Welcome to this week's Sunday Briefing. In this edition:
$4.2M contract goes to Calgary startup
$1.6 million from NorthX for energy storage innovators
Nominations kick off for 2025 Start Alberta Tech Awards
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The team at Knead Technologies. Photo: Knead Technologies
Calgary startup lands funding to stop good food from going to waste
Knead Technologies has secured $248,675 to tackle one of food rescue's toughest challenges: getting perfectly good food to people who need it before it goes bad.
Knead Technologies secured $248,675 from the Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN) to pilot its Matching Modules platform with three partners: Leftovers Foundation, BluPlanet Recycling, and Metro Food Rescue. The funding came through CFIN's Foodtech Next Program, which announced $1.1 million for five Canadian startups on Monday.
The company's suite of tools uses AI to optimize delivery routes in real-time, intelligently match food donations with recipients based on food type and availability, and create a marketplace for one-time pickups. It's designed to address inefficiencies that currently slow down the food rescue process and prevent good food from reaching people who need it.
"Our goal has always been to make food rescue more efficient and scalable," said Lourdes Juan, CEO and co-founder of Knead Technologies. "This project is an important step toward reducing food waste and ensuring more food makes it to the people who need it most." The pilot will help validate the technology for broader adoption across the food sector.
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🤝 Funding, Deals, and Partnerships
Calgary startup wins $4.2M contract to develop hypersonic propulsion. North Vector Dynamics, co-founded by aerospace engineers and academics with ties to the University of Calgary, will partner with Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) to design and test propulsion concepts for vehicles capable of travelling at speeds greater than Mach 5. CityNews
NorthX commits $1.6 million to three Canadian energy storage innovators. Funding opportunity developed in collaboration with BC Hydro, advancing energy storage and grid solutions to support BC's decarbonization and electrification goals. NorthX Climate Tech
OCIF awards funding to the Knowledge Society to expand Calgary’s future-ready youth accelerator. TKS provides a 10-month accelerator program designed to prepare high school students with future-ready skills, modelled after curriculum from Stanford, Havard and MIT. Calgary Economic Development
Lafayette Engineering inks agreement to acquire Attabotics following bankruptcy filing. Court filings show that Attabotics has entered an asset purchase agreement dated 17th September with Lafayette Systems. Retail Tech Innovation Hub
StackDX partners with WCD to power energy industry digitization. The collaboration enhances StackDX’s modular platform, enabling energy companies to digitize and act on complex records faster and with greater confidence. Calgary.Tech
AbaData acquires HUDU Pipelines. The acquisition strengthens AbaData’s platform with HUDU’s proven expertise in pipeline risk management, mobile data capture, and automated regulatory workflows. AbaData
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📰 Need To Know
Nominations open for 2025 Start Alberta Tech Awards. Nominations and applications are now open for the 8th annual Start Alberta Tech Awards, recognizing the individuals and organizations shaping the province’s tech and innovation ecosystem. Calgary.Tech