Why sponsor Startup Edmonton?
Here’s your chance to get in front the city’s emerging entrepreneurs, innovators and visionaries. Plain and simple, these are the folks who are getting things done in Edmonton. If you’re interested in supporting our event with a cash or in-kind donation, please contact Sam Jenkins at info@startupedmonton.com or 780 994 2343.

Founding Partners Our Founding Partners provide a combination of resources and contributions in support of our vision and mandate to make Edmonton a hotbed for creativity and entrepreneurship.
	Yardstick works with Associations, Licensure and Regulatory organizations, Government, and Educators to set the standards of their separate industries through online licensing and certification, training, and testing. Based in Edmonton, we have over 300 clients from around the World and can help any size organization with our easy to deploy, fully-managed solution.
	Go Auto stocks, sells, and services thousands of automobiles. Today, Go Auto is comprised of 20 dealerships and 2 Go Auto Direct used vehicle supercenters located in western Canada. We maintain a vast inventory and our purchasing power helps us get the best deal and the best selection for our customers. We are proud of the products we represent and every effort is made to reflect that pride in our contact with customers – both before and long after the sale.
	Parlee McLaws LLP offers legal advisory services. Its areas of expertise include corporate law, commercial law, business law, natural resources, intellectual property, banking and financial services, real estate, taxation, and wealth management. The firm also provides assistance on mining and minerals, retail law, biosciences, oil and gas-related tax and securities law, product liability, aboriginal business and litigation, aviation law, patent and trade-mark portfolio management and prosecution, and mass tort litigation issues.
	The University of Alberta is one of Canada’s leading universities, with 40,000 students, 14,000 staff and over 400 distinct research laboratories. Within a vibrant and supportive learning environment, the University of Alberta gives a national and international voice to innovation in our province, taking a lead role in placing Canada at the global forefront.
	Incite is the recognized thought leader in integrated marketing that strengthens relationships. Incite’s relationship-driven approach has been supported by substantial research complemented by over a decade of marketing execution. Through our findings, we have discovered that sustainable, long-term, and profitable growth is best achieved through marketing strategies that support the development of meaningful relationships. Unlike traditional, transaction-driven mass marketing, our model leverages people, connections, ideas, and experiences to help our clients strengthen relationships with their clients and other key stakeholders.
	Industry Mailout develops tools that assist organizations in communicating in a unique and sophisticated way. Organizations work with Industry Mailout to create and send marketing newsletters, bulletins/press releases, and email promotions. It is their exceptional commitment to personal customer service that clients from around the world marvel at and have recognized as unique to the industry.
	Edmonton Economic Development Corporation is strategically focused on Edmonton’s economic future. EEDC’s purpose is to increase prosperity and the quality of life for people of the Edmonton region by promoting economic development, marketing Edmonton as a tourist destination, and by managing the Shaw Conference Centre and Edmonton Research Park.
	Edmonton Airports is a community-based, financially independent, non-share corporation that manages Edmonton International Airport — one of the fastest growing and largest major Canadian airports. Edmonton International Airport serves about six million passengers per year and offers non-stop service to more than 50 national and international destinations.
	Inkdit gives individuals and organizations an online profile. When you sign contracts through Inkdit your signature remains connected to the contract you’ve signed and to your Inkdit profile. The mental model of social networks can be applied beyond the social aspects of our relationships. With Inkdit, that model is applied to legal relationships.