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University of Waterloo leads change with women in tech and HeForShe at #WIMIn2016

Karel Vuong March 8, 2016

This weekend, Waterloo Women: Ideas, Makers, Innovators (WIMIn) brought over 100 women together at the University of Waterloo…

Jessica Galang March 7, 2016

It seems like every other week another traditional institution is trying to cash in on the innovative nature of startups; from…

Patrick O'Rourke March 4, 2016

First it was desktop, then mobile, and now, according to Paul Gray, Waterloo-based Kik’s director of platform services,…

Jessica Galang March 2, 2016

Early-stage companies raised impressive rounds in this week’s roundup of funding. Here’s the latest on who raised how much,…

Jessica Galang February 29, 2016

Earlier this month, about 200 BlackBerry employees were laid off between the tech company’s Florida location and its…

Karel Vuong February 25, 2016

Many know of Waterloo Region as one of Canada’s most eminent tech and startup communities. With fast-growing tech companies…

Jessica Galang February 19, 2016

Small or medium-sized business owners expanding operations might feel like they have to play a guessing game when it comes…

Jessica Galang February 16, 2016

GM Canada is one of the latest companies to join the Communitech hub with the opening of its own innovation hub within the…

Jessica Galang February 12, 2016

Every day, Canada’s best startups post the latest job opportunities on the BetaKit Job Board; from early stage to series…

Douglas Soltys February 8, 2016

All politics are local. To some degree, so is tech. This week’s episode of the CanCon podcast tackles how tech…

Jessica Galang February 8, 2016

Bridgit, which develops a deficiency management app for the construction industry, announced that Jeff Fedor would be joining…

Jessica Galang February 4, 2016

Waterloo-based startups are known for having some of the best young talent in the tech world, and today’s acquisition…

Karel Vuong February 2, 2016

Whether you know him as a former trader on Bay Street, the television personality on Dragons’ Den, or simply ‘Wek’, Michael…

Startup Canada February 2, 2016

“My job as a CEO is to think of what needs to be done 3 to 5 to 10 years from now.” – John Baker, CEO and founder…

Jessica Galang February 2, 2016

Making a working product may be considered the biggest hurdle when founding a startup, but that’s usually only a part…