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View from the 'Loo: Change is the universal currency
09 January 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
From year-to-year the tech industry evolves rapidly, especially in Waterloo Region where not long ago there was very little activity in the downtown core. Now tech entrepreneurs are flocking to the city… Read more
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Mitacs & Communitech extend partnership to support technology companies in southern Ontario
07 January 2014 | By Chris Plunkett in: Uncategorized
Communitech has partnered with Mitacs, a national research and training network, to foster innovation and commercialization in southern Ontario. They will work together to connect Communitech member companies… Read more
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View from the 'Loo in review: Toasting a fantastic 2013
19 December 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
A look-back at 2013 at Communitech, including highlights from BlackBerry, Thalmic Labs, and eSentire, as well as Communitech programs and events. Read more
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View from the 'Loo: BufferBox one year after the Google acquisition
12 December 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
Mike McCauley co-founded BufferBox, a student-led startup that was acquired by Google. He discusses the acquisition and the future of BufferBox. Read more
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View from the 'Loo: Bring on the Waterloo Region-Toronto supercluster
05 December 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
Imagine the potential if we could build stronger links between our ecosystem and greater Toronto’s formidable innovation economy and Waterloo, strengthening both communities and those in between; an innovation… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: The good word on government funding
14 November 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
Ontario’s $15-million pledge to fund Communitech over the next three years, and the federal government’s five-year, $8.75-million contribution to the Canadian Digital Media Network, Communitech’s national… Read more
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Canadian Digital Media Network receives $8.75M in funding
13 November 2013 | By Chris Plunkett in: Featured
Greg Rickford, Minister of State for Science and Technology, announced today that the Canadian Digital Media Network will receive a funding extension of $8.75 million over 5 years. The Government of Canada… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: VeloCity Foundry to be a forge for hardware startups
07 November 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
The VeloCity Garage tech incubator is not exactly the place for people to be bending metal and drilling holes. That much became clear in 2012, when a student-led startup called BufferBox moved into the… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: On venture partners who invest in people
31 October 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
Social Venture Partners, a global network of philanthropists, look for the same things any venture capitalist would: a good team, solid fundamentals and the potential to change the world, the difference… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: Alexis Ohanian, Saul Colt weigh in on Waterloo Region tech [VIDEO]
24 October 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
Video interviews with Alexis Ohanian and Saul Colt, conducted by Anthony Reinhart.Communitech’s annual Techtoberfest, held last Thursday and Friday, served up several such opportunities. I grabbed my video… Read more