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Launch Party presented by Boast is the largest startup-focused showcase of the year! At Launch Party on November 21 – and throughout Innovation Week – we’re highlighting this year’s Top 10 Startups and the innovative work they’re doing in #yycTech. Are you ready to meet this year’s Top 10 Startups?! 🥳 Congratulations to: BigGeo, Binoloop, Job Autopilot, moovez (move easy) , ResVR, Scholarships Cafe, Site Photos, TechJutsu, Reporting Hub , TraceRent! 💫 Learn more about the Top 10: https://loom.ly/E9-LZPo 🎟️ Come meet the startups in-person at Launch Party. Get your tickets: https://show.ps/l/0d8590ef

Last weekend we hosted another Techstars Startup Weekend! A hackathon for people excited about tech, over the course of 54 hours over 100 participants pitched ideas, teamed up, and brought 11 startup ideas to life. At the end of the weekend, the teams pitched their ideas on the KPMG Pitch Stage to a panel of judges. The top three companies were: 📍 NextStep - NextStep addresses the problem of indoor navigation of complex locations like malls, office buildings and airports, by providing these institutions with a better visualized indoor navigation system with a fairly simple layout. 👥 GenRep - GenRep is a platform where a virtual colleague named Arthur automates tasks, tracks decisions and works with MS Teams, Zoom and Google Meet to boost team productivity with contextual recall in real-time! 🚌 SchoolRun - An online platform helping connect parents with school children with transportation solutions. Congratulations to everyone involved! 🎉 A big thank you to the many people who brought the weekend to life: Facilitator: Astawa Alam Keynote speakers: Joe Fairleigh and Angela Henders (who went above and beyond as head volunteer!) Coaches: David Kebede, George Urquhart, Rumaisa Mughal, Lois Wride, P. Eng, ACC, Lisandro N., Andrea Oh, Martin Mysyk, Craig Elias, Ryan Wiebe, Paula Canas, Alisha Olandesca, and Tracy Borreson Judges: George Damian, Sahr Saffa, and Mo Altaqatqa 💫 Until next time: https://loom.ly/XjOhMH4

🏗👩💻 I’m excited for the 2nd annual, 2024 PropTech Showcase at Platform Calgary on the #KPMGPitchStage, October 28th, from 2-5pm. Link below in the comments to get your tickets. 👇🎟 Innovative #PropTech #startups will be in attendance for #Calgary's 2nd annual #PropTechShowcase next week. 🚧 Join us to learn about cutting edge #realestate #technology solutions, meet PropTech #startup founders, and connect with industry experts. 📲 Hear from 10 startups focused on building new technologies for commercial, residential and industrial real estate applications including #propertymanagement, #construction, #smartcities, and much more. 🎤 At the end of the showcase judges will announce the winning company to take home the prize and be crowed the 2024 PropTech Showcase winner. 🏆 Startups taking to the stage are: 🚀 Collegium 🚀 ENA Solution Inc 🚀 Nialli Inc. 🚀 Promise Robotics 🚀 Prolegis 🚀 Quickly 🚀 ResVR 🚀 Stelor Inc. 🚀 TraceRent 🚀 Wreno And many more companies who'll be in attendance. 🙌 With the Calgary Real Estate Forum on October 29th, the following day, the city will be buzzing with construction and real estate attention. 🏘   Thank you to the sponsors: 🙏 🔹 Boardwalk 🔹 Calvert Home Mortgage Investment Corporation 🔹 Colliers 🔹 Dentons 🔹 GroundBreak Ventures 🔹 Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP 🔹 PCL Construction 🔹 And the support of #PlatformCalgary Join us all on October 28th for this fantastic event helping PropTech startups connect, collide, and thrive. 👏 Justin Mayerchak, Jason Kraatz, Dean Koeller, Mike McAra, Terry Rock, Jennifer Kelly, Karam-Ali Talakshi, Taylor C., Nathan Nasseri, Evan M., Prairies Proptech Association #yyctech #yycbusiness #yycbiz #yycstartups #yycinnovation #calgarytech #calgarybusiness #calgarystartups #calgaryinnovation #abtech #albertatech #albertabusiness #albertastartups #albertainnovation #tech #technology #innovation #business #startup #startups #scaleups #founders #prairiestartups #BlueSkyCity #PrairiePower #KPMGCalgary #KPMGHGVCanada #KPMGHighGrowthVentures

