Alberta Enterprise Corporation connects Alberta tech companies to capital. Created by the Government of Alberta in 2008, Alberta Enterprise Corporation connects Alberta inventors, innovators and entrepreneurs to money, markets and mentors by fostering a venture capital (VC) industry in the province. The corporation manages a fund which, via venture capital partners, invests into technology and innovation companies.

Alberta Enterprise Corporation

We invest in venture capital funds, not companies.

Formed as an independent corporation in 2008, Alberta Enterprise is a key component of the Government of Alberta’s goal of building a more sustainable, diversified technology industry in Alberta, one where home-grown innovation is encouraged and technology entrepreneurs have greater access to venture capital.

Our mission is to promote the development of Alberta’s venture capital (VC) industry. We achieve this by investing in VC funds that finance early stage technology companies and that have a commitment to Alberta – including a full-time presence in the province. We also support Alberta’s VC ecosystem by connecting investors, entrepreneurs, and experienced technology veterans who share our passion for building a bright, innovative Alberta.

In the long term, our activities will help Alberta claim a larger share of the venture capital invested in Canada. We anticipate venture funds will be more active in pursuing investments here with local lead investors and in looking at Alberta-based companies and technologies. Alberta’s investment community will also be better networked within Alberta, across Canada and internationally.

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Alberta Enterprise Corporation (AEC)

Congratulations on the grand opening of Alexander Tubular, a company started by Alexander First Nation with the support of amongst others our fund PillarFour Capital Partners Inc., and industrial partners like Dow Chemical. 

Ministers Nate Glubish, Rick Wilson and Pete Guthrie.

We are excited to publish the AEC 2023 Alberta Technology Deal Flow Study. The Study provides the leading benchmark for measuring the health, growth and composition of the Alberta technology and innovation sector.

Findings depict a growing ecosystem comprised of companies responsive to the changing times. 2,378 companies were identified as of the end of 2023, a 157% increase since 2012. 69% of surveyed companies developing a software solution, more than any year prior. And as Artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) applications become household names, Alberta companies are developing these solutions into their product offerings at a rapid pace, shown by a significant increase in the number of companies integrating these technologies from 36% in 2021, to 46% in 2023.

For this year's study, we amended the inclusion criteria and sector classifications to more closely align with venture capital peers. The sectors now align with the Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA)'s, allowing easier comparison to the investment figures published in their quarterly Market Reports. Inclusion criteria are focused chiefly on companies whose primary income stream came from the sale of a novel product or service, and that required significant innovation though research and/or development efforts. The inclusion criteria aligns with Start Alberta, who's platform will be adding those identified in The Study, and will continue to track these companies along with newly created ones as time progresses. 

The Study would not be possible without the support and contributions of hundreds of companies, founders, and organizations that make up the Alberta ecosystem. 

A special thanks to #KPMGCalgary and Ian Macdonald, who worked tirelessly with AEC to produce this Study.

Find the Study here: https://lnkd.in/g-D-j_V 

Thank you to our funds who contributed:
Accelerate Fund, Alpaca VC, Amplitude Ventures, Azure Capital Partners, Builders VC, Evok Innovations, Flying Fish Partners, Inovia Capital, McRock Capital, Panache Ventures, Relay Ventures, Sprout Fund, The51 Food and AgTech Fund, Yaletown Partners, PillarFour Capital Partners Inc.

And to the ecosystem organizations who helped:
Alberta IoT, Biohubx, Canadian Accelerator & Incubator Network - CAIN, Creative Destruction Lab, Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA), Venture Capital Association of Alberta (VCAA), Edmonton Unlimited, Platform Calgary, HaloHealth, Startup TNT, Technology Alberta, Thin Air Labs, + many more!

And to the hundreds of founders and companies who spent their precious time to respond to the Survey. Your input truly makes a difference in how AEC and others support #AlbertaTech.

What an incredible #IC2024! Huge Thank You to Kim and the entire team at Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) for organizing such an insightful and inspiring gathering! 

See you next year at #IC2025 in Calgary!

#VC #AEC #ABTech

We are thrilled to announce our investment into Amplitude Ventures Fund II to give early stage Alberta health and life science startups the continuing opportunity to access Amplitude’s specialized precision medicine expertise and investment. Amplitude is also establishing a full-time presence in Alberta with a new investor Nadia Lachman. 

“Alberta life science startups require access to capital and expertise from specialized life science investors in order to scale,” commented Kristina Williams, CEO, Alberta Enterprise Corporation. “Amplitude contributes deep expertise to help Alberta entrepreneurs building new precision medicine companies which can drive meaningful outcomes in human health and transform the future of healthcare.”

AEC would like to honour and celebrate with gratitude David Edmonds today as he is embarking on the next phase of his life.

In 2012, Accelerate Fund was launched to provide Alberta based technology entrepreneurs with access to capital and mentorship. When we were looking for an individual to take on the role of providing mentorship, we knew from the outset that it should be David. He embodies the spirit of the Alberta entrepreneur and was the inaugural winner of our Rod Charko Service Award in 2014, which honours an individual that has made an outsized contribution to the Alberta technology ecosystem.

In his role as A100 Industry Chairman, David championed countless grassroots initiatives such as the Alberta Female Founders, Funders and Fortifiers (ABF4) events. His vision was integral in growing the Start Alberta Deal Flow Platform and encouraging its adoption among investors and startups in Alberta.

Thank you David for the incredible and invaluable work and unwavering dedication and guidance to Alberta’s technology, startups and VC ecosystem! You have gone over and above, pouring your heart and soul into building the tech ecosystem in Alberta and have been an integral part in the journey for many tech entrepreneurs and investors. Without you we would not be where we are today!

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you!

Accelerate Fund III backs Edmonton-based #healthtech provider Care Group as it looks to expand mental healthcare platform into new markets. #YEGtech

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