Looking back at 2022 and ahead to 2023

Faaiza Ramji and Karen Unland are joined by Taproot co-founder Mack Male to look back at some of last year's innovation highlights and consider what's to come this year.

Show Notes

Here are the relevant links for this episode:

• How To Do an Annual Reflection to Get The Most Out Of The Year Ahead by Ashley Janssen
• Mack's Goodreads page
• Some raises of 2022 (figures from briefed.in):
  • Wyvern: $13.7 million
  • Aurora Hydrogen: $13 million
  • DrugBank: $9 million
  • Copperstone Technologies: $7.9 million
  • Direct-C: $3.9 million
  • Truffle Systems: $2.3 million
  • HonestDoor: $2.2 million
  • PulseMedica: $2.2 million
  • PainWorth: $2.1 million
  • Areto Labs: $1 million
• Calgary's NEO Financial raised $185 million in 2022
• Founders and funders seek common understanding in maturing investment scene
• Tax credits for carbon capture expected to fuel development around Edmonton
• PrairiesCan invests $17M to support innovation in Edmonton
• The Edge Fund: Championing Tech and Innovation in Edmonton
• Proposed Edge Fund would benefit from sharper focus, says investment manager
• The Entrepreneurial State by Mariana Mazzucato
• Zero Point Cryogenics closes deal involving National Research Council
• Work Nicer opens second Edmonton location at Mercer Warehouse
• Report identifies Edmonton Research Park as asset to regional innovation
• Resurrected DemoCamp aims to help connect Edmonton's tech community
• Startup TNT creates shared space for investors downtown
• Drivewyze hopes to welcome startup community to new HQ
• Accelerators put the pedal to the metal

Looking ahead

• The Collapse of FTX: What Went Wrong With the Crypto Exchange?
• TrustBIX
• ChatGPT
• Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii)
• AltaML
• Mack's coverage of AccelerateAB in 2018
• Alberta E-sports Expo in February
• Startup TNT's Cleantech Summit, Life Sciences Summit, and AgTech Summit
• Hydrogen Summit in February and the Canadian Hydrogen Convention in April
• Upper Bound in May

Many thanks to our title sponsor, Edmonton Unlimited, for support of this episode. You'll hear more about Capital City Pilots from Abbie Stein-MacLean in this episode.

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Host

Karen Unland

Co-founder of Taproot Publishing

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.