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…
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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…
Oneiric is making hockey gear to keep kids safe
I only learned how to play hockey as an adult, and it was a painful initiation into the game. Constant falls, brutal crashes…
Waterloo-based Intellijoint Surgical receives FDA clearance for HIP surgical tool
Intellijoint Surgical, a Waterloo-based company which develops miniature surgical smart tools, has received Food and Drug Administration…
Aeryon Labs opens second office in Waterloo
It looks like drone maker Aeryon Labs is putting some of its recent $60 million in VC funding to good use. The company, which…
Airbus acquires Waterloo-based flight software company Navtech
Navtech was a startup before the word hit the mainstream; in the 1980s, an Air Canada pilot had an idea to use a computer system…
The Marketing Leap wants to bring Toronto and Waterloo’s best marketers together
As Canada’s startup scene matures, the need for great marketers – and marketing tech – has never been greater. Marko…
Kik acquires Toronto-based fashion startup Blynk
On Monday, Kik, the company behind the chat app of the same name, announced the acquisition of Blynk, a Toronto-based startup…