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…
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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…
Velocity announces $25,000 and $5,000 Fund finalists
Waterloo is a hotbed of startups, and many of them have come out of the University of Waterloo Veolocity program, such PiinPoint…
Mozzaz and Plum graduate from the Accelerator Centre
Another couple startups have graduated from the Waterloo-based Accelerator Centre. Mozzaz and Plum have become the 44th and…
Docker acquires Velocity startup Kitematic
Docker announced this morning the acquisition of Kitchener-Waterloo based and Velocity Garage startup Kitematic for an undisclosed…
Myo now available on Amazon as Thalmic ships 100% of pre-orders
When last we checked in with Kitchener-Waterloo based Thalmic Labs, co-founder Stephen Lake said the company had shipped 24%…
Square now integrated with Bigcommerce and Weebly
Square is commonly known for its dongle that attaches to your smartphone or tablet, or possibly its point of sale terminal.…
Perceptiv Labs is on a mission to make drones smarter
If drones are going to take to the skies in the not so distant future, we all need to become amateur pilots or they need to…