ApplyBoard raises $55 million CAD Series B for international student recruitment platform
ApplyBoard, a Kitchener-Waterloo-based AI-enabled recruitment platform helping international students apply to post-secondary…
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WeWork expands Startup Passport to Kitchener-Waterloo, Montreal, Ottawa
WeWork is partnering with the cities of Kitchener, Montreal, Ottawa, and Waterloo, and companies affiliated with their respective…
Waterloo cycling startup, STAC Performance, acquired by 4iiii Innovations
Cycling power meter and heart-rate monitor company, 4iiii Innovations, has acquired Waterloo cycling tech startup STAC Performance,…
Toronto-Waterloo takes top Canadian spot in startup ecosystem rankings, Vancouver nosedives
Vancouver’s place in the startup ecosystem rankings has significantly dropped, while Toronto-Waterloo is making a steady…
Lazaridis ScaleUp opens applications, announces cross-Canada tour dates
Wilfrid Laurier University’s Lazaridis Institute is searching for promising Canadian tech companies to join the fifth cohort…
Communitech reduces staff after provincial funding cut greater than anticipated
Communitech has laid off 15 employees following a 30 percent reduction in its provincial government funding, a cut that was…
Nanotech company Nicoya receives $2.57 million FedDev Ontario investment
Waterloo-based nanotechnology company Nicoya is receiving a $2.57 million investment from FedDev Ontario, which the government…
IBM collaborating with University of Waterloo for quantum computing research
IBM is partnering with several universities through its IBM Q Network to further joint research in quantum computing, as well…
True North 2019 announces speakers and ‘Bridges, Not Walls’ theme
For its second iteration, Communitech’s annual True North conference has announced its theme will be ‘Bridges, Not…
Velocity and YC grad, Fuzzbuzz, raises $3.6 million CAD seed round
Fuzzbuzz, an automated software security platform founded in Kitchener-Waterloo, has raised a $3.6 million CAD seed round led…
Four Waterloo projects receiving $41 million for quantum, AI, machine learning
Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED), Navdeep Bains, today announced a $41 million CAD investment…
Axonify expanding presence in Europe
Waterloo-based learning software company Axonify will be expanding into the European market, with strategic new roles supporting…
MaRS, Communitech, Invest Ottawa receiving $52.4 million for “first-of-its-kind” Scale-Up program
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that the federal government is investing $52.4 million in a Scale-Up Platform,…
HeadCheck, Trek Factory Racing partner to improve concussion care for riders
The Waterloo-based Trek Factory Racing off-road program has announced a partnership with HeadCheck Health, a provider of concussion…
Velocity, PerkinElmer partnership giving incubator startups access to innovative tech
The University of Waterloo today announced that global life science company, PerkinElmer, has relocated its Canadian demonstration…