Haskayne ScaleUp alumni Wyvern is set to expand its services in the U.S., following a $6 million raise led by Squadra Ventures. Wyvern takes high-resolution pictures of Earth from space, collecting hundreds of images at different wavelengths to form 3D data blocks impacting agriculture, forestry, environmental and emissions monitoring and energy. The funding will support the company's expansion into both U.S. commercial and defense markets. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eNYu8xgW
CDL-Rockies
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Calgary, Alberta 3,509 followers
Creative Destruction Lab - Rockies is located in Calgary, Canada at Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary.
About us
CDL-Rockies is located in Calgary, Canada at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary. Founded at the Rotman School of Management, CDL's mission is to enhance the commercialization of science for the betterment of humankind.
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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- 11-50 employees
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#CDLAlumni EnviCore Inc. has closed a seed funding round of $4.2 million, securing investment from CSN Inova Ventures, Heidelberg Materials, Techstars and Hillside Ventures. EnviCore has developed a technology that treats hard rock mineral waste, leading to a reduction of carbon emissions in cement production. The funding will be used to expand production capacity. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gZC9Njxd
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CDL-Rockies alumni companies have created more than 2,200 jobs since 2017 — and they continue to do grow that number (and their companies). Check out current opportunities with #CDLAlumni: Disa Technologies, Inc. - https://lnkd.in/gyqgXgHM Phoenix Tailings - https://lnkd.in/eawnrF2x Optimus Technologies, Inc. - https://lnkd.in/ex7SGBSj Re-Nuble - https://lnkd.in/ggQg4f_B
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#CDLAlumni Ayrton Energy has closed a $9.1 million seed round, led by Clean Energy Ventures and BDC Capital (Canada). Ayrton's technology stores hydrogen at room temperature and pressure allowing hydrogen to be handled and transported over long distances while mitigating hydrogen loss and pipeline corrosion. The funding will go towards scaling the technology, growing the team and expanding operations into the United States. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gn_if-ja
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CDL-Rockies Site Lead Heather Marshall, MBA will be joining the CDL-Vancouver team today for Session #1 of the #Minerals stream! Minerals focuses on technologies that enable supply of industrial and metallic minerals critical to society’s future. We're excited our teams can work together to help ventures across streams #buildsomethingmassive. https://lnkd.in/gJAF5Stg
We’re excited to welcome our Minerals Stream Moderators for CDL-Vancouver’s 2024/25 program year! Fraser Pogue will be returning to the Minerals Stream as a Moderator for a second year. Fraser is a lecturer and the Lead of the Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Innovation Group at UBC Sauder School of Business. Fraser advises early stage researchers and startups at UBC on commercializing their novel inventions. We are excited to have Justin Bull join us as the Lead Moderator for the Minerals Stream. Justin has been a moderator in the Climate Stream at CDL-Vancouver since 2020. He is a Lecturer at UBC Sauder School of Business, Academic Director of the UBC Masters of Engineering Leadership (MEL) program, and Academic Director of the UBC Sauder's Centre for Climate and Business Solutions (CCBS). We welcome Heather Marshall, MBA to the Minerals Stream as a Moderator for Session 1. She is the site lead at CDL-Rockies and the ScaleUp Program at the Haskayne School of Business, where she leads the team in delivering programming focused on accelerating the commercial potential of technology, agrifood, and energy ventures. We're looking forward to the official start of the second programming cycle for the Minerals Stream at CDL-Vancouver later this month!
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The first episode of Disruptors x CDL: The Innovation Era podcast, co-hosted by Sonia Sennik, CEO, Creative Destruction Lab and John Stackhouse, Senior Vice-President, RBC, is now available! The inaugural episode examines the impact of innovation across industries and how businesses can use innovation to remain competitive. This limited podcast series will explore different solutions to some of Canada's most pressing economic challenges. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g4qVfytq
🎧 You can now listen to the first episode of Distruptors x CDL: The Innovation Era featuring CDL's CEO Sonia Sennik and John Stackhouse, Senior VP at RBC! John and Sonia discuss how innovations are reshaping sectors from mining to entertainment, and how businesses can harness them to remain competitive in today’s evolving landscape. Listen and subscribe now on all major platforms. https://lnkd.in/gB5mMT3X
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#CDLAlumni PulseMedica is one of just 14 Canadian startups, and the only one from Alberta, to be selected for the most recent cohort of Google's Startups Accelerator program. PulseMedica is using machine learning to develop a non-invasive platform to diagnose and treat retinal diseases. “The cohort will receive mentorship and technical project support from Google and Google Cloud, deep dives and workshops focused on areas like product design, customer acquisition, and leadership development—and will tackle sprint projects focused on the development of their AI and machine learning technology,” says Iran Karimian, Head of the Accelerator & Startup Ecosystem, Google Canada. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gZEwu3kH
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The Haskayne School of Business is hosting the next Haskayne Business Exchange (HBE) event this week, focused on the relationship between skepticism and sustainability. The HBE aims to bring together business leaders and University of Calgary researchers to discuss and tackle complex problems. This week's event will feature a presentation from #CDLMentor Yrjo Koskinen. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gs436s55
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The Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph has released a new report looking into how innovations in agriculture and food technology are both economic and environmental opportunities for Canada. The report, which features contributions from #CDLMentors Evan Fraser and Lenore Newman, includes recommendations to "support a thriving Canadian #agtech ecosystem", and looks at case studies from around the world. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ewXzXb2A
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CDL-Rockies ecosystem partner Thin Air Labs has launched its second season of its podcast, The Founder Mindset. The podcast dives into the truths of entrepreneurship, with founders sharing the sacrifices they've had to make, the challenges they've faced, and why they choose to be entrepreneurs with host Leah Sarich. This season also includes an episode with #CDLAlumni NanoTess. Listen to the latest episode: https://lnkd.in/gvv9Dtgc
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