Communitech launches bootstrap program to help startups gain early adopters, validate products
Waterloo’s Communitech innovation hub has launched Communitech Bootstrap, a new program that aims to help startups validate…
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OpenText set to acquire forensic security firm Guidance Software for $300 million
Waterloo-based OpenText, a provider of enterprise information management systems, announced that it is set to acquire Pasadena,…
University of Waterloo announces four $25,000 winners of Velocity Fund Finals
The University of Waterloo’s latest Velocity Fund Finals had at least four startups win big. The competition had 10 startups…
Slik.ai’s Soroush Ghodsi the youngest Canadian entrepreneur to join Y Combinator
Fifteen-year-old Soroush Ghodsi is the latest — and youngest — Canadian entrepreneur to be accepted into Y Combinator’s…
IBM launches innovation incubator at Communitech
IBM Canada, in partnership with the Ontario Centres of Excellence and Communitech, has unveiled the IBM Innovation Incubator…
OpenText launches AI assistant to help business analysts with decision making, task automation
Waterloo-based OpenText, a provider of enterprise information management (EIM) systems, has launched OpenText Magellan, an…
Former Nokia, Microsoft VP joins Thalmic as VP of engineering
Thalmic announced today that Jari Niemela has joined the company as VP of engineering. Niemela has spent 20 years in engineering…
BDC moving Kitchener-Waterloo office into Catalyst137 IoT hub
BDC is moving its Kitchener-Waterloo Business Centre to the Catalyst137 hardware hub, putting BDC’s financing and advisory…
Waterloo-based Bonfire raises $11 million to automate the procurement process
Waterloo-based Bonfire has raised $11 million in financing. The round was led by global investment firm Battery Ventures, with…
Thalmic files patent describing hologram lenses
Thalmic Labs has filed a patent as it continues to work heads-down on its next product. The filing describes a wearable heads-up…
CIRA dedicating $1 million towards projects that increase digital literacy
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) announced that it is deploying $1 million towards 21 projects focused on…
Today in company partnerships: Mappedin collaborates with Apple, Stocksy partners with Adobe
This week, several Canadian startups have made announcements, launching new features, partnerships, and more. Here’s the…
Two Canadian startups land a spot at Google Demo Day
Two Canadian startups have landed a spot at Google Demo Day: Waterloo-based TritonWear, which developed a wearable device that…
Lazaridis Institute accepting applications for second cohort of Scale-Up Program
The Lazaridis Institute is now accepting applications for the second cohort of its Scale-Up Program. The program, which will…
Steven McCartney joins Ssimwave as president, Communitech hires Greg Barratt as new VP
Ssimwave announced that Steven McCartney, former VP of Strategic Growth at Communitech, will be joining the company as president.…