Introducing Bloom

Co-hosts Faaiza Ramji and Emily Rendell-Watson talk about how they'll cover innovation in Edmonton each week, and their backgrounds, including why they care about what's happening in this community. Plus, it's been a busy start to the year for the ecosystem — they'll take a look at news from Innovate Edmonton, Wyvern, and Sprout Fund and go over what's coming up, including funding opportunities for cleantech and life sciences startups.

Show Notes

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Meet the co-hosts

• Emily Rendell-Watson - @erendellwatson
• Faaiza Ramji - @FaaizaRamji

Innovate Edmonton's new home

• Innovate Edmonton
• Innovate Edmonton to move into new home on Jasper Avenue this fall
• Innovate Edmonton Introduces Edmonton's Newest Innovation Destination

Sprout Fund II nears its target

• Sprout.vc
• Sprout Fund II nears $10M target to put into seed-stage tech companies

Local space data company closes oversubscribed seed round

• Wyvern Inc.
• Wyvern raises US$4.5M, enters Y Combinator
• Wyvern Brings Business Intelligence to New Markets Using Compact Satellites

Accelerators kick-off

• Alberta Catalyzer
• New Alberta pre-accelerator announces first cohort

Investment Summits

• Startup TNT Life Sciences Investment Summit
• Life Sciences Investment Summit aims to provide more than $1M to growing companies
• MACH32
• SN Biomedical
• Umay
• Exciton Technologies Inc.
• Cleantech Investment Summit

TELUS Community Safety and Wellness Accelerator 

• Community Safety and Wellness Accelerator names first cohort
• CSW First Round Cohort
• Areto Labs
• PALcares

YEG Startup Community Awards

• YEG Startup Community Awards
• Watch the 2021 event on YouTube

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What is Bloom: The podcast about innovation in Edmonton?

Bloom is a podcast about innovation in Edmonton. Learn about the opportunities available in the Edmonton region and hear from local innovators tackling some of the world's biggest challenges. Hosted by Karen Unland.