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50 Canadian FoodTech Resources – Platform Calgary

By CFIN Newsdesk posted 05-17-2023 11:06

  

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Canada has an extensive range of research centres, food incubators, accelerators and labs supporting food and beverage innovation through the research they do and/or the services they offer. Each week throughout 2023, we’ll be highlighting an organization that’s supporting food innovation in Canada. 

 

 

Location: Calgary, AB 

 

Mission: Platform Calgary is a non-profit, member-based organization with a mandate to bring together the resources of Calgary’s tech ecosystem to help startups launch and grow, from ideation through to scale. 

 

Focus: The organization offers innovators access to Calgary’s tech sector through its alignment with a collaborative ecosystem of 100+ local, national and international partners. 

 

Services: Platform Calgary provides:  

  • Founder training and mentorship for entrepreneurs with the goal of starting and scaling the number of companies in Calgary by 10;  

  • Help with investor development and engagement;  

  • Connections with local tech startups; and, 

  • Talent development and hiring help.  

 

The organization offers a range of programs designed to help entrepreneurs at different stages of their companies, from startup to launch and scale up. It also features a 50,000-sq.-ft. Platform Innovation Centre which acts as a community hub and meeting place for members, as well providing members with access to resources, seminars, classes, workshops and more. 

 

What you need to know: Platform Calgary’s members are tech-driven or tech-enabled companies of all sizes with headquarters or a presence in Calgary. Membership for companies with fewer than 20 employees is free. 

 

Notable News: Platform Calgary and Digital Commerce Bank launched the Digital Commerce Calgary Fintech Award in 2022 and distributed $310,000 in cash to help fintech (financial technology) startups. Its current call for entries is open until June 5, 2023. 

 

Get Involved: Contact Mina Demian, startup advisor, at the centre at (403) 284-6400, or reach out to CFIN’s Regional Innovation Director for the Prairies, Hubba Khatoon. 

 

 

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