CanCon Podcast Episode 3: What’s the deal with food tech?
All politics are local. To some degree, so is tech. This week’s episode of the CanCon podcast tackles how tech…
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Bridgit brings on new chief technology officer
Bridgit, which develops a deficiency management app for the construction industry, announced that Jeff Fedor would be joining…
Waterloo-based Pout acquired by Silicon Valley startup Everalbum
Waterloo-based startups are known for having some of the best young talent in the tech world, and today’s acquisition…
Mike Wekerle shares commitment to Waterloo at Entrepreneurs Exchange
Whether you know him as a former trader on Bay Street, the television personality on Dragons’ Den, or simply ‘Wek’, Michael…
Startup Canada Podcast: D2L founder John Baker talks Edtech
“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…
Communitech Rev launches third cohort to help startups boost sales and marketing
Making a working product may be considered the biggest hurdle when founding a startup, but that’s usually only a part…
Magnusmode founder explains how tech can help people with cognitive special needs
Throughout her childhood, Nadia Hamilton and her family helped her brother, Troy, who has Autism, navigate through life at…
Vidyard announces $50 million Series C round
Vidyard, the Kitchener-Waterloo company that helps marketing and sales teams leverage analytics from video, announced a $50…
UW & Laurier students show why Waterloo is Canada’s tech hub at #WaterlooHacks
The inaugural Waterloo Hacks, organized this weekend by Communitech and powered by Google Developers, brought over 150 students…
Machine learning startup Maluuba raises $9 million Series A
Machine learning company Maluuba, which develops a voice-activated personal assistant for mobile devices, announced a CAD $9…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces $12 million fund for clean water tech
During a visit at the University of Waterloo, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $12 million in funding dedicated to bringing…
Square appoints Cathy Vigrass to lead Canadian operations
Square, the popular mobile commerce platform developed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has been live in Canada since October…
Johns Hopkins researchers use Myo to develop first gesture-controlled prosthetic attached to a skeleton
When the Myo market came out of beta a few months ago, it had just surpassed 100 apps, spanning verticals like productivity,…
New #WaterlooRegion office solidifies Google’s place in Canadian tech
Google doesn’t do anything on a small scale. While having a mayor cut a ribbon is great, Google opened their new 185,000…
University of Waterloo opens Velocity Start, expands Velocity Science Lab
Velocity Science, a partnership between the University of Waterloo’s faculty of science and the largest free incubator…