Innovation and growth are at the heart of Alberta’s entrepreneurial community, and leaders like Terry Rock of Platform Calgary are making sure founders have the support they need. Listen to this episode of Shift by Alberta Innovates to learn more about how Calgary’s Innovation Week will connect people with the resources to turn their ideas into reality. Finally: Platform Calgary’s Innovation Week is just around the corner! From November 13-21, the city will be alive with events, workshops, and keynotes celebrating Alberta’s tech and innovation ecosystem. Terry Rock and the Platform Calgary team have created a 55,000-square-foot space that serves as the front door to Calgary’s tech scene, connecting founders with talent, capital, and customers. With Innovation Week’s theme, 'All In,' attendees will get an insider’s look at the best of Calgary’s startups and tech culture—don’t miss it! Listen to the podcast here: https://bit.ly/3UdTac1 #ShiftbyAI #AlbertaEntrepreneurs #BusinessSupport #RegionalInnovationNetworks

LET’S GO GAMERS! 😎🎮👾 We’re beyond excited and grateful to have the Calgary Game Developers Association call Platform Calgary their home! 🫶🏻💙💜 The game dev community is not only creating a strong sense of belonging but also putting Calgary on the map as a hub for gaming innovation. It’s truly an honor to work alongside such talented and inspiring individuals! 🥲 If you’re curious about Calgary’s gaming scene, want to meet some incredible developers, or even try out their wicked games, don’t miss out! Join us at Platform Calgary during #InnovationWeekYYC2024 on November 20th for an afternoon and evening of Calgary gaming celebration with the game devs 🎉. Make sure you stay tuned here and Platform Calgary for more Innovation Week Updates🔥 o7 #gamersunite #poggers #ezclap Tatiana Funk Jon Higgins Vieko Franetovic Michael Lohaus Dillan Schmitz Rowan Sommerfeld, RSE Brett Miller Terry Rock Jennifer Lussier Jordan Pinkster Karam-Ali Talakshi Marissa Hunter

#LaunchPartyYYC tickets are going fast! 💨 Happening at the Big Four Roadhouse on November 21, Launch Party presented by Boast, is recognizing 10 promising startups in #yycTech and connecting them to a network of peers, investors and mentors. 👥 🎟️ Early-bird pricing ends tomorrow! Don’t miss out: https://lnkd.in/g8E3x-A4

🏘️ Innovators are optimizing the way people buy, sell, research, market and manage property every day. The Proptech Showcase is bringing together some of the best and brightest in the field and giving them an opportunity to pitch their business to experts, investors and other local tech companies. 🚀 Save your spot: https://loom.ly/PZ12rQg Colliers | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP | PCL Construction | GroundBreak Ventures | Boardwalk | Calvert Home Mortgage Investment Corporation | Dentons

#LaunchPartyYYC with presenting sponsor Boast is back and better than ever. 🔥 This year, we’re bringing the party to the Big Four Roadhouse on November 21 with 10 inspiring tech-enabled startups that are making a difference in #yycTech. 🦄 🎫 Register and get your early-bird tickets before it’s too late: https://lnkd.in/g8E3x-A4

🚀 Exciting Partnership Alert! Introducing the Boast Innovation Lab at the Platform Innovation Centre — a hub where #yycTech's brightest founders, startups, scaleups, investors, and innovators will come together to maximize their impact. Boast is North America’s leading provider of R&D and tax credit intelligence and has been a proud member of the Calgary tech community since they were founded in 2011. We can’t wait to see the ideas this partnership will inspire! 💡 Terry Rock | Karam-Ali Talakshi | Imad Jebara | Golnaz Raoufi, MBA | Toan Dinh ♦️ #AllInTechYYC #ABtech #PlatformCalgary #ToastToBoast

🎊 A very happy 40th anniversary for Calgary's Business Improvement Areas! BIAs have played an important role building up some of #YYC's most loved neighbourhoods. Today, a network of 15 BIAs across the city represent more than 6,400 businesses. Through the Platform Innovation Centre, we're proud to work with the Calgary Downtown Association to build a strong and vibrant business community here in the heart of Calgary.📍 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gAEmP5Gx