Waterloo tech companies join demands for wage subsidy modifications in letter to feds
A group of Kitchener-Waterloo region organizations and startups, led by Communitech, are echoing concerns that the federal…
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Communitech CEO Iain Klugman delays planned departure amid COVID-19
Iain Klugman, the longtime president and CEO of Communitech, who had announced he would be stepping down in 2021, will be staying…
DarwinAI, University of Waterloo develop neural network for COVID-19 detection
Kitchener-Waterloo startup DarwinAI, which aims to help developers accelerate deep learning development, has co-developed a…
Toronto rideshare company Facedrive to acquire HiRide
Toronto-based ridesharing company Facedrive has entered into a share exchange agreement to acquire the entirety of HiRide,…
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…
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…