UW VeloCity Startup MappedIn Launches Indoor Navigation System
MappedIn, makers of an interactive indoor navigation system that offers mobile app or touchscreen kiosk for shoppers, launched…
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Pebble Unveils Smartwatch for Mercedes-Benz Drivers at CES 2014
At CES 2014 this week Mercedes-Benz unveiled a smartwatch that can be used with several car models from the auto-maker. Drivers…
Waterloo Startup Fora Makes Higher Education Accessible for Sub-Saharan Africans
Typing “Nigeria” into Google today will land you several news articles on the mosque attack in the northern part…
Want in on Hyperdrive’s New Cohort? Tomorrow is the Deadline!
Waterloo-based startup accelerator Hyperdrive, part of the Communitech hub, is ready to start mulling over the applications…
New $5 Million Quantum Computing Tool Will “Revolutionize” U of Waterloo’s IQC Program
The Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo has unveiled one really expensive device according…
BlackBerry is Suing Ryan Seacrest’s Startup
In a rather bizarre piece of Friday afternoon tech news, embattled Canadian smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry is suing a startup…
VeloCity-Based The Display Rack Is Like a Bank of Inventory Info for Big US Stores
Just five percent of all commerce is based online currently and the fact remains that the giant brick-and-mortar stores like…
Waterloo Trio Set to Launch Instagram-Like Social Community for Startups
Waterloo-based UI/UX designer Kevin Kim said that every time he checked out sources of information on other startups in his…
Have an Interesting Personal Website? Newly Launched ‘The Development’ May Want to Feature It
A pair of Ontario-based university students have launched The Development, an interesting new website that, simply put, is…
Pair of Waterloo Students on Kickstarter Hardware Interface: “We’re definitely going to make it”
Having already raised $77,000 of a $100,000 Kickstarter target, and still with 31 days left to go, University of Waterloo students Ashish…
Chris Hadfield Tells Waterloo Students “Keep your long-term goals in mind to make your dream a reality”
There was enough excitement two months ago when it was announced that the first Canadian to go to space, Chris Hadfield, would…
U of Waterloo Attracts Record Crowd at Eighth VeloCity Fund Finals
The University of Waterloo’s eighth VeloCity Fund Finals was one to remember, with four student startups taking home…
Waterloo’s Planboard Inks Deal with Ontario Teachers’ Federation for Online Tool
Waterloo-based edtech startup Planboard has reached an agreement with the Ontario Teachers’ Federation to provide its…
Waterloo Startups Strut Their Stuff In Toronto at Series 401 Event
Ten out of the 16 startups that pitched at today’s Series 401 event at OneEleven coworking space in Toronto (otherwise…
Waterloo Startups Hit the 401 for Toronto Pitch Fest Next Week
Two Ontario-based incubator programs have joined forces to create an invite-only startup showcase to investors next week called…