Calgary, AB, Oct. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Calgary Innovation Week 2025 (#CalgaryInnovationWeek), sponsored by Calgary platformit is the city's largest celebration of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. This year's theme is “Why Calgary,” celebrating Calgary's emergence as a global technology hub and highlighting our unique combination of talent, economic strength and livability.
The Platform Innovation Center serves as the headquarters for a curated program showcasing one of the fastest-growing technology communities in the world. Innovation Week will conclude on November 6 with Calgary's 15th Anniversary Party, featuring Top 10 Most Promising Startups in Calgary.
“Calgary doesn’t just show up anymore; we are now on the map as the fastest-growing technology hub in North America,” says Jen Lussier, interim CEO of Platform Calgary. “Calgary Innovation Week is our opportunity to showcase this momentum and celebrate the achievements of Calgary's most innovative and hardworking minds.”
Presenting Sponsor, University of Calgary
Calgary Innovation Week is proud to present University of Calgaryhighlighting the vital link between academic research, talent development and commercialization within the ecosystem.
“Calgary has earned its place as a global center of entrepreneurial excellence,” says Guy Levesque, executive director of the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking at the University of Calgary. “The University of Calgary is proud to support Calgary Innovation Week as we showcase the talent, creativity and resilience that is helping to make Calgary a global technology leader. By investing in this generation of builders, from classrooms to companies, we will not just imagine a better future, we will create it. Momentum Carpe.”
Launch Party: Celebrating 15 Years of Startup Success
15th annual Kick-Off Party – wraps up Calgary Innovation Week on Thursday, November 6th from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at the Platform Innovation Centre. It recognizes 10 of Calgary's most promising startups, selected for their early popularity and global potential, solving problems in the deep tech, healthcare and industrial sectors.
The Launch Party is presented by Dell Technologies, a leader in providing mission-critical technology infrastructure that enables startups to scale to global enterprises.
“Calgary is known for big ideas and big results,” says Pamela Pelletier, vice president of Canadian sales at Dell Technologies Canada. “Dell is proud to sponsor and participate in the Calgary Innovation Week launch party to celebrate the bold ideas and breakthrough technologies shaping Calgary's future.”
Meet the Top 10 for 2025:
DAY Photonics: Develops advanced light source solutions that drive innovation in the defense, semiconductor and medical markets.
HazTrack: HazTrack helps waste cooking oil collection companies optimize scheduling and routing using advanced sensor technology. HazTrack devices improve the efficiency and sustainability of harvesting, helping collectors deal with the $400 million vegetable oil theft crisis.
PataBid: Develops artificial intelligence-powered estimating software that helps contractors bid electrical and mechanical jobs faster, smarter and more accurately by integrating real-time material pricing.
Opportunities of neurotechnologies: Expands access to communication, independence and participation through a simple and accessible brain-computer interface that allows users with disabilities to control smart devices and express themselves using only their thoughts.
Symbiotic AI: A Canadian digital health company that develops evidence-based AI-based clinical decision support solutions that improve healthcare decisions.
Tarkka Manufacturing Solutions: Designs and manufactures advanced wheelchair seating systems that reduce evaluation to delivery (E2D) time from months to a single bedside session.
Get a taste of the city: Makes it easy to discover new culinary experiences with digitally guided tasting routes, eliminating barriers and making visiting local restaurants easy, fun and efficient.
Tutred: Instantly connects students with the right tutor, saving hours of wait time, and uses artificial intelligence to automate up to 95% of instructional overhead spent on lesson planning, homework and test creation, grading, and student profiling.
VRCORE Education: A free virtual reality ride company that brings The Magic School Bus to schools.
VL Energy: Provides AI-powered emissions monitoring software that helps industrial companies reduce costs, comply with regulations, and move toward net-zero emissions goals.
The presenting sponsor of the Top 10 Launch Party is Alberta Innovations. Alberta Innovations is the province's most comprehensive research and innovation agency. From funding to commercialization, it is Alberta's innovation engine, stimulating and accelerating research and innovation to benefit citizens and drive economic growth.
ABOUT THE CALGARY PLATFORM
Calgary platform is a mission-driven organization dedicated to making Calgary the best place in the world to start and grow a technology company. Our central hub, the Platform Innovation Hub, welcomes more than 150,000 visitors annually, fosters a vibrant community and accelerates connections between talent, ideas and capital. We aim to triple the size of Calgary's technology sector over the next decade, creating a more diversified, resilient and inclusive economy.
Calgary is quickly becoming a global technology hub, recognized as the fastest-growing technology hub in North America and ranked among the top 50 emerging ecosystems in the world. Startup Genome Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2025. This growth is supported by a rapidly expanding talent pool, with Calgary ranking as the 17th largest tech talent market in North America and recording the fastest three-year rate of tech job growth (61.1%) of any market studied in CBRE Scoring Tech Talent Report 2025. Alberta Enterprise Corporation Study of Alberta Tech Deal Flow in 2023 found a 157% increase in the number of local tech companies in Alberta since 2012, with 62.7% of them based in Calgary.
