Summit Nanotech, a Calgary-based leader in sustainable lithium extraction, has raised $36.5 million to advance its direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology. The funding round was led by Evok Innovations and BDC Capital’s Climate Tech Fund, with support from Xora Innovation, Capricorn Investment Group, Mitsui Kinzoku – SBI Material Innovation Fund, and LG Technology Ventures. The […]
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Cleantech Takes the Crown in Canada as CIX Startup Awards Reveals Recipients
This year’s recipients of the CIX Startup Awards, a showcase of Canada’s rising stars selected by North American investors, have been revealed. The CIX Selection Committee, comprising over 100 investors and experts, evaluated submissions based on six criteria: Business Model, Quality of Product and Service Offering, Innovation, Market Opportunity, Depth of Management, and D.E.I. of […]
U.S. Cleantech CEO Wonders: Has Canada’s Innovation Pipeline Begun to Lose Momentum?
The 2025 edition of the Global Cleantech 100 list has been revealed. Since 2009 the annual ranking, hosted by San Francisco research firm Cleantech Group, identifies 100 private companies positioned to make impacts in the clean technology sector over the next few years. Canada, among those at the forefront of energy transitions aiming for “Net […]
From Oil Sands to Clean Energy: Alberta’s 2024 Wins
Alberta has long been recognized for its significant involvement in the fossil fuel sector, famous for its vast oil sands. Increasingly, the province is also a hotbed for innovation in clean energy, especially hydrogen, as well as wind and solar. This year alone saw many local upstarts advance tech, commercialize product, win awards, and raise […]
Energy Disruptors: UNITE 2024 to Showcase $1 Billion in Canadian Cleantech Innovation
The future of Canadian industry will be on stage in Calgary this October, when CEOs from seven of the most funded Canadian cleantech companies ever appear at Energy Disruptors: UNITE 2024. Keynote presentations will come from the following leaders: John Redfern – President and CEO of Eavor Greg Twinney – CEO of General Fusion Amanda Hall – […]