Showing all articles by author: Craig Daniels
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Kiite's Joseph Fung and Donna Litt: It's time to fix what's wrong with tech
22 February 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, Startups, True North
Joseph Fung and Donna Litt discuss what is wrong with tech. From bots and fake news, to AI killing jobs, there is a lot to worry about. They also reflect on True North, their journey, and diversity in… Read more
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Indigo Fair succeeds with US$12-million Series A raise
22 February 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, Startups
Indigo Fair, the AI-based supplier and marketplace for small retail outlets, has successfully closed a US$12-million Series A. They have offices in San Francisco and Waterloo Region. Read more
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Ratio.City earns $100K at Fierce Founders pitch event
16 February 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News, Startups
The Fierce Founders Bootcamp is a six-day, Communitech-run program that helps women tech entrepreneurs improve their companies. This cumulates to a pitch event, and Ratio.City earned the $100,000 grand… Read more
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Toronto-Hamilton-Waterloo group among five to share $950M "supercluster" funding
15 February 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
A coalition of 140 partners in the Toronto-Hamilton-Waterloo corridor lead my Linamar Corp will share $950M. These companies include advanced manufacturing and technology companies and public-sector entities… Read more
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When it's time for the CEO to be 'brutally honest'
13 February 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Events, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Dave Kroetsch from Aeryon Labs came to speak at Communitech's Pizza with the Prez. They talked about their journey, and how they knew when it was time to step down as CEO. Read more
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WSIB launches innovation lab at Communitech
02 February 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, News
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), led by Rohan Nandakumar is opening an innovation lab at Communitech to improve customer experience, enhance healing outcomes for injured workers and improve… Read more
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Nicoya Lifesciences completes $2-million raise
29 January 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
Kitchener based biotech startup Nicoya Lifescience has recently generated a $2 million raise from 11 investors affiliated with the Toronto Waterloo corridor. Read more
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Fierce resolve: Ora founder reinvents the medical alert device
25 January 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
Medical alert device Ora's founder Serese Selander talks about her story and what led her to starting the company and what her philosophies on medical alert devices are. Read more
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Auvik CEO Marc Morin: Cease with the Valley envy
17 January 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Marc Morin, Auvik CEO and co-founder speaks on why they are not aiming to be the "Silicon Valley of the North", but are using their own strengths to develop and grow. Read more
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The True North spirit: How local tech transformed Shore Centre
12 January 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Opinion, True North, View from the ‘Loo
Zeinspace steps up for free to build an app for Shore Centre, a charity that helps women through the processes of pregnancy, abortion and health issues. Read more