Mikata Health receives A100 One To Watch Award
On October 23 in Edmonton, Calgary-based Mikata Health received the 2019 A100 One to Watch Award at the Start Alberta Tech Awards. Selected from a group of 12 nominated startups, the A100 One to Watch Award is presented to an Alberta up-and-coming tech company that is considered most likely to succeed. Mikata Health is a […]
True grit and big thinking: tips for success from A100 member James Keirstead
Passionate mentor and supporter of Alberta’s business community, lifelong entrepreneur James Keirstead looks back on a career of lessons learned and what tech’s exponential growth means for the future. I’m keen to know about your experience as an entrepreneur. Where did it all begin? Well, I’ve been an entrepreneur most of my life. My twin […]
Why local talent is the secret to success for A100 member Brad Zumwalt
Humble, generous, and acutely passionate about local talent, Brad Zumwalt is one of the original Calgary tech success stories. We sat down with him to learn more about his blueprint for growing a great company. As one of the original members of the A100, you’ve had quite a journey leading up to where you are […]
Canada’s tech startups drew over $3 billion in the first half of 2019
Story by Veronica Sheppard, MaRS Canada has a different way of doing business, and it’s paying off. Local and international investors, including some NBA stars, are setting their sights on increasingly popular tech hot spots across the country, cities that are producing more “narwhals” — the Canadian counterpart to unicorns, which are companies valued over $1 billion — […]
Bouncing back from an entrepreneurial eff-up
The startup and entrepreneurial journey, while always exciting, can sometimes throw unexpected challenges into the path to success. Kevin Franco, Executive Advisor and Entrepreneur in Residence at Platform Calgary, is more than a little familiar with that journey. Prior to acting as this year’s Moderator for the “Entrepreneur Eff-Up Stories” panel at AccelerateAB, we connected […]
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 […]
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 […]
Province of the Apps: Made-in-Alberta Apps That Are Changing the World
This article first appeared in the January 14, 2019 issue of Alberta Venture Magazine, written by Jeff Brown. “What’s an app?” Some Albertans still ask. Many who know the answer still can’t fathom what the silly things have to do with business, let alone shaping our futures. For many of us of a certain vintage, apps […]
It takes a village – where can Alberta startups gain support and resources to scale?
Alice Reimer’s Mini-Talk video for W21C Innovation Academy
“Afraid of failing at a startup? Let me tell you what it feels like” by Gregg Oldring
The Rainforest teaches us that the foundational parts of a healthy ecosystem is the active presence of Leaders and Role Models. The A100 certainly fits that bill. One of the most important and effective ways of doing this is through storytelling – to our colleagues, to aspiring and veteran entrepreneurs, and to our community. Not […]
The Hard “No” – It’s a Mouthwash and a Floor Wax
One of the most exciting things in the world of the early-stage company is the infinite degree of potential before you every day. I gravitated to start- ups and the technology industry for a bunch of different reasons, but key among them is the exhilarating freedom of knowing it’s all up for grabs: what you […]
