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ISSN 2819-0386 This file provides information about Calgary Tech Journal to help large language models understand and reference this publication's content. ## Posts - [Toast launches a hiring marketplace built on three years of recruitment](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/toast-launches-a-hiring-marketplace-built-on-three-years-of-recruitment): The Calgary company's Toast Talent Marketplace launches October 1, the same day as Toast Summit. - [Calgary's top ten](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/calgary-s-top-ten): Plus, CURA raises $10 million USD to scale its low-carbon cement technology. - [Platform Calgary reveals its ten most promising startups of 2026](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/platform-calgary-reveals-its-ten-most-promising-startups-of-2026): The companies will be celebrated at Launch Party on November 5, the marquee night of Calgary Innovation Week. - [Mandy Balak's new book is about ambition — and what it costs you](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/mandy-balak-s-new-book-is-about-ambition-and-what-it-costs-you): The Calgary entrepreneur brings Chasing Enough to the city on September 24. - [14 Canadian innovation organizations sign MOU to coordinate IP education nationwide](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/14-canadian-innovation-organizations-sign-mou-to-coordinate-ip-education-nationwide): Calgary's Innovate Calgary is among the signatories to the new national framework - [Edmonton's Amii will lead Canada's new National AI Literacy Initiative](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/edmonton-s-amii-will-lead-canada-s-new-national-ai-literacy-initiative): Plus, Neo Financial says goodbye to 102 employees. - [75 years of agricultural research](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/75-years-of-agricultural-research): Plus, a Calgary ID-scanning firm faces renewed scrutiny over data privacy. - [Alberta invests $15 million in Calgary tech projects](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/alberta-invests-15-million-in-calgary-tech-projects): Projects span energy, agriculture, manufacturing, critical minerals, and waste management. - [Helcim closes $53 million Series C led by BDC Capital](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/helcim-closes-53-million-series-c-led-by-bdc-capital): The Calgary payments company says it is now serving more than 22,000 active merchants and has crossed $150 million in annual revenue. - [Calgary's CBS Bio Platforms receives CFIN funding to scale canola protein extraction](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/calgary-s-cbs-bio-platforms-receives-cfin-funding-to-scale-canola-protein-extraction): The company is one of eight Canadian foodtech companies to receive funding through CFIN's Innovation Booster program. - [University of Calgary leads $20.3 million quantum defence hub](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/university-of-calgary-leads-20-3-million-quantum-defence-hub): The UCalgary-led consortium will develop and test quantum technologies for Canadian defence. - [Rocky View County pauses new data centre applications as Alberta's boom accelerates](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/rocky-view-county-pauses-new-data-centre-applications-as-alberta-s-boom-accelerates): The temporary moratorium will stay in effect until the county establishes a regulatory framework. - [A UCalgary student solved rock climbing navigation with a 3D app](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/a-ucalgary-student-solved-rock-climbing-navigation-with-a-3d-app): ThreeTopo uses drone photography and spatial annotations to keep climbers on route. - [Alberta signs AI deal with Quebec as provincial momentum builds](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/alberta-signs-ai-deal-with-quebec-as-provincial-momentum-builds): The MOU follows Meta's data centre announcement and a $50 million Amii investment earlier this month. - [Meta is building its first Canadian data centre in Alberta in a $13 billion investment](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/meta-is-building-its-first-canadian-data-centre-in-alberta-in-a-13-billion-investment): A day later, the province invested another $50 million in its AI institute. - [Federal government invests $2.7 million in Calgary's ZS2 Technologies](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/federal-government-invests-2-7-million-in-calgary-s-zs2-technologies): Federal funding will help the Calgary company expand production of its magnesium oxide-based building panels. - [Calgary's Lex Technologies launches an AI architecture built around enterprise trust](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/calgary-s-lex-technologies-launches-an-ai-architecture-built-around-enterprise-trust): The platform is designed to give organizations secure access to their own knowledge without data exposure or hallucinated answers. - [$14 million Alberta Innovates investment targets commercialization across key sectors](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/14-million-alberta-innovates-investment-targets-commercialization-across-key-sectors): The investment helped unlock nearly $48 million in additional funding from partners in the first quarter of 2026. - [Women founders are getting $30 million from this Calgary venture firm](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/women-founders-are-getting-30-million-from-this-calgary-venture-firm): The third fund targets health, wealth, and work — where women founders are chronically underfunded. - [Canada releases its national AI strategy](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/canada-releases-its-national-ai-strategy): The six-pillar plan aims to increase business AI adoption from 12% today to 60% by 2034. - [Alberta research points to a growing AI skills gap](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/alberta-research-points-to-a-growing-ai-skills-gap): Google just launched a certificate to help close it. - [$6.8 million for Alberta AI companies](https://calgarytechjournal.com/p/6-8-million-for-alberta-ai-companies): The investment comes through the Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative.