New offices in Toronto and Waterloo help Shopify support growing verticals and Canadian tech
Since filing for IPO just under two years ago, Shopify has shown no signs of slowing down in its mission to dominate ecommerce.…
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Fundica Roadshow offering $1 million investment award to one startup
For its fifth year, the Fundica Roadshow is partnering with First Stone Venture Partners to offer a $1 million investment award…
Thalmic hires Under Armour’s former head of connected products as VP of product experience
After beginning its hiring spree in November, Thalmic Labs has announced an executive hire in Abhi Bhatt, who will act as Thalmic’s…
Microsoft acquires Waterloo-based AI startup Maluuba
Canadian startup Maluuba, which is focused on helping machines learn, think, and communicate like humans, has just been acquired…
Kitchener-based EMAGIN represents Canada at Imagine H20’s Water Gala in San Francisco
EMAGIN, a Kitchener-based startup that leverages artificial intelligence to help water utilities proactively manage their operations,…
Today in company updates: Wealthsimple, Dozr, and DNAstack
This week, several startups have made announcements launching new features and partnerships. Here’s the latest on company…
Former VICE chief revenue officer Ryan Fuss joins Waterloo-based Sortable
Waterloo-based Sortable, which was among Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 announced in November, has announced that former…
Fitbit using Pebble’s software talent and infrastructure to launch app store and smartwatch
It was just last month that Fitbit acquired Pebble, the now defunct wearable startup founded by Canadian Eric Migicovsky, and…
Today in company updates: Vidyard, Firmex, RentMoola
This week, several startups have made announcements launching new features and partnerships. Here’s the latest on company…
Miovision partners with U of T, launches lab to help cities make sense of traffic data
At the Transportation Research Board (TRB) annual meeting in Washington today, Kitchener-based Miovision announced that it’s…
Evolving beyond pink ghettos
I have the distinct privilege to work with an accelerator at Communitech as an Executive in Residence mentoring a stellar group…
University of Waterloo team contributes to development of Renesas Electronics autonomous car
Twenty-five researchers from the Waterloo Centre for Automotive Research (WatCAR) contributed to the development of an autonomous…
LandmarkVR wants its showrooms to be the industry standard for Canadian real estate
When Anson Wang moved to China in 2014 to help one of his best friends break into the VR market through a company called ConductorVR,…
Facebook partners with University of Waterloo to collaborate on tech research projects
Facebook announced a new partnership with the University of Waterloo, Harvard, Princeton and 14 other universities on Wednesday,…
Waterloo-based Eleven-x launches low-power IoT network to compete with higher-cost, traditional carriers
Waterloo-based company Eleven-x has launched a low-power Canadian network dedicated to connecting the Internet of Things. The…