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Calgary Is All-In on Tech for #InnovationWeekYYC

The 2024 edition of Innovation Week YYC, running from Wednesday, November 13 to Thursday, November 21, is a week-long celebration of the people, startups, scaleups, and technologies that are defining Calgary’s future.

Calgary Emerges as a North American Tech Talent Leader

What do Calgary, Toronto, and the San Francisco Bay area all have in common? According to the CBRE 2024 Scoring Tech Talent Report, all three markets are creating a large number of new jobs in tech.

Techstars Startup Weekend brings ideas to life

From June 21st-23rd, 58 aspiring entrepreneurs, designers, developers, and entrepreneurially-curious folks gathered at the Platform Innovation Centre for Techstars Startup Weekend.

Report to Community: In conversation with Rumeza Fatima

Rumeza is a 2023 recipient of Platform Calgary's 10x Future Founders Scholarship.

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For Ecosystem Builders

Calgary Is All-In on Tech for #InnovationWeekYYC

The 2024 edition of Innovation Week YYC, running from Wednesday, November 13 to Thursday, November 21, is a week-long celebration of the people, startups, scaleups, and technologies that are defining Calgary’s future.

Business-building

For Ecosystem Builders

Calgary Emerges as a North American Tech Talent Leader

What do Calgary, Toronto, and the San Francisco Bay area all have in common? According to the CBRE 2024 Scoring Tech Talent Report, all three markets are creating a large number of new jobs in tech.

Community

For Ecosystem Builders

Techstars Startup Weekend brings ideas to life

From June 21st-23rd, 58 aspiring entrepreneurs, designers, developers, and entrepreneurially-curious folks gathered at the Platform Innovation Centre for Techstars Startup Weekend.

Women in Tech

For Youth

Report to Community: In conversation with Rumeza Fatima

Rumeza is a 2023 recipient of Platform Calgary's 10x Future Founders Scholarship.

Women in Tech

For Startups

Report to Community: In conversation with Lourdes Juan

Lourdes Juan is the Founder and CEO of Knead Technologies.

Community

For Ecosystem Builders

Report to Community: In conversation with Brad Zumwalt

Brad Zumwalt is the Co-Founder of Rainforest Calgary.

Business-building

For Startups

Incubator Feature: Roger Kingkade of Club Unity

Roger Kingkade is the Managing Director of Club Unity, which makes software that serves the private club and golf club industry.

Platform News

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OCIF invests in Platform Calgary’s National Bank Investor Hub

The Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund will provide up to $400,000 over 28 months to Platform Calgary for the National Bank Investor Hub to unlock capital for underrepresented Calgary-based founders.

Platform News

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Calgary among the top tech ecosystems in North America

Calgary is highlighted in the 2024 Global Startup Ecosystem Report - with tech startups generating $8.1 billion in value to the Calgary economy.

Skill-building

For Startups

Meet the founders: The Incubator wraps up its first cohort

Over the past 18 months, these high-potential founders have been equipped with the resources and connections needed to build world-class companies.

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