Borealis Wind wins $40,000 top prize from Fierce Founders Bootcamp Pitch competition
Yesterday, Communitech hosted its Fierce Founders Bootcamp Pitch Competition, the culmination of two weeks of a startup bootcamp…
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Fluxible returns as week-long festival focusing on user experience
For the fifth year in a row, Fluxible is hosting an event focused completely on user experience. This is the first time the…
U of T, UW, and UBC make World Economic Forum’s list of top 50 tech schools
As reported by itbusiness.ca, the World Economic Forum has placed the University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, and the…
#TechWR returns August 15 to connect #WaterlooRegion’s tech community
#TechWR is back for the second edition of its meetup bringing Waterloo Region’s startup community to Communitech to connect,…
26 Ontario companies named semifinalists in 43North global competition
43North, a global competition awarding a grand prize of $1 million to one startup, has announced 142 semifinalists. Among them…
Miovision launches tool to help cities develop a smart traffic plan
Kitchener-based Miovision, a platform dedicated to providing insights into traffic, announced the launch of a free tool that…
Kik reports that users have exchanged 1.8 billion messages with the platform’s 20,000 chatbots
Chatbots are poised to make their mark on the technology landscape, and Waterloo-based messaging platform Kik can prove it…
Steve Wozniak, Biz Stone confirmed as speakers for #WaterlooRegion’s FUZENation
As part of the FUZENation technology and music summit, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak will be making a stop in Kitchener-Waterloo…
500 Startups looking for #TOWRCorridor’s top talent to join 500 Labs
In recent months, Silicon Valley-based 500 Startups has been keeping a keen focus on Canada. The accelerator is setting the…
Velocity alumnus Jay Shah returns to take on director role
Early this morning, Velocity, the University of Waterloo’s incubator program, named its new director, Jay Shah. The announcement…
As AC JumpStart launches latest cohorts, Minister Chagger speaks on building Canada’s startup ecosystem
Kicking off the announcement for the Accelerator Centre‘s latest cohort, Bardish Chagger, Minister of Small Business…
Ontario government dedicating $1.2 million to Communitech expansion
Ontario is dedicating to $1.2 million to the expansion of Waterloo Region’s Communitech hub. The money will be used for…
Salient Energy receives $35,000 prize at Velocity Fund Finals
Salient Energy, which is creating batteries meant to lead the shift towards renewable energy, won big at the Velocity Fund…
OpenText acquires San Francisco-based Recommind
Waterloo-based OpenText, a provider of enterprise information management systems, announced that it’s closed the acquisition…
Waterloo-based Tulip Retail hiring 100 employees this year
Waterloo-based Tulip Retail, a platform that allows retailers to access product information via phone or tablet, is expanding…