Showing all articles by author: Trish Crompton
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Venture capital front and centre at Techtoberfest
17 October 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Event recaps, Featured, News, Startups
Techtoberfest had an unprecedented audience packed into the Tannery Event Centre for Techtoberfest, Communitech’s annual startup celebration. A diverse mix of speakers from both sides of the funding table… Read more
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Building and scaling culture is the secret to innovation
02 October 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Enterprise, Featured, Small to Mid Size
Jeff Gothelf went from circus performer to failed rock star before he found his groove during the dot-com boom. Now Gothelf, a New York-based author and expert in user experience and Lean principles, is… Read more
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Australian accelerator inspired by Waterloo ecosystem
23 September 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, Startups
Wollongong University’s iAccelerate program has announced a 5-year partnership with the University of Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre. The Accelerator Centre will provide best practices and its methods to… Read more
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Hack the North: A massive success built on community effort
21 September 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
Hack the North was a great hit with over 200 projects being created over the weekend. Read more
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Y Combinator’s Sam Altman ‘super impressed’ with Waterloo Region
20 September 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, Startups
Communitech News sat down with Sam Altman of Y Combinator to discuss Waterloo Region. Read more
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Velocity opens Foundry for hardware startups
12 September 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Startups
The University of Waterloo officially opened its Velocity Foundry today with an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Foundry, an extension of the university’s successful Velocity incubator program,… Read more
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Accelerator Centre set to host Client Showcase Sept. 17
10 September 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Startups
The Accelerator Centre will shine the spotlight on its companies at next week’s Client Showcase event, held at the main location in Waterloo with Five to eight Momentum and at least 35 Accelerator Centre… Read more
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I Think Security eyes Asian expansion via Hong Kong accelerator
08 September 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Startups
I Think Security Ltd. is preparing to expand into Asia after being chosen as one of eight companies to attend Hong Kong’s FinTech Innovation Lab, one of the world’s leading accelerators. The Kitchener-based… 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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PumpUp raises $2.4M seed round to scale social fitness app
24 July 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Startups
PumpUp has landed $2.4 million in seed financing to help the app scale to meet demand from its ever-growing online community. Its social app combines photo sharing and fitness tracking, allowing users… Read more