AccelerateAB 2019: Showcasing Economic Diversity in Action
Calgary, Canada – More than 650 of Western Canada’s top founders, funders, startups, and other innovation-minded people gathered for AccelerateAB 2019 and its inaugural Women in Tech Summit in Calgary on April 15-16 to help further the discussion about economic diversity in the province. Powered by The A100, the annual conference — which began nine […]
Accelerate Fund II invests in Solv3D geospatial software solutions
CALGARY, AB, April 3, 2019 – Accelerate Fund II is pleased to announce its investment in Solv3D, a Calgary-based software company providing solutions for geospatial data processing and visualization to help customers with improved planning, estimation and project management. Solv3D focuses on the optimization and ease of use of geospatial data. Their SiteVisit360 web-based platform brings together a […]
Startup words of wisdom from the 2018 AccelerateAB Pitch Competition winner
Each year, the AccelerateAB Startup Advising Sessions provide Alberta startups with high-quality advice from people who have built, scaled, and exited technology startups themselves, in addition to storytelling and pitch coaching workshops. In 2018, the winner of the Startup Advising Sessions Pitch Competition was Rena Tabata, CEO & Co-Founder of ShareSmart, who was awarded the […]
AccelerateAB VIP Reception Features UN Women National Committee UK Chair Emeritus
Laura Haynes, the UK Chair Emeritus for UN Women, will give the keynote to The A100, sponsors and the Roundtables startups on April 15 Calgary, Canada – AccelerateAB, Alberta’s flagship technology conference powered by The A100, today announced that Laura Haynes, Chair Emeritus, UN Women National Committee UK, will be the keynote speaker at AccelerateAB’s […]
AccelerateAB launches inaugural Women in Tech event
Calgary, Canada – AccelerateAB, Alberta’s flagship technology conference powered by The A100, is proud to announce the program of their inaugural AccelerateAB Women in Tech Summit. The event will take place Monday, April 15, 2019, the day before the full-day AccelerateAB conference. As of 2017, only 5% of Canadian technology companies have a solo female […]
2019 AccelerateAB Startup Advising Sessions Companies Announced
9 Alberta companies to learn from Alberta’s top entrepreneurs Calgary, Canada – AccelerateAB, the grassroots technology conference that has grown into one of the largest innovation showcases in Western Canada, has revealed the nine Alberta startups selected to participate in the prestigious Startup Advising Sessions for 2019. “Our Startup Advising Sessions are really what AccelerateAB […]
Alberta’s World-Class Data and Analytics Experts Take Centre Stage at AccelerateAB
AccelerateAB 2019’s Speaker Lineup to Showcase Data’s Extensive Reach Across Industries Calgary, Canada – AccelerateAB, Alberta’s flagship technology conference, is pleased to announce the 2019 program focused on Data: Alberta’s New Energy. On April 15 – 16, 2019, at the TELUS Convention Centre in Calgary, world-class data and analytics experts from a variety of industries will […]
Women in Tech: Much More Than a Catchphrase
“Research now clearly shows that companies with greater gender diversity, particularly those that have women on their executive teams, C-suites and boards, perform better financially because of the variety of skills and approaches their people offer.” Source: Move the Dial, “Where’s the Dial Now?” Report, 2017. Ada Lovelace, Grace Hopper, Hedy Lamarr (yes, that Hedy […]
Accelerate Fund II Announces Arden Tse as new Investment Manager
CALGARY, AB – January 22, 2019 – Accelerate Fund II announced Arden Tse as its new Investment Manager for Alberta Enterprise’s second early stage angel co-investment fund being co-managed by Yaletown Partners with The A100. Based in Edmonton, Arden will take over for Nate Glubish who is departing to pursue politics full-time. “We are excited to welcome Arden to our […]
A100 members recognized for service, tech transactions and investments at Start Alberta Tech Awards
CALGARY, Alberta (November 15, 2018) — A100 members Evan Hu, Bryan de Lottinville, David Edmonds and Brad Johns were in the spotlight at the inaugural Start Alberta Tech Awards on November 13, 2018, when they received awards in three of the eight main categories. The awards were established to recognize both individuals and organizations for […]
A100 One-to-Watch Award presented to StellarAlgo
CALGARY, Alberta (November 15, 2018) — On Tuesday, November 13, 2018, Calgary-based StellarAlgo received the 2018 edition of the A100 One-to-Watch Award at the inaugural Start Alberta Tech Awards. Selected from a group of 15 nominated startups, the A100 One-to-Watch Award recognizes a local up-and-coming tech company that is considered most likely to succeed. Founded […]
An Open Letter to A100 Members from The Chair
This post was originally broadcast on LinkedIn by our chair Stephen King. “WE’RE BETTER TOGETHER” Eight years ago, the day after we founded the A100 (www.thea100.org), I published this article to Techvibes. At the time, we were at an important inflection point in the Alberta Tech Ecosystem. As a group of 2nd and 3rd generation […]
