Community Resources

We delve into your goals with curiosity and compassion, share expertise, and empower you to do things that once seemed impossible. It’s by partnering with you to make your goals possible that we’re taking Alberta into the future.

Since Alberta Enterprise Corporation (Alberta Enterprise) was created by the Government of Alberta in 2008, we have connected Alberta inventors, innovators and entrepreneurs to money, markets and mentors – by fostering a thriving venture capital (VC) industry in our province. We manage a fund which, via our venture capital partners, invests into technology and innovation companies.

CAREERS promotes local employers to inspire our emerging tech talent. Working with Alberta’s 450+ schools, we connect students to industry for paid internships and work-integrated learning.

Calgary Black Chambers (CBC) is a not-for-profit organization looking to increase Black leadership capacity, and uplift BIPOC culture throughout Calgary by community volunteering and providing scholarships for our future generations

CCIS (Calgary Catholic Immigration Society) is a non-profit organization which provides settlement and integration services to all immigrants and refugees in Southern Alberta.

Helping to create the best public library in the world with career and professional development opportunities.

The CBC was founded to give a unified voice to blockchain technology and to support our local economy by making Canadians aware of the opportunities this revolutionary technology has been and continues to create. The CBC is dedicated to being a driving force to propel Canada's innovation to the world stage and help bring economic prosperity back to our country.

We’re a national member-based organization that connects the Canadian food ecosystem to fresh insights, ideas, and technologies.

The Clean Resource Innovation Network (CRIN) unites Canada’s oil and gas industry, innovators, technology vendors, academia, research institutes, financiers and government. By aligning priorities, addressing gaps and incentivizing innovation, CRIN will accelerate the commercialization of ground-breaking technologies through investments in research, testing and large scale field pilots.

Economic Developers Alberta (EDA) is Alberta’s only professional organization for economic developers. The organization is dedicated to advancing the economic development profession in the province by providing an active network of professional development, information and networking opportunities.

We transform fragmented and polarized conversations into actionable solutions.

We’re Exergy - and we enable you to take your technology to market quickly, safely and cost-efficiently with advanced design-build solutions.

The Field Law Emerging Technology group can provide you with strategic advice and legal representation to navigate the ever changing commercial and legal landscape of Drones, Esports, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and other emerging technologies.

Global Village Calgary is an English school that is nestled right in the heart of Alberta, Canada, with easy access to many natural beauties, including the world famous Rocky Mountains, the Bow River, and Prince’s Island Park.

We are experts in building teams for high growth and early-stage ventures

League of Innovators is a national Canadian charity that empowers young people to be their own bosses in life and career.

Lift Accelerator is a program that helps ambitious entrepreneurs all over Canada that have a common vision to change the world. From providing funding to your vision to marketing it profitably, we make sure we find success.

Local Investing YYC is a for-profit investment cooperative investing in Calgary-based businesses that generate financial, social and environmental returns.

Technology Alberta exists to nurture a dedicated community of people and organizations whose coordinated and collaborative efforts help to make Alberta’s entrepreneurial advanced technology companies the global vendors of choice.

The Immigrant Education Society (TIES) is a non-profit registered charity, devoted to assisting immigrants and low income Canadians improve their levels of language and computer skills.

The Knowledge Society (TKS) is an Olympic-level training program for young people who want to change the world.

Thin Air Labs is a venture capital firm and growth studio based in Calgary, Alberta, supporting ventures across Canada and around the world.

VA Angels provides a mechanism for entrepreneurs and companies to find additional capital through our membership of accredited angel investors.

A community of business, brand, culture, and CPG specialists. Together, we help all aspects of business—from funding some companies, to marketing others—scaling, reinventing, and strategizing—to drive business growth for our partners.