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Platform Calgary Platform Calgary builds and promotes Calgary's tech startup ecosystem to create shared prosperity that will benefit all Calgarians.
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We're a non profit organization bringing together the resources of Calgary's tech ecosystem to help make the Blue Sky City the best place for anyone to launch and grow a tech company. Our programs connect startups, founders, enterprises, and industry with the resources they need to achieve success wherever they are in their entrepreneurial journey. We are the hub that inspires a generous community of innovators -- an engine for new economic growth and job creation. Empowering people // Building the next economy

On October 28, we're bringing two moments together: Calgary Innovation Week Pre-Look and the kick-off of this year's YYC...
10/13/2026

On October 28, we're bringing two moments together: Calgary Innovation Week Pre-Look and the kick-off of this year's YYC Tech Gives Campaign with the Calgary Food Bank.

Here's how the afternoon comes together:

- Get a head start on Innovation Week . Pick up your official Calgary Innovation Week badge ahead of line ups, then get a first look at the programming highlights so you know exactly where you want to be once it all kicks off.
- Hear the story behind YYC Tech Gives, how to get involved in the annual campaign and the key dates that will shape the next six weeks.
- Stop by the Calgary Food Bank booth, sign up your team, and walk out with your food collection box, ready to give back.

The same community that’s growing Calgary tech is also showing up for the people who call this city home.

When: Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Where: Platform Innovation Centre
RSVP: https://hubs.ly/Q04B3rCH0

10/13/2026

Contract redlining usually means hours lost buried in dense legal text.

Legal teams and founders spend far too much time manually flagging clause risks and comparing versions inside Microsoft Word.

Nelle by Made It Legal is changing that. Built directly into Word, Nelle brings AI-powered contract redlining straight into the workflow lawyers already use—cutting review cycles from hours to minutes while maintaining complete precision.

Meet the team and watch Nelle pitch live at Launch Party 2026.

📅 Thursday, Nov 5 · 6 PM
📍 Platform Calgary
🎟️ Grab your tickets: https://hubs.ly/Q04B2JRc0

Presented by Innovates

10/09/2026

Same chemistry. Half the price.

Big chemical companies post record profits while farmers take all the financial risk.

Before a single jug of branded chemical hits the field, growers are paying for layers of sales reps, corporate marketing budgets, and bloated retail markups.

Mitch Johnstone and Marc-Andre Fortin saw how backwards that was and built the fix: Paradigm Inputs, our next Startup Spotlight from the Launch Party Top 10, presented by Alberta Innovates.

Paradigm cuts out the corporate markup entirely. They source certified, premium generic crop inputs (identical active ingredients, fully approved for use in Canada) and sell them through independent rural brokers.

The margin stays in rural communities where it belongs.

The bottom line: farmers cut input costs by 25% to 50%.

Backed by NYA Ventures after raising over $2M in June, and built right here in Calgary.

Tough problem. Massive impact. Built right here in Calgary.

Hear their story, then come watch them take the stage at the Top 10 Showcase on Monday, Nov 2, presented by Alberta Innovates, with University of Calgary as Title Sponsor of Calgary Innovation Week.

Four weeks until the biggest night in YYC tech. Grab your Launch Party tickets before prices increase on Nov 2 - https://hubs.ly/Q04zPxS30

Before you add another AI tool, do you know which part of your operations it's supposed to improve? Operations 201: Star...
10/09/2026

Before you add another AI tool, do you know which part of your operations it's supposed to improve?

Operations 201: Start Smart with AI helps you answer that question before you spend another dollar or hour on a new tool. In this hands-on Platform Lab, delivered in collaboration with OnStack AI Labs, you'll map a real workflow from your own business, including the people, processes, data, decisions and handoffs behind it. Then you'll look at it honestly. Where is it ready for AI? Where does it need fixing first? Which opportunities are actually worth your time?

Led by applied AI experts Ev Oputa and Moose Abdelhag, we’ll pressure-test your live stack against a clear framework to determine what stays, what gets refined, what gets cut, and where real risk sits.

You’ll leave with:

- A map of a core business workflow
- A clearer view of the operational gaps affecting AI readiness
- A practical method for identifying and prioritizing AI opportunities
- One high-impact AI use case to take forward into a controlled pilot.
The goal of the Lab is simple: we’ll help you understand your systems first, then map where AI belongs.

📅 Wednesday, October 14, 2026
⏰ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 In-Person at the Platform Innovation Centre
💻 Bring the exact tool stack you are running today.

Reserve Your Spot: https://hubs.ly/Q04zHwxk0

Calgary's future workforce is sitting in classrooms right now.The question is whether we're building the pathways to kee...
10/09/2026

Calgary's future workforce is sitting in classrooms right now.

The question is whether we're building the pathways to keep them here.

Students and young professionals are ready to contribute, but too many struggle to land that first role. At the same time, local employers need new talent to grow. When the connection between education and employment breaks down, the whole city loses.

On October 13, Tech Talent Tuesdays and TalentED are bringing employers, emerging talent, funding expertise, and educators together to talk about how Calgary can do better.

Meet our panelists:

🔹 Bri Falls | CEO & Co-Founder, Leeg Works — Bringing an employer and entrepreneur's perspective on connecting emerging talent with meaningful opportunities.

🔹 Dave Murray | Senior Advisor, Industry Engagement, ICTC — Sharing insights on workforce development, employer engagement, and funding supports that help organizations bring early career talent into the workforce.

🔹 Edwin Pang | Intern, Data and Insights, Calgary Economic Development — Bringing a firsthand perspective on entering the workforce and gaining practical experience early in a career.

