Canadian innovation hubs close doors to help prevent the spread of COVID-19
Innovation hubs, incubators, and accelerators across Canada are shutting down or instituting work from home policies, to help…
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Startupfest, Communitech’s True North latest COVID-19-related event cancellations
True North is the latest Canadian tech event to be cancelled amid concerns of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. In a public…
Lessons learned attending eight days of tech events for International Women’s Day
My past eight days have been a true whirlwind of launches and activity in the women entrepreneurship space. A big takeaway…
Google’s new Kitchener-Waterloo accelerator reflects evolving commitment to Canada
Google has made a string of big bets on Canada in 2020. Last month, Google announced plans to expand and open three new offices…
Velocity launches and announces first close of pre-seed healthtech fund
Velocity has launched a new healthtech fund for early-stage startups. In its first close, the fund has reached 80 percent of…
RainStick Shower, HyIvy Health awarded collective $100,000 at Winter 2020 Fierce Founders Bootcamp
RainStick Shower and HyIvy Health have been named winners at Communitech’s Winter 2020 Fierce Founders Bootcamp. The bootcamp…
Newly rebranded True North Festival announces keynote speaker for 2020
On Wednesday Communitech revealed who will be headlining its annual tech event, True North, for 2020. Carole Cadwalladr, the…
CarbonCure, Smarter Alloys, E-Zn among winners of Breakthrough Energy Solutions Canada initiative
Ten startups have been named the winners of the Breakthrough Energy Solutions Canada initiative, a public-private project aimed…
Kitchener-based self-driving industrial robot maker Otto Motors expands into Japan
Otto Motors, the industrial division of Clearpath Robotics, has expanded its operations in the Japanese market with a partnership…
Brother of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson joins as chairman at Kitchener’s ApplyBoard
Jo Johnson, the brother of current United Kingdom (UK) prime minister Boris Johnson, and a former member of parliament himself,…
University of Waterloo holds grand opening of autonomous vehicle research facility
Tuesday marked the official grand opening of the Autonomous Vehicle Research & Intelligence Laboratory (AVRIL), a facility…
Google to open three new Canadian offices in Toronto, Montreal, and Waterloo
Google is expanding its Canadian presence with the opening of three new offices in Toronto, Montreal, and Waterloo. Google…
Google to launch first Canadian accelerator in Kitchener-Waterloo
Google is launching an accelerator for early-stage tech startups in Kitchener-Waterloo. The accelerator will be the tech giant’s…
Faire opens new office in Kitchener as part of ‘commitment to Canada’
Faire, a wholesale marketplace startup based in the Kitchener-Waterloo region and San Francisco, is set to unveil its new Canadian…
Founder Institute demo day showcases fifth cohort of the Montreal pre-seed accelerator
Pour lire cet article en français, cliquez ici. Last Wednesday, Founder Institute’s Montreal branch held a demo day…