5 Saskatchewan Tech Startups to Watch
Saskatchewan is one of the fastest growing tech sectors in Canada, second only to Waterloo. I’m always thrilled to hear about new ventures and projects coming out of our province, and I wanted to share some of my favourites with you!
What’s happening in the Sask Tech Scene?
Well, it’s been an exciting couple years for some of our pioneering tech companies.
Vendasta creates a built-in solution for marketing companies around the world, and raised $119 million in 2022.
7Shifts makes it easy for restaurants to schedule their employees, and raised $21.5 million last year.
Coconut Software, a scheduling platform for large institutions, raised $28 million.
These are just a handful of some highly successful ventures starting right here at home in Saskatchewan. Now let’s talk about some of the emerging companies who are gaining some traction.
Emerging Sask Tech Companies
Croptimistic is an interesting company based in Naicom, Saskatchewan. In 2021, they raised $5.2 million to work on their SWATmaps technology, making it easier for farmers to measure and enhance their soil. Theirs is a cool story that bolsters Saskatchewan’s position as a #Agtech leader in the world.
Prairie Robotics is a Regina company sweeping the #Cleantech scene by making it easy for people and municipalities to simplify recycling using AI. They raised 690K this year to help build their companies and help the world with their recycling efforts.
SoilSense has recently won the Co.Launch competition from Co.Labs—Saskatchewan’s first incubator. They received $15,000 to continue expanding their company to make agriculture advisor’s jobs easier. Again, another #Agtech project to watch based in rural Saskatchewan.
StoreToDoor won the Startup TNT Investment Summit in Saskatchewan and $125,000 in capital to expand their services. This Saskatoon-based company is providing same-day delivery to help make small businesses more competitive with groups like Amazon.
Immigrate also made it to the finals for the Startup TNT summit, and they were nominated for several awards in the SaskTech ecosystem last year. They’re making it easier for businesses to help people immigrate to Canada, reducing the amount of time spent from over 40 hours to ~ 3 hours. They are genuinely solving an employment issue for Canadian businesses while changing people’s lives.
Saskatchewan may seem like an unlikely location for a bustling tech ecosystem, but it’s growing all the time with pitching competitions, partnerships, funding, testing, and sometimes national or global reach. Prairie people are invested in a bright future, and they’re making it happen with tech. Keep an eye on the prairie tech ecosystem with me, and stay tuned for more startup updates in the future!