Showing all articles by author: Craig Daniels
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Global push has dividends for Toronto-Waterloo
23 May 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Startup Genome, a Silicon Valley-based startup that advises governments and innovation agencies on how to boost startup success and ecosystem performance, released its 2019 Global Startup Ecosystem Report.… Read more
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Tech Roundup for April 2019
07 May 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Monthly tech roundup, News
April was full of important government announcements and tech wins, from Justin Trudeau's spring visit to Donna Strickland's Nobel Prize win. Read more
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Trudeau unveils $52.4 million in new scale-up funding
16 April 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid a visit to Communitech and came bearing federal funding – funding designed to help Canadian tech companies scale. Trudeau unveiled $52.4 million of new money to be administered… Read more
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Equipping employees for the jobs of tomorrow
15 April 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, Future of Work, News
Ontario Minister of Labour Laurie Scott told Communitech News that governments, and particularly her government, must quickly respond to the shifts now underway, and doing so is in part why she was in… Read more
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Tech Roundup for March 2019
02 April 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Monthly tech roundup, News
This Tech Roundup is full of news on moves, games, growth, and talent. Read more
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Mappedin's push for public safety
02 April 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Mappedin’s next big thing? Firefighters, first responders, and public safety. Firefighters and first responders care more than anybody about the layout of a building. Incorrect paper versions of buildings… Read more
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The startup that's making a big bet – on wagering
29 March 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Waterloo based startup SmartLines wants to help its users identify the best place for their sports wagers as legalization of sports betting becomes more commonplace in Canada and the United States. Read more
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The Talent War – Canadian firms need to up their recruitment game, UW grads say
28 March 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
University of Waterloo graduates talk about why they chose to work in the US rather than Canada after graduation, factors like aggressive recruiting, better compensation and the prestige of a big company… Read more
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Velocity debuts its new venture fund
27 March 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
The 24th Velocity Fund Finals was a little bit different from previous years, leaving 4 companies with 50,000 dollars in investment from a recently established venture fund. Read more
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AirMatrix emerges as Fierce Founders $100K winner
27 March 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
From a group of 8 promising startups only one was able to walk out with the $100,000 prize, Air Matrix is a Toronto based startup that conducts Aerial mapping, building air traffic control infrastructure… Read more