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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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The Nimble Hippo: How to cure a case of innovation theatre
22 January 2018 | By Craig Haney in: Opinion, The Nimble Hippo
Communitech's Craig Haney looks into the "innovation theatre" phenomenon that many innovation labs face when branching out from their typical corporate thinking. Read more
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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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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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Fire-plagued BC breathes easier thanks to Waterloo Region startup
10 August 2017 | By Chuck Howitt in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
O2 Canada, co-founded by RIch Szasz and Peter Whitby distributes masks to help combat the wildfires that erupted in the B.C. interior. 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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AI and data the focus of Google for Entrepreneurs Exchange program
23 June 2017 | By Phil Froklage in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
Startups from across Australia, Brazil, Canada, and the US have all come together at Communitech in Kitchener for the Google for Entrepreneurs Exchange Program. Read more
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The Funder's Side: Tips for founders on choosing an advisory board
16 June 2017 | By Richard Cantin in: Featured, Opinion, Startups, The Funder's Side
The Funder's Side gives advice on advisory boards, their purpose, and how to choose them. Read more