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Changing lives, quietly: The ON Semiconductor story
17 February 2015 | By Trish Crompton in:
Semiconductor’s technology is changing lives. With the increase in startup activity, competition for talent has increased, but ON Semiconductor’s life-changing technology – unseen as it might be – sets… Read more
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Founders share thoughts on life after acquisition
04 February 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, Small to Mid Size, Startups
What happens after the ink dries on the agreement to sell your company? Steve Woods, Engineering Director at Google Canada, moderated a panel of three Waterloo Region tech founders: Joseph Fung, Kerry… Read more
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I Think Security finds success in Hong Kong
02 February 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Startups
Cybersecurity startup, I Think Security, was previously accepted into Hong Kong's FinTech Innovation Lab and has been finding success overseas. Read more
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Chalk.com raises $500K seed round; moves to larger space
22 January 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, News, Startups
Kitchener edtech company Chalk.com raised $500K seed round, and also announced their departure from Velocity. Read more
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Chalk.com aims for an A in 2015
13 January 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, News, Startups
Communitech News speaks with William Zhou about Chalk.com, their journey and their goals. Read more
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Two Ontario messaging companies find their perfect match
11 December 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Kik acquired Relay, and here is why they are a perfect match to build the next big social platform. Read more
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Smart mirror reflects potential for Thalmic hacker
02 December 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Startups
Ian Seyler of Thalmic Labs started a Kickstarter for a smart mirror they created during a hackathon. Read more
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American VC wonders where the Canadian investors are
29 November 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, Startups
Jordan Levy, venture capitalist, and general partner at Softbank Capital NY, came to Waterloo Region last Friday with some hard-hitting answers – and some questions of his own – about U.S. and Canadian… Read more
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Q+A: A New York angel on why diversity counts
27 November 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, Startups
Communitech News chats with Tracey Riese, a New York-based angel investor about diversity. Read more
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bitHound secures $2M seed round led by a Dragon
24 November 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Startups
bitHound has raised an over $2M seed round led by Michael Wekerle, investor and Dragon on Dragon's Den. Read more