Applying the Three Rules of Silicon Valley to #WaterlooRegion
At the end of September, Velocity held its “Big Dinner” event, where entrepreneurs in our programs are invited to join…
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Three Canadian startups among winners of Buffalo’s 43North competition
43North has announced the winners of its competition based in Buffalo, New York, which included three Canadian companies. “This…
Varden Labs pitches autonomous vehicle niche market on #TheDisruptors
With Ontario just announcing that it would be the first province in Canada to allow the testing of self driving cars, Varden…
Compass calls #WaterlooRegion the David vs. Goliath story of startup ecosystems
It’s the city that Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator, said is the “best up-and-coming startup city in the world.”…
#WaterlooRegion: one person’s revitalization is another’s gentrification
I’m thrilled with the growth of the NetSuite office in downtown Kitchener – seeded with the TribeHR team as part of an…
Canadian Business names Mark Barrenechea top new CEO of the year
In recognition of Canada’s most innovative business leaders, Canadian Business named its CEOs of the year for 2015. OpenText…
Aeryon Labs snags $60 million in VC financing
Aeryon Labs, a Waterloo-based drone maker, has secured $60 million from US-based venture capital firm Summit Partners, according…
Why Kik lets co-ops build major features
University of Waterloo Systems Design Engineering student Katherine Carras recently shared a Medium post about her time as…
Velocity’s Mike Kirkup talks startups and the federal election on BNN
Yesterday, after a 78-day campaign, Canadians voted to unseat incumbent Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper in favour…
Ontario will be the first province to test self-driving cars
At the University of Waterloo this morning, transportation minister Steven Del Duca announced that Ontario will allow road…
Smart cities one step closer with Miovision, Ecopia, and Brisk Synergies partnership
Miovision, the company behind a cloud-based management platform to help provide insights into traffic, announced a partnership…
Ways We Work wants the story behind the startup story
The startups that usually come to mind are the ones who have succeeded at telling their stories the best. But there are stories…
Startup Open House gives you an inside peek into Canadian startups
For the third year in a row, Startup Open House — a citywide open house event where participants have free access to visit…
Today in acquisitions: Switch Merge, MediaCore, Silanis, BigKite
Canadian companies went on an acquisition spree this week – both buying and selling. Here’s the latest on who acquired…
9 takeaways from The Man Behind Shopify, Tobi Lütke
On the tail of Shopify’s announcement of its Waterloo expansion, Communitech hosted founder and CEO Tobias Lütke for a casual…