AirMatrix awarded $100,000 at Fierce Founders Bootcamp pitch competition
Communitech has awarded $100,000 to Alexandra McCalla, co-founder and COO of AirMatrix, for winning the Fierce Founders Bootcamp…
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New Velocity venture fund invests $200,000 in four startups
The University of Waterlooâs entrepreneurship program, Velocity, has announced direct equity investments of $50,000 each…
Startup jobs of the week: Canvass Analytics, Skritswap, Real Estate Webmasters
Every day, Canadaâs tech startups post their latest and greatest job opportunities on Jobs.BetaKit, powered by Jobbio. From…
Avidbots raises $31.5 million CAD Series B for floor cleaning robots
Avidbots, a Kitchener-based robotics company, today announced the close of a $31.5 million CAD Series B funding round, to help…
Waterloo wearables-tech company announces first shipment of âsmart shirtâ
Aexos (Advanced Exoskeletal Systems), a Kickstarter-funded wearables company based in Waterloo, has announced the first shipment…
Waterloo startup collective announces ‘Start-Ups for School’ initiative
A collective of startups in Waterloo has announced Start-Ups for School, a volunteer outreach initiative for small local startups…
Construction software company Bridgit raises $6.2 million CAD Series A
Kitchener-based Bridgit, which offers a project management platform for construction businesses, has raised $6.2 million CAD…
Quantum, accelerators, venture capital: surveying Canadaâs tech landscape at DRIVE
This yearâs DRIVE 2019 conference, held in Waterloo for its inaugural year, set out to answer how Canada can create domestic…
North lays off a reported 150 employees, government suspends investment
North, the creator of Focals smart glasses, reportedly laid off 150 of its employees on Thursday. The layoff represents a substantial…
North drops Focals price, adds prescription support
Less than a month after shipping its first pair of Focals smartglasses, Waterloo-based North is adjusting the price of the…
TextNow continues to grow despite pushback from incumbent wireless carriers
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Waterloo-based free text and phone service startup TextNow is still going strong, with its…
Insurtech AI startup ProNavigator closes $2 million seed round
Waterloo-based creator of virtual assistants for insurance, ProNavigator, recently closed its latest seed round of equity financing,…
OpenText acquires Catalyst Repository Systems for $98 million CAD
OpenText has announced its acquisition of cloud-based software company Catalyst Repository Systems Inc. for more than $98 million…
Waterlooâs Aeryon Labs acquired by FLIR Systems for $265 Million CAD
Aeryon Labs Inc., a developer of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) has been bought by FLIR Systems Inc. for $265 million CAD. FLIR…
North now shipping Focals smart glasses
Kitchener-based North has officially started shipping its augmented reality Focals glasses. North currently has stores in Toronto…