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Entrepreneurship in Edmonton
Entrepreneurship in Edmonton
Entrepreneurship in Edmonton
Anchored by world-leading artificial intelligence research and healthcare innovation, Edmonton offers founders a distinctive ecosystem balancing academic excellence with industrial applications. Alberta's capital has developed extraordinary strengths in machine learning, health technology, and increasingly cleantech solutions, powered by the University of Alberta—home to one of the world's top three AI research groups. Startup founders in Edmonton benefit from exceptional AI talent at costs below major tech hubs, strong healthcare connections through facilities like the Stollery Children's Hospital, and Canada's innovation-friendly policies including R&D tax credits. The ecosystem centers around organizations including Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute and TEC Edmonton, with particular support for technologies commercializing advanced research. Edmonton's unique concentration of AI expertise, healthcare innovation capabilities, and position within Alberta's resource economy creates opportunities for entrepreneurs developing sophisticated technologies requiring machine learning applications, health research connections, or innovations addressing resource industry transformation—all within a mid-sized city offering affordability and quality of life alongside world-class research capability.
Anchored by world-leading artificial intelligence research and healthcare innovation, Edmonton offers founders a distinctive ecosystem balancing academic excellence with industrial applications. Alberta's capital has developed extraordinary strengths in machine learning, health technology, and increasingly cleantech solutions, powered by the University of Alberta—home to one of the world's top three AI research groups. Startup founders in Edmonton benefit from exceptional AI talent at costs below major tech hubs, strong healthcare connections through facilities like the Stollery Children's Hospital, and Canada's innovation-friendly policies including R&D tax credits. The ecosystem centers around organizations including Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute and TEC Edmonton, with particular support for technologies commercializing advanced research. Edmonton's unique concentration of AI expertise, healthcare innovation capabilities, and position within Alberta's resource economy creates opportunities for entrepreneurs developing sophisticated technologies requiring machine learning applications, health research connections, or innovations addressing resource industry transformation—all within a mid-sized city offering affordability and quality of life alongside world-class research capability.
Edmonton founders in numbers
The startup community in Edmonton shows a healthy mix of people still exploring ideas (56%) and those already building something (44%). This balance between early-stage thinking and committed founders shapes the local scene. Looking at the numbers, the median age of founders in Edmonton is 28.5, with an average age of 33.2. Most are in the 25-32 age range, which makes up 39% of the community. When it comes to background, 55% of founders in Edmonton have technical skills in areas like engineering or software development, while 45% come from business roles such as operations, product, or marketing. This mix creates plenty of opportunity for strong co-founder matches. Popular areas of interest include Mental Health, Tourism, Healthcare, and Fintech. Many founders in Edmonton also speak more than one language, adding fresh perspectives to the city’s startup ecosystem Impacts are {13},{14},{15},{16}.
Commitment Type
More than (56%) of Foundersbase founders in Edmonton, are exploring startup ideas, while (44%) are committed to an idea.
Age
The median age of Foundersbase founders in Edmonton is 28.5, while the average is age 33.2 with a maximum in the group of founders aging 25-32.
Type of Founder
About (55%) of Foundersbase founders in Edmonton are technical (Engineering, AI/ML), while (45%) are non-technical (Product, Marketing, Operations).
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