Knowledgehook raises $1.25 million to empower math teachers with technology
After getting Google’s Game Changer Award at Google Demo Day in May, Waterloo-based Knowledgehook has now announced $1.25…
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Penta Medical takes home $35,000 from Velocity Fund Finals
Today, the University of Waterloo hosted its 17th Velocity Fund Finals, with 20 companies vying for their share of $125,000.…
Fitbit reportedly acquiring Pebble for up to $53 million
Fitbit is reportedly set to acquire Pebble for an undisclosed amount of money, according to a new report stemming from The…
Alert Labs wins $100,000 prize at Communitech Rev Demo Day
“We save the insurance industry millions per year in preventable leak-and-flood payouts,” George Tsintzouras, founder of…
Borealis Wind wants to help wind farms make up lost revenue with its technology
When Daniela Roeper worked as a consultant at a wind farm, she was surprised to learn that because of ice develops on the blades…
Medella Health named international runner-up for the James Dyson Award
Waterloo-based Medella Health has been named an international runner-up for the James Dyson Award, an international competition…
Thalmic begins Series B hiring spree in #WaterlooRegion and San Francisco
After announcing a $158 million Series B for its next product’s development, Thalmic Labs has begun its search for talent.…
Stephen Lake says Thalmic will use its Series B to build the product they won’t tell anyone about
In the latest episode of The Disruptors, Thalmic Labs CEO and co-founder Stephen Lake discussed how the company will be using…
LCBO opens lab in Communitech with focus on app creation, algorithms
The LCBO has opened an offsite lab within Communitech, a Waterloo-based technology hub where startups and global corporations…
The Hyperloop dream is reality with world’s first pneumatic levitation system demo in Waterloo
After the date for SpaceX’s International Hyperloop Competition got pushed back from August 2016 to January 2017, the…
Waterloo-based Axonify raises $36 million to accelerate growth of employee knowledge platform
Waterloo-based Axonify, a corporate learning platform that allows businesses to deliver information to employees in a more…
Intellijoint Surgical announces $11 million Series A to continue US expansion
Waterloo-based Intellijoint Surgical, which develops 3D surgical navigation solutions for surgery, announced the close of an…
Velocity now housing all of its startups under one roof with renovated 37,000-square-foot space
Waterloo lays claim as home to the second highest density of startups outside of Silicon Valley — and those startups need…
Dozr wants to provide a new revenue stream for farmers with its sharing economy model
While the concept of the sharing economy is nothing new, one Canadian company wants to bring it to a more traditional industry:…
Thalmic Labs opening factory in Waterloo dedicated to building its next wearable device
Thalmic Labs, the creator of the Myo armband, announced it will manufacture its next product in Waterloo. According to a report…