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Two-day 'WEiRED' conference aims to advance role of women entrepreneurs
15 June 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News
WEiRED, Women Entrepreneurs, Innovators, and Regional Ecosystem Development is having a conference that seeks to advance the role of women entrepreneurs. Read more
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The Kin revolution, in Kik CEO Ted Livingston's own words
08 June 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, News, View from the ‘Loo
Kik CEO Ted Livingston has announced this week that Kik plans to roll out a cryptocurrency based on blockchain and the architecture for a payment-and-value ecosystem based on that currency. Read more
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Growth, fit keys to Sandvine's $483M deal with Vector: Caputo
30 May 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Dave Caputo, CEO of Waterloo-based internet traffic management company Sandvine discusses the company's $483 million deal with Vector, a San Francisco-based private equity firm. Read more
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The wildcard in a world of Transformative Tech: People
25 May 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
Transformative Tech – Winners and Losers was an event organized by Communitech and hosted by Steve Patterson, host of CBC Radio's The Debaters. A common theme among the speakers was technology as it relates… Read more
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Blockchain goes mainstream as Kik unveils cryptocurrency 'Kin'
25 May 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
The Waterloo-based social messaging service Kik has announced its own cryptocurrency called Kin which is built on the Ethereum blockchain and is to be embedded in the Kik messaging app. Read more
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Premier pledges high-speed rail for Toronto-Waterloo Corridor by 2025
19 May 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne has promised to build a high-speed rail line along the Toronto-Windsor corridor with a stop in Waterloo region. The first phase of the project which would span downtown Toronto… Read more
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The time is now for Canadian tech, Chinese VC says
12 May 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News
Dr. Dongsheng Sun, President of Shenzhen Capital Group advises that it's a good time for Canadian startups to break into the Chinese market. Read more
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TritonWear, SSIMWave share top honours at Communitech Demo Day
10 May 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News, Startups
TritonWear and SSIMWave both won big at Communitech Demo Day. Read more
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Made in Canada: Q&A with Techstars' co-founder David Brown
10 May 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News
Communitech News sat down with Techstars' co-founder David Brown. Read more
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View from the 'Loo: Waterloo Region's LRT is urban planning done right
09 May 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Opinion, View from the ‘Loo
Communitech News spoke with Waterloo Region Councillor Tom Galloway on Waterloo Region's LRT project. Read more