Entrepreneur and investor appointed to lead and scale the city’s innovation ecosystem. EDMONTON, April 17, 2024 – Edmonton Unlimited is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Viinikka as its new CEO, empowering the organization to scale and deliver on its purpose of elevating local innovators toward international impact. The selection follows a rigorous Western
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Black History Month, and every month, is an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the achievements of Black entrepreneurs and the role they play in shaping our economy, city, province, and society. A recent Quickbooks found that 70% of Black business owners view their business’s success as important to the success of future generations of Black
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Mega Meetups, coffee breaks, and street hockey – community events where isolation and loneliness fade away. Have you ever wondered how startup crawls, meetups, or even a street hockey tournament could possibly relate to tech entrepreneurship and innovation? Well, it’s more than just a great DJ, excellent food or tapping in the game-winner in OT.
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One Lucky Winner Will Receive a $10,000 Cash Prize, in Celebration of Startup Week’s Milestone 10th Anniversary Edmonton, AB August 16, 2023 – Launch Party is the annual flagship event of Edmonton Startup Week, produced by Edmonton Unlimited, recognizing and showcasing 10 of Edmonton’s hottest startups. Since 2010, 115 celebrated companies have launched their businesses and
API builds translational teams to better support industry and innovators in drug development. As an innovator in the life science industry, you can encounter many hurdles while developing and producing drugs or medical technologies. Often, it isn’t easy to access the support needed to get market-ready. But what if there was an organization that would
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RELEASE | Edmonton, October 6, 2022 We’re stoked to introduce you to the ten companies selected for Launch Party 13 Launch Party, the city’s flagship event during Edmonton Startup Week, celebrates and showcases the hottest startups in town. The 13th annual edition of Launch Party, hosted by Edmonton Unlimited, is going be in-person this year
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For many people that want to ship packages overseas, it can be very expensive with long delivery times, and Fly and Fetch is connecting people from all over the world to provide a more efficient and affordable solution. Fly and Fetch is a modern shipping provider that utilizes travelers to transport packages for faster and
Enrolling in post-secondary is a big step for any student. When you add finding a place to live after selecting all your courses, it can become very overwhelming. Kevin Mpunga and Jean Bruce Koua were two students who both faced the personal frustration of finding a place to call home. They found that the tools
*Disclaimer: The following content was released using our former organization name Innovate Edmonton and/or program division Startup Edmonton, prior to the transition to our new brand and name, Edmonton Unlimited. The Student Founders Program offers young entrepreneurs who are building an early-stage tech-enabled product or business the support to launch their startup towards success. During
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