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‘Be loud and be proud’: Techtoberfest ends on a high
17 October 2014 | By Samantha Clark in: Featured, News, Startups
After a packed day of festivities Thursday, startup entrepreneurs and venture capitalists awoke ready for the second and final day of Communitech’s Techtoberfest. The two-day event, sponsored by Christie… Read more
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Tech About Town: The Wek effect
15 October 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, Tech About Town
Michael Wekerle may be known as the newest dragon on CBC’s Dragons’ Den, but the ex-trader is more than just a showman. Passionate about entrepreneurship, Wekerle founded Difference Capital in Toronto,… Read more
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IPO and Strategic Transactions Conference
10 October 2014 | By Samantha Clark in: Announcements
Join Ernst and Young Tuesday, Oct. 21 at The Exchange Tower in Toronto for a half-day of conferencing that will offer a comprehensive launch point for executives looking to execute an IPO successfully. Read more
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Tech About Town: Tapping into the Oktoberfest spirit
08 October 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Opinion, Tech About Town
Kitchener-Waterloo’s Oktoberfest began in 1969 as a way to celebrate our local heritage. Today, it’s still a chance to experience German traditions, but also to celebrate our community. Read more
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Tech About Town: Surviving Bootcamp
01 October 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Startups, Tech About Town
The Women Entrepreneurs Bootcamp spent three days talking about financing, venture capital, and data analytics. 10 women pitched their ideas that were ambitious, competitive, and intelligent. Suncayr,… Read more
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Tech About Town: There's a new creative space in town
24 September 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, Tech About Town
Alexander Marshall, founder of George Briggs Media is settling into a new studio space, called The GB Collective, down the road from Communitech. Marshall wants to stay Waterloo Region, but working in… Read more
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HYPERDRIVE Cohort 4 grads own spotlight at Centre Stage
22 September 2014 | By Samantha Clark in: Featured, Startups
Communitech HYPERDRIVE Cohort 4 startups celebrated graduating from the accelerator program last Thursday at Centre Stage. The sold-out event at the Tannery Event Centre provided a different take on the… Read more
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Tech About Town: Square's Jesse Wilson feels right at home
17 September 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, Tech About Town
began writing and sharing his open-source code online, when a fellow UW grad at Nike eventually noticed his work. The grad and his team were using Wilson’s code and were impressed with his talent. He quickly… Read more
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Ontario startup tech ready to turn heads in Alberta energy industry
16 September 2014 | By Samantha Clark in: Featured, Startups
6 companies from Ontario are among 26 startups attending the Canada 3.0 Conference, in partnership with the Canadian Energy Supply Chain Forum in Calgary Oct. 28-30. From smart sensors to automated technology,… Read more
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Tech About Town: Mark Connolly on making Fluxible sing
10 September 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Tech About Town
The third annual Fluxible conference combines three of his favorite pastimes: User experience design, cool people, and talented musicians. Live music at a UX conference is an interesting twist on a conference,… Read more