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The Bow Valley’s Technology Innovation Hub

Newsletter Edition #33
September 2021

"Creativity is just connecting things"
Steve Jobs

Spark360 & Resident Company Updates

We are pleased to announce our new collaboration with the Red Deer College Centre for Innovation in Manufacturing - Technology Access Centre (CIM-TAC).

With advanced prototyping and manufacturing equipment in 15,000 square feet of industrial space, the Centre will provide our Spark360 & Resident Companies with access to product and process R&D support, from product design engineering to 3D CAD modelling to proof-of-concept and prototype fabrication.

Located on the Red Deer Polytechnic campus, CIM-TAC is a founding partner in the Central Alberta Regional Innovation Network.

Read more about the CIM-TAC here.

Upcoming Programs and Events

Virtual Hyper-Accelerator Program

NEW 2022 PROGRAM
Announcing the launch of our Virtual Hyper-Accelerator Program for global Tech Startups.

This ultra-intensive program is designed to provide early stage Founders with Scale-Up Strategies to prepare their ventures to become Investment Ready.

The first course is scheduled for mid-late February with leading entrepreneur mentors, guest speakers and investors from the global tech ecosystem, and leading Canadian and international Universities and Business Schools.

Eligibility, Program Scope and Registration details to be announced shortly.

Coming to the Banff Venture Forum Dec 20 & 21, 2021…

Pathfinder Seed & Early Stage VC's:
Meet the Investors Panel Session. Bringing together key players from some of the most differentiated and active early-stage venture funds@CapRoad_BVF_CFF.
Register here: http://ow.ly/Bfs530rpU4X

Sales Playbook Development Program

150 Startups is a multi-year Alberta-wide initiative designed to build a more resilient economy and expand Alberta’s entrepreneurial capacity by creating more first-time Entrepreneurs at all 26 of Alberta’s publicly funded colleges, universities and polytechnics.

The Sales Playbook Development Program is a free virtual 13-week program for founders of technology companies in and around Calgary that have, or in the next 12 months are expected to have, revenues of at least $100,000 in Annual Run Rate (ARR).

The program is for those founders ready to take the next steps in their company’s growth and are looking to scale their business by building out a high-performing sales team.

It is designed to assist founders in creating a repeatable sales process and a related sales playbook that scales revenues and attracts early-stage investors.

Data shows that companies that follow a well-defined sales process are 33% MORE likely to be high performers AND the win rate exceeds 50% for two-thirds of companies that have a defined process in place.

For more information and REGISTRATION details click here.

AI in Video Games: Textual Understanding and Generation with Lili Mou

Video games have long been a domain explored by AI researchers, and researchers from Amii have a rich history producing advancements that can help across all aspects of game design, development and delivery.

In this series of short talks, you'll hear from Fellows and Canada CIFAR AI Chairs at AMII as they discuss their areas of research, highlight some interesting projects and make connections between AI research and the field of video games.

Click here to watch the video and learn more.

For more info on AMII and thier AI Seminars click here.

Tech Space;
News Bites

  • Climate change is causing 'catastrophic harm to health', medical journals warn | Daily Mail Online - read here

  • Methane is the greenhouse gas we can no longer afford to ignore | Popular Science - read here

  • Bill Gates' green tech fund bets on Silicon Valley farming robots | Reuters - read here

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