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Davis said they have 400 staff in Saskatoon, adding that there are several large tech companies in Saskatchewan that are growing. Alex Shimla is the interim executive director for Co.Labs, and said they’re constantly looking to build up the tech sector in the province. “We look into get tech startups as quick as they, from $0 to about $1 million in revenue,” Shimla said.
Co.Labs is a non-profit that helps commercialized tech startups, with Shimla noting they aim to do that in a timeline of three years or less through their core programs.“Since we’ve been active, so about 2017, we’ve worked with just over 170 startups.”