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New federal program will fund jobs for post-secondary tech students
31 August 2017 | By Samantha Clark in: Announcements, Ecosystem, Featured, News
The Career Ready Program aims to create work-related learning opportunities for post-secondary students by providing up to 50 percent of a student’s pay in wage subsidies. Read more
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Ontario unveils $25.8-million fund to help clean-tech companies
29 August 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Announcements, Ecosystem, Featured, News
The Province of Ontario lanches the "Low Carbon Innovation Fund" to foster research and new technologies to face climate change before it's too late. Read more
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IBM Innovation Incubator launches at Communitech Data Hub
19 July 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Announcements, Ecosystem, Featured, News
Communitech, IBM, and the provincial government come together to unveil the IBM Innovation Incubator. The incubator aims to help small-to-medium startups launch new tech while leveraging big data. Read more
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Sandvine accepts takeover bid by Francisco Partners
17 July 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Announcements, Ecosystem, Featured, News
Sandvine CEO, Dave Caputo, speaks in an interview after the acquisition of Sandvine by private equity firm Francisco Partners in a deal worth CAD$562 million. Read more
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Laurier gets $2.5 million federal boost for scale-up data program
27 April 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Announcements, Ecosystem, Featured, News
FedDev Ontario just announced a federal boost for Laurier's national scaleup data platform. Read more
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Alaunus unveils Bloom
10 April 2017 | By Samantha Clark in: Announcements, Member news
Bloom is a new technology platform that connects Ontario patients and families with caregivers, created by emerging leaders in technology-enabled care solutions, Alanunus. Read more
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BDC debugs gender gap with $50M for women in tech
10 November 2016 | By Craig Daniels in: Announcements, Ecosystem, News
BDC announced a $50M injection to support women in tech amongst the new about the gender wage gap. Read more
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Thalmic Labs announces largest funding round in a decade for Waterloo Region
19 September 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Announcements, Ecosystem, Featured, News
Thalmic Labs in Waterloo Region has announced US$120 million in series-B funding, just three years after launching the Myo armband, with funding coming from Intel Capital, the Amazon Alexa Fund Fidelity… Read more
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Talent in Waterloo Region: A conversation with Stephen Lake
13 September 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Announcements, Featured, News
Stephen Lake, CEO of Thalmic Labs in Kitchener discusses the hire of Tara Kriese their new Chief Marketing Officer, as well as the opening of their new office in San Francisco. Read more
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Top 25 startups announced for Fierce Founders Bootcamp
20 June 2016 | By Samantha Clark in: Announcements
The Fierce Founders Bootcamp cohort was announced and will have a chance to pitch for the prize after the programming. Read more