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Serving the safety needs of lone workers
01 November 2023 | By Suhani Saigal in: Featured, Founder Profiles, News
Fierce Founders grad Seres Selanders is growing her company, SolusGuard, and expanding into the U.S. Read more
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Putting AI to work for women’s health
31 October 2023 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Columnist Alex Kinsella attended the launch of AskEllyn, a conversational AI tool designed to help individuals navigate through the difficult and emotionally challenging journey of breast cancer diagnosis… Read more
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Tech-infused fresh food
04 October 2023 | By Suhani Saigal in: Featured, Founder Profiles, News
With some help from Communitech's Fierce Founders program, startup Daily Blends is finding success selling healthy food options through AI-optimized vending machines. Read more
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Jocelyn Wessels: Making a difference in women’s health
11 August 2023 | By Alex Kinsella in: Founder Profiles, Resource
Launched in 2021 by Wessels and co-founder Dr. Lauren Foster, AIMA Laboratories is developing a first-of-its-kind, non-invasive diagnostic tool to help detect endometriosis earlier so women can be provided… Read more
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A whirlwind of progress for Vambora
01 August 2023 | By Suhani Saigal in: Featured, Founder Profiles, News
Waterloo-based fintech Vambora is innovating traditional credit-check systems to help international students and immigrants secure rental housing and establish credit histories in Canada Read more
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From Kitchener to Cannes
24 July 2023 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
On May 30, 2023, ten student films from the first cohort of the Open Gate Filmmaker Lab were screened for a packed house of students, teachers and local officials at the Apollo Cinema in downtown Kitchener.… Read more
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More than 32,000 tech workers migrated to Canada last year
18 July 2023 | By Alex Kinsella in: News
A new report says more than 32,000 international tech workers moved to Canada between April 2022 and March 2023, thanks to the country’s immigration-friendly national policies and labour-cost advantages. Read more
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Alisha McFetridge: From Fierce Founder to Greentech Game Changer
12 July 2023 | By Alex Kinsella in: Founder Profiles, Resource
We caught up with Rainstick co-founder and CEO Alisha McFetridge to learn about her journey from the Communitech Fierce Founders pitch competition to winning accolades at CES. Read more
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Creating new investment opportunities for women
15 June 2023 | By Alex Kinsella in: Featured, News, Resource
Waterloo-based Profound Impact has closed its first round of financing – more than $2.2 million from mostly women investors. Read more
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Rallying for better health care
18 May 2023 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Communitech News columnist Alex Kinsella spoke with Paul McIntyre Royston, president and CEO of the Grand River Hospital Foundation, and Moazam Khan, director of health tech at Velocity, to learn about… Read more