North (Thalmic) confirms pricing and availability for its smart glasses
One month after it was first revealed by BetaKit, Thalmic Labs has officially rebranded to North and announced its smart glasses product, dubbed Focals….
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EDC announces opening of Export Growth Hub in Catalyst137
Export Development Canada (EDC) has announced the opening of its Export Growth Hub within Catalyst 137. The goal is to give Ontario companies a…
Manulife providing $400,000 to University of Waterloo for AI research
Manulife has announced a four-year, $400,000 partnership with the Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute at the University of Waterloo. The investment will support AI research…
TD investing $2.5 million in CDL’s health stream
TD has announced a number of investments in the Canadian tech and innovation space. Over five years, TD will invest a total of $2.5…
Lime launches electric scooters in Canada
Lime scooters are officially coming to Canada. The company launched its Lime-S e-scooters in a Waterloo pilot project this morning. The City of Waterloo,…
Waterloo researchers may be able to predict and counteract VR sickness
University of Waterloo researchers may have found a way to predict motion sickness caused by virtual reality. According to data collected from by researchers…
Lazaridis Institute announces Scale-Up cohort, plans to launch women founders program
The Lazaridis Institute has announced the latest cohort of its Scale-Up program and the addition of a brand new program. Now its third year,…
North is Thalmic’s secret smart glasses play
Earlier this week, BetaKit first reported that Kitchener-Waterloo wearables startup Thalmic had been issued multiple patents pertaining to a wearable device utilizing holographic technology….
Thalmic has been issued US patents for its hologram lenses as company preps for launch
Kitchener-Waterloo-based wearables startup Thalmic has been issued multiple patents by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Filed between 2016 and 2017, the patents…
DarwinAI raises $3.9 million CAD to help devs design neural networks
Waterloo-based DarwinAI has emerged out of stealth with $3.9 million CAD ($3 million USD) in seed funding. The round was co-led by Obvious Ventures…
Hockeystick and Lazaridis Institute launch DRIVE conference
Hockeystick and the Lazaridis Institute are launching a new conference called DRIVE. Taking place from February 20 to 22, DRIVE hopes to provide insight…
Waterloo-based Bonfire acquired for $140 million CAD in ‘Govtech’ merger
Waterloo-based public sector sourcing and procurement tech startup Bonfire announced today that it has signed an agreement to be acquired by GTY Technology Holdings…
Fierce Founders pitch event awards $100,000 to women founders
Three women founders were awarded a collective $100,000 in funding at the Communitech Fierce Founders Bootcamp Pitch Competition on Thursday. The Fierce Founders bootcamp…