PCH Hardware Hackathon hits #KWRegion this June
As a sponsor of the first ever Hardware Hackathon in Toronto, we an attest to the care and attention PCH puts into such community…
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Canadian Tire launches new digital innovation centre in Kitchener-Waterloo
Canadian Tire Corporation today yesterday the opening of a new digital innovation facility in Kitchener-Waterloo. Called the…
Watch Miovision and Lighthouse Labs pitch on #TheDisruptors
As a show about disruption, BNN’s The Disruptors wouldn’t be worth its salt without presenting the Canadian startups taking…
Waterloo’s Aeryon Labs stepping up to help Nepal relief efforts
Well over 3,000 people have lost their life due to a massive earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday. Reports are still coming…
Lazaridis and Ontario government invest $35 million to create a tech management school
One of the “most powerful Canadians” has stepped up and pledged to donate millions towards Wilfrid Laurier University.…
Deloitte forms innovation hub within Communitech called d { }
So far, 2015 has proven to be for Communitech. In the first quarter, the innovation center has shut down its HYPERDRIVE accelerator…
Rev shows Communitech is focused further down the startup stack
I will admit some confusion when Communitech announced that it was shutting down its HYPERDRIVE accelerator program in favour…
GTAN|START pitch competition has eight startups vying for $17,000 in prize money
If Waterloo was not busy enough cranking out talent and sought-after startups, the Waterloo Region’s Angel group and…
Velocity Fund Finals winner Vitameter is ready to break through the blood barrier
Vitameter co-founder James MacLean had multiple causes for celebration when I ran into him at the Bombshelter pub after the…
11 Waterloo-based startups participating in $5k pitch competition in Toronto
Waterloo is once again coming to Toronto. Eleven startups from Waterloo will be travelling down the 401 to participate in a…
MappedIn raises $1.51 million seed round to chart a global course
Waterloo-based MappedIn announced the close of a $1.51 million seed round today, led by Amolino with participation from select…
Next generation of Velocity startups shows great promise at Fund Finals
“I feel sorry for our judges,” said Mike Kirkup, upon addressing the crowd at Velocity‘s Fund Finals pitch…
Clearpath Robotics raises $14 million Series A from RRE & iNovia
Kitchener-Waterloo based Clearpath Robotics announced today that it has raised a $14 million CAD Series A round from RRE Ventures,…
Accelerator Centre announces first AC JumpStart cohort
With a fresh $8 million under its belt to develop the next group of startups, Kitchener-Waterloo based Accelerator Centre has…
Communitech Rev announces first cohort
Early in the year, Communitech made the major announcement that it was shutting down HYPERDRIVE, its three-year-old startup…