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Manulife opens RED Lab in Communitech Hub
29 August 2014 | By Chris Plunkett in: Announcements, News
The RED Lab will focus on exploring and prototyping different technology solutions for Manulife, with the goal of providing their customers with intuitive, quick and transparent access to their financial… Read more
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Wine app pours its way to top of app store
22 August 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, News, Startups
Wine reviews & ratings has a built-in barcode scanner that pulls up ratings, reviews, recipes and food pairings. Its integration with the LCBO and SAQ (Quebec’s liquor retailer) gives users accurate inventory… Read more
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D2L ‘just getting warmed up’ with $85M Series B round: Baker
15 August 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Enterprise, Featured, News
Kitchener-based Desire2Learn has closed an $85-million Series B investment round as its global footprint in educational technology following the $80-million Series A round it closed in 2012. Read more
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BlackBerry and Beyond: Tech Jobs Connex is a team with depth
27 June 2014 | By Mirko Petricevic in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, News, Startups
The $1.2-million program, designed to keep former BlackBerry workers employed in Ontario, is funded by the province and run by Communitech. Tech Jobs Connex launched as a short-term series of events in… Read more
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BlackBerry and Beyond: Husband-and-wife team swift to launch two startups
26 June 2014 | By Mirko Petricevic in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, News, Startups
After leaving Blackberry, Middleton launched Swift Mobile Solutions to develop web-based software and wearable technology for the health and fitness industries. And started a company that provides services… Read more
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BlackBerry and Beyond: Wireless Group all-stars stick together in search of new opportunities
25 June 2014 | By Mirko Petricevic in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, News, Startups
10 senior leaders of BlackBerry Wireless Group approached Communitech’s Tech Jobs Connex program and started a new adventure with the Waterloo Wireless Group Read more
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Workshop brings developers up to speed with Famo.us
28 May 2014 | By Rob Drimmie in: Ecosystem
Led by Connor Turland, lead developer at metamaps.cc, the May 22 “Get to Know Famo.us” session introduced the framework, which claims to fame is that it enables native-like, 60fps rendering for browser-based… Read more
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I Think Security turns to Kickstarter to fund Dropbox protection device
18 September 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Startups
I Think Security has taken a further step into the consumer market with a Kickstarter campaign to fund its latest product: the Qi4BOX, which secures Dropbox users’ files. The $30,000 crowdfunding campaign,… Read more
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Canadian Tire taps Communitech in race to the retail future
21 March 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, News
Canadian Tire has connected with Waterloo Region's innovative ecosystem via the Communitech Hub to expand their digital retail efforts through new technology in its operations and marketing activities. Read more
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Apps Factory Presents: Jason Davitsky
06 December 2012 | By Rob Drimmie in: Small to Mid Size, Startups
Jason Davitsky will share his knowledge on creating and managing Early Adopter Programs at the Communitech Hub on December 11 as part of the Apps Factory Presents series. Read more