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No notes required: Carol Leaman's experience speaks for itself
10 July 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News
Carol Leaman, Axonify CEO and serial entrepreneur, came to Communitech for Pizza with the Prez. Expecting a small group, they brought no notes, yet Leaman had no trouble sharing stories. Leaman started… Read more
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FleetCarma acquired by Geotab as electric vehicle adoption grows
12 June 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Waterloo-based FleetCarma, whose technology eases the adoption of electric vehicles, has been acquired by Geotab of Oakville, Ont., whose Internet of Things platform helps improve management of commercial… Read more
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Tech Roundup for May 2018
04 June 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Monthly tech roundup, News
The month of May was as busy as ever, Communitech’s new flagship conference, True North, debuted with a bang in late May. Many companies also attracted serious investment, such as Auvik, Miovision, and… Read more
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#TrueNorth18 live blog
31 May 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, True North
Dispatches from the 2018 True North Conference. Read more
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Corridor Demo Day puts startups in front of 180+ investors
31 May 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, True North
Corridor Demo Day is a collaboration between Corridor-based organizations including Communitech, Velocity, OneEleven, MaRS, DMZ, the Accelerator Centre, Innovation Factory, NEXT Canada, RIC Centre, Creative… Read more
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Green lights ahead as Miovision raises $15M to grow smart-cities platform
07 May 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Miovision, the traffic-tech company Kurtis McBride co-founded in 2005 to automate vehicle counts at intersections, announced CDN$15 million in new investment to create, in software terms, fundamental architecture… Read more
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ZTR Control Systems brings history of innovation to Communitech lab
06 April 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News
ZTR Control Systems is Communitech's newest corporate innovation lab partner. They building technology for railways and work within sectors such as construction, and oil and gas. Read more
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Premier reiterates $11B commitment to high-speed rail
06 April 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News
The Premier came to Vidyard's office to discuss transportation between Toronto. and KW. There are plans to have transportation take less than an hour between Kitchener and Toronto by 2025. GO Train services… Read more
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Resistance is mobile: The challenge of paying attention in a smartphone-obsessed world
14 March 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Opinion, True North, View from the 'Loo
Marcel O'Gorman leads the Critical Media Lab, and they focus on taking a critical look at the impacts of technology on society and the human condition. Marcel blends performance art, critical theory, and… Read more
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Nimble Hippo: Loren Padelford, Shopify Plus VP on Giving Every Entrepreneur a Global Platform & More
12 March 2018 | By Sara Jalali in: Featured, Multimedia, News, Opinion, Podcast, The Nimble Hippo
Loren Padelford recently stopped by to chat about retail, fundamental shifts, and how Shopify is accelerating and benefitting. Read more