Departing Velocity Director Mike Kirkup looks back on four years of building the #WaterlooRegion startup ecosystem
After Velocity Director Mike Kirkup’s announcement of his departure from the incubator, I caught up with Mike to get a retrospective…
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Toronto Mayor John Tory delivers keynote promoting Toronto-Waterloo corridor to Silicon Valley
As part of a three-day trade mission to promote the Toronto-Waterloo region to some of the biggest players in Silicon Valley,…
Velocity director Mike Kirkup departing to pursue CTO role at Encircle
Since 2012, Velocity director Mike Kirkup has been the public face of North America’s largest free business incubator.…
Plum’s Caitlin MacGregor says most failed hires due to attitude, not skill
More companies are starting to embrace the value of hiring employees that have the potential to grow within a company culture,…
20 student startups compete for $125,000 at W16 #VelocityFund Finals
The future of education is made up of three components: co-operative education, research intensity, and student entrepreneurship.…
Startup jobs of the week: shomi, QuickTapSurvey, Jobber, Control, Axonify
Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…
University of Waterloo team one of only 22 testing prototype on SpaceX’s hyperloop track
It all started with a Reddit post. When SpaceX put out an announcement promising that they would built a test track for a hyperloop…
Maluuba opens deep learning research lab in Montreal
Maluuba, a deep learning company which raised a $9 million series A in January, has opened a research and development lab with…
Skywatch invites Waterloo tech community to space-focused NASA hackathon
Back in 2014, Waterloo-based SkyWatch won NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge for creating software dedicated to…
Toronto mayor Tory calls on Canadians to ‘brag’ about #ToWRCorridor ahead of Valley trade mission
Last month, Toronto mayor John Tory hosted a working group on innovation with Kitchener mayor Berry Vrbanovic at Shopify’s…
Thalmic’s Stephen Lake and Lightspeed’s Dax Dasilva among C100’s Ambassador Program
Working in the heart of Silicon Valley, C100 regularly makes moves to connect strong Canadian entrepreneurs with the Valley’s…
Pebble lays off 25 percent of its staff after raising $26 million over last eight months
Pebble is laying off 25 percent of its total staff this week (about 40 employees). CEO Eric Migicovsky confirmed the…
#AfterSchoolWR connects students to tech ecosystem in #WaterlooRegion
The departure of Canada’s student talent to places like Silicon Valley has been a hot-button topic for ages. Why are they…
Waterloo-based Aterlo Networks raises $1 million
Aterlo Networks, a company dedicated to building technology for bandwidth or broadband usage-limited homes to enjoy high-quality…
Plasticity Labs can tell if your employees hate you
Neuroplasticity might sound like a concept for the future, but for Plasticity Labs, it’s a tool that companies can use…