With $8M in new funding, the Accelerator Centre launches AC JumpStart Program
The Kitchener-Waterloo based Accelerator Centre has announced today that it has received up to $8 million in funding from the Federal Economic Development Agency…
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Vidyard Raises $18M To Grow Its Video Marketing Platform
Kitchener-based Vidyard just announced an epic $18M series B raise, because we’re all watching videos, all the time. “The future of Internet is TV,”…
Communitech puts brakes on HYPERDRIVE, launches Rev accelerator to push revenue for “highly scalable startups”
Communitech announced this morning that its three-year-old startup accelerator, HYPERDRIVE, is set to undergo a massive transformation. This shift will result in the formation…
One Year Later: Looking back at the seven Canadian wearable tech companies changing the world
Back in November of last year I introduced seven Canadian wearable tech companies working on technologies that were set to change how we live…
Desire2Learn Raises $85 Million Following Record Growth Year
Desire2Learn (D2L) has raised an $85 million series B round, led by Columbus Nova Technology Partners, Graham Holdings, Four Rivers Group, Aurion Capital and existing…
Citizenship and Immigration Minister to Speak About Startup Visa Program Tomorrow
Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander will engage in a roundtable discussion with stakeholders from the tech community regarding Canada’s Start-up Visa program tomorrow in the Kitchener-Waterloo region. While…
Recent Waterloo Visit Sees Prime Minister Harper Interact with Thalmic Labs and its “Myo” Armband
It looks like even the Prime Minister himself couldn’t wait to get a glimpse of the Myo. Prime Minister Stephen Harper got a behind-the scenes…
Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre to Graduate Intellijoint Surgical and TitanFile Today
Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre, known to only graduate a few select startups at a time, is ready to graduate its latest pair of small businesses…
Symple ID’s Richard Fox-Ivey Gets Spot on Kevin Newman Live
The CEO of Kitchener-Waterloo startup Symple ID went on Kevin Newman Live last night to discuss the recent Ebay password fiasco as well as…
Dragons’ Den Star to Launch $200M Fund in Waterloo
New Dragons’ Den star Michael Wekerle is launching a $200 million investment fund in Waterloo, to be aimed at startups in the Kitchener-Waterloo area….
NASA and Communitech to Throw International Space Apps Challenge 2014
NASA and Waterloo’s Communitech hub is preparing to throw Canada’s version of the NASA International Space Apps Challenge 2014 this weekend. It officially takes place Saturday April…
One Entrepreneur’s Reflection on the Kitchener-Waterloo Startup Community
Over the past couple of months I’ve been talking to startups in the Kitchener/Waterloo ecosystem. These conversations have mostly surrounded their stories, visions and…
Google is Expanding into Larger Office Space in Kitchener
Google seems to like the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Today the Waterloo Record reported that the Silicon Valley-based tech giant is expanding into larger quarters in…