Communitech helps tech companies
start, grow and succeed in Waterloo Region.
Bringing community and technology together to keep Waterloo Region a globally recognized tech hub.
Since 1997, we’ve helped tech companies at every stage connect to the people, resources and opportunities they need to start, grow and succeed. Our ecosystem is proudly local, globally ambitious and powered by collaboration.
Today, that means helping trusted AI solutions reach the market, turning bold ideas into valuable IP, expanding peer and advisory networks for founders and their teams, and uniting voices through the Waterloo Tech Coalition to address the issues that matter most.
Our goal is to keep Waterloo Region Canada’s most connected, collaborative, and resilient tech ecosystem.
Powered by community. Driven by technology.
We create a space where collaboration sparks ideas and turns them into impact.
Start Here. Scale Here. Stay Here.
In Waterloo Region, collaboration isn’t a buzzword — it’s how things get built. Our community opens doors, shares knowledge, and creates the conditions for homegrown companies to launch, scale and stay. Together, we’re building a globally competitive tech ecosystem rooted in connection, resilience and real impact.
Support at Startup Speed
Our support moves at the pace of your business. With trusted guidance in AI, IP and commercialization, we deliver targeted impact — so you can stay focused on building.
Why Waterloo Region
Communitech was born here for a reason. Waterloo Region is where bright minds, bold builders and world-class institutions come together to build big things and back each other along the way.
With over 29,000 tech workers, a deep bench of pros and a culture of collaboration in our DNA, the region is recognized as one of North America’s top tech ecosystems.
We’re proud to call this community home and even prouder to help make it stronger.
55000
Square feet of office and co-working space.
1200
Communitech members.
28
Peer2Peer Groups with 12,800+ participants.
25
years serving Canadian tech founders.
The best address for tech in Canada
The Communitech Hub™ is where the local tech community comes to work, connect and build what’s next.
In the heart of Waterloo Region, the Hub brings together startups, scale-ups, global brands, government, academia and ecosystem partners to create an environment where collaboration drives innovation.
Make the Communitech Hub your home base — with flexible workspace options, a built-in network and access to the people and ideas that move tech forward.
From AI to everyday tools, technology is changing how we work, live and connect.
We believe it should be built with purpose. That’s why we helped launch Tech for Good — a set of principles that keeps innovation ethical, human-centered, and equitable.
We work with companies that share this commitment, because the best in tech focus on creating what’s better — not just what’s next.
Our strategy is guided by our mission, values and guiding principles, and led by our senior leadership team and our Board of Directors.
