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Tech-infused fresh food
04 October 2023 | By Suhani Saigal in: Featured, Founder Profiles, News
With some help from Communitech's Fierce Founders program, startup Daily Blends is finding success selling healthy food options through AI-optimized vending machines. Read more
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Jocelyn Wessels: Making a difference in women’s health
11 August 2023 | By Alex Kinsella in: Founder Profiles, Resource
Launched in 2021 by Wessels and co-founder Dr. Lauren Foster, AIMA Laboratories is developing a first-of-its-kind, non-invasive diagnostic tool to help detect endometriosis earlier so women can be provided… Read more
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A whirlwind of progress for Vambora
01 August 2023 | By Suhani Saigal in: Featured, Founder Profiles, News
Waterloo-based fintech Vambora is innovating traditional credit-check systems to help international students and immigrants secure rental housing and establish credit histories in Canada Read more
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Alisha McFetridge: From Fierce Founder to Greentech Game Changer
12 July 2023 | By Alex Kinsella in: Founder Profiles, Resource
We caught up with Rainstick co-founder and CEO Alisha McFetridge to learn about her journey from the Communitech Fierce Founders pitch competition to winning accolades at CES. Read more
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We Built This – Encircle: Insurance claims, simplified
06 December 2017 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, Multimedia, News, Videos
Learn about Encircle's journey in this video, Encircle is an app that makes insurance easier by tracking claims in real time. Read more
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Winning pitches from Fierce Founders 2017
29 September 2017 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, Multimedia, News, Podcast
On August 24th, the 2017 Fierce Founders bootcamp wrapped up with a pitch competition, and two firms split the top prize of $100,000. Read more
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Nimble Hippo Radio: Brian Tossan on the future of transportation
05 September 2017 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, Multimedia, News, Opinion, Podcast, The Nimble Hippo
Brian Tossan, Director of Engineering for General Motors of Canada is fundamentally reshaping the way GM thinks about the car. Read more
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Nimble Hippo Radio: Hillary Hartley on making government smarter
21 August 2017 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, Multimedia, News, Opinion, Podcast, The Nimble Hippo
Hillary Hartley is Ontario’s new Chief Digital Officer, hired to make Ontario’s online government services streamlined and easy to use. Read more
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Nimble Hippo Radio: Anthony Bartolo on learning from hackers
08 August 2017 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, Multimedia, News, Opinion, Podcast, The Nimble Hippo
Microsoft's Anthony Bartolo takes an interesting approach by learning from the hackers and developers in the ecosystem. Read more
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InFlight celebrates as King Street reopens
03 August 2017 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, Multimedia, News, Videos
King Street has reopened in downtown Kitchener, much to the delight of InFlight, a tech company that just opened an office in midtown. Read more