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Fierce Founders Accelerator gets $264K boost from FedDev Ontario
26 November 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Startups
Communitech's Fierce Founder's Accelerator program has received a pledge of $264,000 dollars from FedDev Ontario to extend the program for women entrepreneurs in 2019. Read more
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Tech Roundup for September 2018
10 October 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Monthly tech roundup, News, Uncategorized
This month's Tech Roundup features the increase in tech talent in the Waterloo Region, cutting edge technology that's being researched and developed, a spotlight on some fast growing startups and some… Read more
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People, purpose, passion: Jad Saliba's recipe for Magnet Forensics' success
09 October 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Magnet Forensics is an evidence recovery program developed by Jad Saliba, a former patrol cop with some coding experience. Jad spoke at Communitech's Pizza with the Prez event about the importance of people,… Read more
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An on-ramp, not an exit: CEO Corry Flatt on Bonfire's acquisition
14 September 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Startups
Waterloo startup Bonfire has recently been acquired for US$ 108 million to join five other govtech companies and form a publicly traded entity to improve the way public funded agencies do work. Read more
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Bonfire to be acquired for US$108 million
12 September 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Startups
Waterloo based Bonfire, a software that helps streamline the procurement of public and private institutions, has been acquired for US $108 million to become a part of US based GTY Technology Holdings. Read more
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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