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Jesse Cole is BetaKit's voice in the Prairies, leading coverage east of the Rockies and west of Ontario. Based in Alberta's capital city of Edmonton, Jesse brings more than a decade of reporting experience to the role and an even deeper connection to the cultures that make Canada's Prairie provinces so unique. You can reach Jesse with tips, pitches, or just to chat at jesse.cole@betakit.com.

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Markets

OpenText beats expectations thanks to strong cloud growth in Q2

Feb 5

Executives said quarterly results show progress of strategic initiatives.

Prairies

For Rayhawk Technologies, automating away risk is a family story

Feb 5

Railcar-loading company’s efforts have netted three contracts south of the border.

Funding

AgTech startup Brilliant Harvest secures $4 million USD in seed funding

Feb 5

The raise will aid in scaling the platform’s adoption and abilities.

Prairies

Invest Alberta’s Rick Christiaanse unexpectedly resigns as CEO

Feb 4

Crown corporation’s former COO is now acting CEO.

Funding

Neo Financial secures $68.5 million in equity as it adopts big-bank funding playbook

Feb 3

Support from investors including AIMCo and Northleaf will fuel securitization strategy.

Cleantech

Carbon Upcycling names new CEO

Feb 3

CRO Markus Kritzler succeeds Apoorv Sinha, who has moved into the role of president.

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Funding

Ali Asaria’s Transformer Lab launches worldwide

Feb 2

The launch coincides with a successful fundraising round from investors on both sides of the border.

Prairies

Canada and Alberta announce 27 new projects to expand high-speed internet access

Jan 30

New projects target communities still falling below national internet speed benchmarks.

AI

AI pioneer Richard Sutton to receive honourary degree from U of A

Jan 29

Sutton honoured for groundbreaking research into machine learning.

Cleantech

U of A partners with City of Edmonton to study hydrogen-powered vehicles

Jan 27

The partnership is the latest turn in a long saga of Edmonton attempting to green its fleets.

Funding

Cellar Insights pockets $500,000 investment to help it protect potatoes

Jan 27

Investment will be used to further commercialize the startup’s potato storage monitoring tech.

VC

Meet Winnipeg’s latest venture studio, Ignition

Jan 26

A joint venture between Launch Coworking and ProductStak, the studio is focusing on early-stage founders.

Funding

Cyclic Materials secures $75 million USD Series C to help it recover rare earth elements from waste

Jan 23

The Toronto company specializes in recycling end-of-life products.

Funding

Prévoir closes $750K pre-seed round to scale its AI-powered fashion platform

Jan 22

Calgary startup helps retailers and merchandisers single out trends and track fashion analytics.

A wildfire burns in Alberta in 2023.
AI

It’s midwinter, yet these Edmonton companies are prepping for wildfire season

Jan 22

FireSafe AI has partnered with Edmonton’s Wyvern and AIRmarket to create a more comprehensive fire detection and prevention…

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