🔹 Tang Choy, MBA | Director, TalentED, Calgary Economic Development — Sharing how work integrated learning can bridge the gap between education and employment.

Together, we'll explore:
🔹 Where students and young professionals struggle to enter the workforce
🔹 What employers are looking for in early career talent
🔹 How work integrated learning connects the two
🔹 What funding and supports can help more employers say yes

Join us for a candid panel discussion, audience Q&A, and networking with the people shaping Calgary's talent pipeline.

📅 Tuesday, October 13
🕓 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.
📍 Platform Calgary
Register: https://hubs.ly/Q04zHpjQ0

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10/08/2026

Two farm kids and a software engineer walk onto a pasture.

The punchline? Agtech that actually works off the grid.

Amirhossein Foroughi grew up on his family’s dairy farm. Haden Harrison grew up farming in Saskatchewan. Pair that domain grit with Aminreza Abbasi on code, and meet —our next Startup Spotlight from the Launch Party Top 10.

Before writing a single line of code, they spent months talking to more than 50 ranchers.

They heard the exact same story: traditional agtech and digital collars fail the second you leave cell coverage. And running physical barbed wire? That costs roughly $6,000 every single kilometer.

So they built the fix for the Prairies: rugged GPS collars and AI-drawn virtual fences that guide and move herds completely offline.

Zero physical fencing. Automated grazing rotations using drone and satellite imagery. Up to 40% higher pasture productivity.

Backed by of Calgary’s innovation ecosystem and fresh off a first-place finish at The Arena pitch competition.

Tough problem. Massive impact. Built right here in Calgary.

Hear their story, then come watch them take the stage at the Launch Party Top 10 Showcase on Monday, November 2.

Four weeks until the biggest night in YYC tech. Grab your Launch Party tickets before prices increase on Nov 2 - https://hubs.ly/Q04zGFKs0

Whether you're exploring grants, evaluating venture funding, or mapping out your next growth milestone, having a clear s...
10/08/2026

Whether you're exploring grants, evaluating venture funding, or mapping out your next growth milestone, having a clear strategy helps you move forward with purpose.

Raising Capital 101 walks you through the current Canadian capital http://landscape.This Platform Lab offers a supportive space for early-stage founders to explore the capital ecosystem.

Led by investor and startup strategist George Damian, this in-person session blends foundational funding insights with practical modern AI workflows to help you inform your raising capital strategy.

Together, we’ll cover:
- Aligning funding timing with key business milestones
- Weighing the benefits of non-dilutive capital and equity capital
- Using AI to effectively research investor alignment and draft your core funding narrative
- Connecting with the broader Calgary startup ecosystem.

What you’ll walk away with:
- A refined funding narrative tailored to your unique market vision.
- A research-backed shortlist of high-fit potential investors curated with AI assistance.
- A milestone-focused roadmap to navigate capital conversations with clarity and confidence.

🗓️ Date: Oct 20, 2026 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM MDT

🔗 Reserve your spot today - https://hubs.ly/Q04zFCbN0

10/07/2026

An FCPA and a CPA walk into a startup.

The punchline? 80% less work.

Father and son Greg Kautz, FCPA and Derek Kautz, CPA know lease accounting inside and out—and they know how much time corporate finance teams lose to messy spreadsheets.

Behind almost every enterprise balance sheet is an intricate workbook held together by sheer willpower. One broken formula, and the audit headache begins.

So they built the fix: Black Owl Systems.

Audit-ready software that does the heavy lifting automatically, so teams close their books faster with numbers their auditors trust.

Built by accountants, for accountants. Backed by Ventures and Ventures, and already trusted by Fortune 100 and 500 finance teams across five countries.

Unsexy problem. Massive impact. Built right here in Calgary.

Hear their story in the video below, then come watch them take the stage at the Launch Party Top 10 Showcase on Monday, November 2.

Four weeks until the biggest night in YYC tech. Grab your Launch Party tickets before prices increase on Nov 2 -https://hubs.ly/Q04zwGnl0

Before you add another AI tool, do you know which part of your operations it's supposed to improve? Operations 201: Star...
10/06/2026

Before you add another AI tool, do you know which part of your operations it's supposed to improve?

Operations 201: Start Smart with AI helps you answer that question before you spend another dollar or hour on a new tool. In this hands-on Platform Lab, delivered in collaboration with OnStack AI Labs, you'll map a real workflow from your own business, including the people, processes, data, decisions and handoffs behind it.

Then you'll look at it honestly. Where is it ready for AI? Where does it need fixing first? Which opportunities are actually worth your time?

Walk away with:

- A map of a core business workflow
- A clearer view of the operational gaps affecting AI readiness
- A practical method for identifying and prioritizing AI opportunities
- One high-impact AI use case to take forward into a controlled pilot.
The goal of the Lab is simple: we’ll help you understand your systems first, then map where AI belongs.

This Platform Lab is facilitated by Musap (Moose) Abdel and Evangel (Ev) Oputa, Co-Founders of OnStack AI Labs.

📅 Wednesday, October 14, 2026
⏰ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 In-Person at the Platform Innovation Centre
💻 Bring the exact tool stack you are running today.

Register Now - https://hubs.ly/Q04zn4Rj0

10/06/2026

Most founders pitch their co-founders. These three grew up with theirs.

Meet Noah, Jackson and Kennedy McDonough, the sibling team behind and the first Startup Spotlight from our Launch Party Top 10.

They're building voice AI that turns hundreds of one-on-one stakeholder conversations into findings leadership can act on.

Hear how they're doing it in the video, then see them live at the Top 10 Showcase on Monday, November 2 at 4:00 PM.
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