Platform Blog

KPMG Ignition Calgary opens in the Platform Innovation Centre

We're excited to celebrate the opening of KPMG Ignition Calgary in the Platform Innovation Centre today!

10X Future Founders: Meet the scholarship winners

The 10X Future Founders Scholarship was created to inspire the next generation of innovators in our city.

Startup Genome launches Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2022

The Global Startup Ecosystem Report is the world’s most comprehensive, data-driven research on startups with 280+ entrepreneurial innovation ecosystems and 3 million startups analyzed.

Doors open to the Platform Innovation Centre

The Platform Innovation Centre opened its doors on June 6, 2022. Calgary’s new home for innovators will welcome Calgarians into the city’s first purpose-built hub for tech and innovation in the province.

Provincial and Municipal Funding for Platform Innovation Centre

Calgary Fintech Award Launches With a $250,000 Cash Prize for Fintech Startups

Digital Commerce Bank (DCBank) and Platform Calgary have announced the launch of the Calgary Fintech Award - western Canada’s first major fintech award.

Calgarians learn Category Design

We had a great time at our in-person category design session with experts Peter Goldie and Deborah Kattler Kupetz.

Investor Reverse Pitch: A first of its kind for the Innovation Centre

When Roynat Capital | Scotiabank came to us with an unusual idea, we couldn't resist the opportunity it presented: they proposed an event that would flatten hierarchies and open up a new community dynamic.

Funding announced for Calgary startups and Platform Calgary

Federal funding of more than $22.3 million through Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) will provide some of Calgary’s fastest-growing tech firms with support to scale up and enter new markets, while $2 million will help complete the Platform Innovation Centre in downtown Calgary.

International Women's Day 2022

It will take more than one day to #BreakTheBias for women in tech and STEM around the world, but today is a great day to draw attention to some of the exciting things that people who identify as women (and their allies!) are doing.