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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
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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