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Karel Vuong

Karel Vuong is an Associate at Sagard Holdings and is based in Toronto. In his role, Karel serves Paul Desmarais III in various mandates and special projects as a member of the Office of the CEO. He also leads branding, communications and ecosystem development across each of the platform's strategies (venture capital, private equity, private credit, and healthcare royalties). Prior to Sagard, Karel joined Diagram as its first employee to launch a $30M fund and venture builder co-founding companies in insurance and financial services, primarily working with Dialogue and Collage (exited). Karel began his career as a software developer and product manager in Toronto, Waterloo, and the San Francisco Bay Area. An impassioned convenor and bridge builder, he has organized events that has been attended by heads of government, CEOs, and senior leaders from around the world. Karel studied Computer Science at the University of Toronto - Trinity College.

Canadian Startup News, Event RecapsMay 16, 2016<May 16, 2016

Communitech’s #TLCWR gives a glimpse into the future of tech

On May 12, 800 tech leaders, futurists, and professionals converged in the Bingemans Event Centre in Waterloo Region to attend…

mike kirkup
Canadian Startup News, Feature, TechnologyApril 7, 2016<November 12, 2022

Departing Velocity Director Mike Kirkup looks back on four years of building the #WaterlooRegion startup ecosystem

After Velocity Director Mike Kirkup’s announcement of his departure from the incubator, I caught up with Mike to get a retrospective…

Velocity Fund Finals Winter 2016
Canadian Startup NewsApril 4, 2016<April 4, 2016

20 student startups compete for $125,000 at W16 #VelocityFund Finals

The future of education is made up of three components: co-operative education, research intensity, and student entrepreneurship.…

mayor tory
Canadian Startup News, Event Recaps, TechnologyMarch 24, 2016<January 12, 2023

Toronto mayor Tory calls on Canadians to ‘brag’ about #ToWRCorridor ahead of Valley trade mission

Last month, Toronto mayor John Tory hosted a working group on innovation with Kitchener mayor Berry Vrbanovic at Shopify’s…

Ashutosh Syal Communitech
Event RecapsMarch 23, 2016<March 23, 2016

#AfterSchoolWR connects students to tech ecosystem in #WaterlooRegion

The departure of Canada’s student talent to places like Silicon Valley has been a hot-button topic for ages. Why are they…

barry katz
Canadian Startup News, Event RecapsMarch 9, 2016<March 9, 2016

IDEO’s Barry Katz hosting design thinking bootcamp at Communitech

Barry Katz, a Fellow at IDEO, professor at Stanford University, and author of six books, is coming to Communitech in Waterloo…

#WIMIn2016
Canadian Startup News, Event RecapsMarch 8, 2016<March 8, 2016

University of Waterloo leads change with women in tech and HeForShe at #WIMIn2016

This weekend, Waterloo Women: Ideas, Makers, Innovators (WIMIn) brought over 100 women together at the University of Waterloo…

Communitech Insurance Disrupted
Canadian Startup News, Event RecapsFebruary 25, 2016<December 7, 2022

Startups and insurance companies collide in #WaterlooRegion to disrupt 100-year-old industry

Many know of Waterloo Region as one of Canada’s most eminent tech and startup communities. With fast-growing tech companies…

Mike Wekerle
Canadian Startup News, Event RecapsFebruary 2, 2016<February 3, 2016

Mike Wekerle shares commitment to Waterloo at Entrepreneurs Exchange

Whether you know him as a former trader on Bay Street, the television personality on Dragons’ Den, or simply ‘Wek’, Michael…

#WaterlooHacks
Canadian Startup NewsJanuary 25, 2016<January 25, 2016

UW & Laurier students show why Waterloo is Canada’s tech hub at #WaterlooHacks

The inaugural Waterloo Hacks, organized this weekend by Communitech and powered by Google Developers, brought over 150 students…

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