Need Cash to Go to Coding School? This Canadian Cofounder Can Help You
LendLayer, a Silicon Valley-based startup founded by a University of Waterloo grad, has raised a $400,000 seed round. The startup…
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Desire2Learn Raises $85 Million Following Record Growth Year
Desire2Learn (D2L) has raised an $85 million series B round, led by Columbus Nova Technology Partners, Graham Holdings, Four…
Citizenship and Immigration Minister to Speak About Startup Visa Program Tomorrow
Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander will engage in a roundtable discussion with stakeholders…
Military Robot-Builder Clearpath Robotics Takes Stand On ‘Killer Robots’
Waterloo’s Clearpath Robotics is saying “hasta la vista, baby” to any involvement within ‘killer robot’…
Waterloo’s Hyperdrive Evolves its Graduation Ceremonies into Dual-Event Show
Hyperdrive, the Kitchener-Waterloo region-based accelerator out of the Communitech startup hub, announced on its blog that…
VeloCity Hires New ‘Coach’ In Conestoga Entrepreneurship Instructor and Startup Founder
Startups at the University of Waterloo’s VeloCity Garage will have a new “skip” around town to look up to,…
Next VeloCity Fund Finals Set for November 27
It was only two weeks ago where #VeloCityFundFinals trended number one on Twitter, as the twice-annual event handed out over…
Google and Communitech To Give Away Six Months of Office Space
No matter what level of business you’re at, office space is expensive. Sure, one can coast along for years working out…
Waterloo Job Fair Tomorrow Promises to Fill 20 Jobs in Silicon Valley
A new job fair in the Kitchener-Waterloo region tomorrow will look to fill 20 positions within Silicon Valley startups. The…
VeloCity Fund Finals Trends #1 On Twitter as Four Student Startups Win Big
Four student startups have received $25,000 grants each after winning the VeloCity Fund Finals at the University of Waterloo.…
$100K Is Up for Grabs Today at the VeloCity Fund Finals
Ten student startups are currently competing at the University of Waterloo today, for the VeloCity Fund Finals. The show started…
Waterloo Community to Welcome Indian Startups for GSF Global Accelerator Tour
Several India-based startups are spending time in the Toronto-Waterloo corridor this week as part of GSF India’s 13-week…
New Design-Focused Event Seeks to Bridge Toronto and KW Communities
The folks at Heist, Boltmade and GRAND are teaming up to launch the first “Method Jam” event in Toronto, which…
This Waterloo Entrepreneur Just Launched the Worst/Funniest Thing Ever If You Want Out of a Date
Vandelay Industries’ George Costan…I mean Waterloo entrepreneur Ivan Lukianchuk has launched a new solution that…
Communitech to Host ‘Women Entrepreneurs Bootcamp’
Waterloo’s Communitech startup hub is accepting applications for a new “Women Entrepreneurs Bootcamp” on…