Showing all articles by author: Craig Daniels
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Plum: Making diversity happen – by design
08 September 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News, Startups
Plum CEO Caitlin MacGregor speaks on their product that helps diminish discrimination during the hiring process by sorting applicants based on abilities only. Read more
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That day when Alert Labs met Canadian Tire – and a partnership was born
01 September 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Canadian Tire partners with Alert Lab, a start-up whose products measure water use, detect flooding and sends the information straight to your mobile phone. Read more
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Ontario unveils $25.8-million fund to help clean-tech companies
29 August 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Announcements, Ecosystem, Featured, News
The Province of Ontario lanches the "Low Carbon Innovation Fund" to foster research and new technologies to face climate change before it's too late. Read more
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Two firms share $100,000 at Fierce Founders pitch competition
24 August 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News, Startups
Furnishr.com, a Toronto-based home decorating platform, and SomaDetect, a Fredericton, each earn $50,000 and a guaranteed place in this fall’s Fierce Founders Accelerator. Read more
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Warburg Pincus makes significant investment in eSentire
21 August 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
eSentire, the Cambridge-based cybersecurity firm, has reportedly received a "nine-digit" investment from global private equity firm Warburg Pincus. Read more
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Thinking big at Lot 42, home venue for True North Waterloo
18 August 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Lot 42 will throw open its oversized doors later this autumn, officially launching a 17-acre, multi-use site destined, surely, to shift the axis of what is possible. Read more
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Auvik Networks lands CDN$15 million Series B round
10 August 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Marc Morin, co-founder, and CEO of Auvik speaks on future plans after raising CDN$15 million in a Series B financing round. Read more
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Emmetros: Where everyone, including employees, feel the love
04 August 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, View from the ‘Loo
Emmetros, a Waterloo region start-up that helps people suffering from dementia manage their lives, tailors employee's workweeks to suit their personal needs. Read more
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New Waterloo Region group plans Ethereum-based hackathon
31 July 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
The hackathon, aiming to push on the boundaries of blockchain technology, runs from Oct. 13-15 in Waterloo at CIGI, the Centre for International Governance Innovation. Read more
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TECNA Summer Conference 2017: Q&A with Chairman Skip Newberry
25 July 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
An interview with Skip Newberry, Chairman of TECNA, an umbrella organization for more than 50 tech associations in North America, in regards to the organization, their work, and plan's for this week's… Read more