Applications for VeloCity Fund Finals Are Open Again and A Few Past Winners Are Doing Well
The application period for the University of Waterloo’s VeloCity incubator space “VeloCity Fund Finals” pitch…
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Former LucasArts President Joins Thalmic Labs To Help Lead Myo Armband’s Gaming Side
The much anticipated Myo Armband from Thalmic Labs is already up for pre-orders, but before it gets in the hands of techies…
Symple ID’s Richard Fox-Ivey Gets Spot on Kevin Newman Live
The CEO of Kitchener-Waterloo startup Symple ID went on Kevin Newman Live last night to discuss the recent Ebay password fiasco…
Twitter Cofounder’s Startup Square Opens Office in Waterloo
Square, the Silicon Valley payment processing startup of Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey, has opened up an office in Kitchener-Waterloo.…
Waterloo’s Boltmade Might Be the Regions Next Success Story
On a call with Ben Morris, the Boltmade founder revealed to BetaKit that his startup grew from four to 12 people over the past…
Waterloo’s GTAN-START Contest Names its Eight Startup Finalists
Waterloo Region’s GTAN-START Pitch Contest has named its eight startup finalists. They’ll compete for three $5,000…
Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre is Looking for Its New CEO
Waterloo-based startup commercialization hub Accelerator Centre is looking for a new CEO. The award-winning facility located…
Open Text Opens South American Hub in Sao Paulo
Waterloo’s Open Text, the global leader in Enterprise Information Management (EIM), has announced the opening of a…
Is Techstars Coming to Toronto-Waterloo?
The CEO and founder of Techstars, the popular US-based startup accelerator present in six cities (as well as London, UK), is…
BlackBerry To Reward Student App Developers with New Award at Canada-Wide Science Fair
BlackBerry is about to help out a handful of student app developers in a big way. Today the embattled Canadian smartphone maker…
Dragons’ Den Star to Launch $200M Fund in Waterloo
New Dragons’ Den star Michael Wekerle is launching a $200 million investment fund in Waterloo, to be aimed at startups…
Waterloo Man Creates Fake PR Agency In Ploy to Get Hired
Uniqueness seems to sell. We like what we aren’t and we want to surround ourselves with people who go against the status…
U of Waterloo Student Startup Wearability Takes $13K At Norman Esch Awards
A University of Waterloo student startup has received $13,000 for its victorious “Wearability” product design at…
NASA and Communitech to Throw International Space Apps Challenge 2014
NASA and Waterloo’s Communitech hub is preparing to throw Canada’s version of the NASA International Space Apps…
Finalists Named for University of Waterloo’s $60K Design Awards
The first annual Norman Esch Entrepreneurship Awards for Capstone Design is set to give out $60,000 in prizes on Friday.…