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Communitech Rev launches fourth cohort with five startups
10 May 2016 | By Trish Crompton in: Announcements, Startups
Communitech Rev has announced their fourth cohort. Read more
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Vidyard launches Plugin, declares war on gentrification apathy
16 March 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Events, Opinion, Tech About Town
Vidyard launched Plugin as a means to help underserved people and support the community. Read more
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Q+A with Marko Savic on The Marketing Leap
02 March 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Event recaps, Events, Opinion, Tech About Town
Communitech News sat down with Marko Savic to talk about The Marketing Leap. Read more
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Bracing for disruption: Insurance heavyweights see future in tech
25 February 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
Insurance Disrupted was a two-day event all about insurance, finance, and technology. Read more
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Sentinel Alert closes seed round
27 January 2016 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, Startups
Newfoundland-based startup, Sentinel Alert creates software to keep industrial sites safe for workers. They won Communitech's Women Entrepreneurs Bootcamp pitch competition last October and closed a seed… Read more
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Myo music app wins Waterloo Hacks
24 January 2016 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Event recaps, Featured, Startups
165 students from the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier were selected to participate in Communitech's first hackathon, a 48-hour event in downtown Kitchener. Read more
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Teds talk: Why Hastings and Livingston choose Waterloo Region
23 January 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
Ted Hastings, founder of Rebellion Media and President of Perk interviewed co-founder and CEO of Kik Interactive, Ted Livingston as part of the Waterloo Hacks event. Read more
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Students shine in Code to Win competition
23 November 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured
The Code to Win challenge brought in over 250 applications, and 50 individuals to compete for the top prize of $5,000. Read more
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Voltera wins James Dyson award as first units ship
11 November 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, Startups
The prestigious James Dyson Award was given to Voltera, makers of the world's first personal circuit board printer. Read more
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Honeywell to acquire COM DEV for $455 million
09 November 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured
Honeywell International now has plans to acquire COM DEV International, a Waterloo Region-based aerospace components company founded 41 years ago. Read more