreements and stock option plans.

KPMG in Calgary has been working for many years as a trusted advisor with startup, scaleup and mature technology companies to grow and mitigate risks. Its interdisciplinary team provides accounting, assurance, tax, SR&ED, financing, valuation services and more that assist companies with their growth journey. KPMG leverages their deep experience to share knowledge and insights with entrepreneurs to initiate new thinking and grow their ideas into successful enterprises.

With $426 billion in assets as of July 31, 2023, National Bank of Canada, together with its subsidiaries, forms one of Canada's leading integrated financial groups. The Bank has approximately 30,000 employees in knowledge-intensive positions and has been recognized numerous times as a top employer and for its commitment to diversity.

TEEMA's purpose is to bring great people together to live better. They have served the Calgary and broader Alberta market with professional recruitment and staffing solutions since 2008. Technology now accounts for approximately 70% of their business and they look forward to helping startups with workforce planning solutions, HR strategy, market intelligence, compensation guidance, and job descriptions.