Tech Roundup Review: October 2018

Every Tuesday morning we publish the Tech Roundup, a newsletter full of the latest headlines & happenings in Edmonton’s technology community. In addition to the curated, easy-to-scan lists of news and events, each edition includes one or two featured items which are the updates highlighted below. Sign up here to get the Tech Roundup by email each week.

Here’s our look back at the month of October 2018 as captured by our Tech Roundups.

October 2 – EEDC signs conditional lease for Innovation Hub concept test

We began the month noting that EEDC had signed a conditional lease to test its Innovation Hub concept at the former Enbridge building on 103 Street downtown. "Should the Innovation Hub go ahead, Startup Edmonton would move out of the Mercer Warehouse to be the primary tenant in the space." We also highlighted NAIT’s new entrepreneur-in-residence program for students.

October 9 – Edmonton Startup Week runs October 15-19

This edition featured a preview of Edmonton Startup Week, including a Q&A with Startup Edmonton CEO Tiffany Linke-Boyko. "One of the major goals of this week is to create different opportunities for Edmontonians that don’t know anything about the startup community to experience it," she said. We also highlighted the lineup for Launch Party 9.

October 16 – EEDC leased it, but will they come?

Startup Week kicked off with a big discussion on innovation at City Council’s Executive Committee and a new story from Taproot focused on EEDC’s proposed Innovation Hub and what it could mean for Edmonton’s startup community. We also highlighted the announcement that Edmonton will host the 2019 SingularityU Canada Summit on April 23-24.

October 23 – Edmonton Startup Week: All good things must come to an end

We started this edition with a recap of Startup Week, which saw more than 50 events focused on innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship take place throughout the city. The flagship event, Launch Party, highlighted ten local companies on the rise. The conversation about the proposed innovation hub continued, with a new episode of Speaking Municipally focused on the project and our story about it.

October 30 – City Council presses pause on the Innovation Hub

City Council picked up the innovation discussion and decided to ask EEDC to pause plans for the Innovation Hub. They wanted to see alternatives and ensure more public engagement was conducted. This edition also highlighted the grand opening of TEC Centre Labs, home to the Merck Invention Accelerator and the University of Alberta Health Accelerator. The October 31 edition of the Health Innovation Roundup provided more information on the new accelerators.

Popular Clicks

These were the top 5 most clicked on items from the month:

• EEDC’s EdmontonInnovationHub.com
• The news release announcing the conditional lease
• A Twitter thread of Executive Committee’s discussion on innovation
• Technovation Edmonton, a tech entrepreneurship competition for girls
• A blog post about Amii’s new meetups

That’s a wrap on October! Sign up here to get the Tech Roundup by email every Tuesday morning. And in case you missed it, here’s our review of September 2018.