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For Ecosystem Builders
Beyond Capital: How Connections Are Driving Calgary's Innovation Economy
Calgary's startup ecosystem is growing rapidly, but funding is only part of the story. Discover how founder-investor relationships, sector-focused events, and community connections are helping drive innovation and long-term growth across the city's tech ecosystem.
For Startups
From Early Traction to Focused Execution: Celebrating the Inaugural Platform Pre-Accelerator Cohort
Meet the 17 Calgary tech founders who completed Platform's inaugural Pre-Accelerator — a 9-week program turning early-stage startups into focused, execution-ready businesses.
For Ecosystem Builders
Building Stronger Pathways for Founders: How Platform Calgary and Edmonton Unlimited Collaborated at Upper Bound 2026
This May, Platform Calgary and Edmonton Unlimited came together at Upper Bound 2026 powered by Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii). As the largest AI conference in Canada, Upper Bound bridges world-class research with real business adoption. Together, our goal was to build intentional pathways for founders from both cities–creating a community-driven environment where builders can connect, learn from each other, and unlock new opportunities.
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For Ecosystem Builders
Meet the Founders of the First Platform Pre-Accelerator Cohort
We’re excited to introduce the inaugural cohort of the Platform Pre-Accelerator — a group of founders building solutions across healthcare, construction, transportation, agriculture, e-commerce, and more.This 9-week, in-person, execution-first program is designed for founders who have moved beyond the idea stage and are actively testing their product in-market — working to define their ideal customer, validate demand, and build a repeatable path to early traction. The cohort brings together Calgary-based founders who are building, experimenting, and working to turn early progress into structured, consistent execution.
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We honour and acknowledge Moh’kinsstis and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. We respect all Nations who live, work, play, innovate and build things on this land, and in so doing honour and celebrate the territory.