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Ottawa invests $10M in health innovation
10 August 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Ecosystem, Featured
The federal government invests $10 million in health-tech innovation in Waterloo Region and Southwestern Ontario. Read more
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Velocity alum raise more than US$2.4B
05 August 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Ecosystem, Featured
Companies with past ties to the University of Waterloo's Velocity startup program have collectively raised more than US$2.4 billion in investment funding since the program was launched in 2008. Read more
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Steve Woods follows the orange backpack to Inovia
30 July 2021 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News
As he departs Google for Inovia Capital, Steve Woods reflects on 13 years of building the internet giant's Canadian engineering office into a powerhouse of top tech talent. Read more
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Promoting diversity in tech
29 July 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Three partner organizations in Waterloo Region have established a $50,000 scholarship fund to help women of colour train for careers in tech sales. Read more
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Auvik takes on US$250M private equity investment
15 July 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News
Auvik Networks, an IT network management company based in Waterloo, Ont., has sold a US$250-million majority stake to Great Hill Partners of Boston. Auvik CEO Marc Morin says the investment will enable… Read more
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Ontario goes to work on pandemic recovery
15 July 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Ecosystem, Featured
Ontario Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development Monte McNaughton visited the Communitech Hub in Kitchener to consult Waterloo Region tech leaders about the province's post-pandemic economic… Read more
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Arctic Wolf valued at US$4.3 billion on latest investment
13 July 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News
Arctic Wolf Networks, with technical operations in Waterloo, Ont., plans to add 150 local jobs after raising a US$150M Series F investment round at a US$4.3B valuation. Read more
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Trusscore grows with acquisition of Calgary-based Westech
07 July 2021 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News
Trusscore, an Ontario-based maker of alternative building materials, continues its growth on news it has acquired Calgary-based Westech. Read more
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Tech Roundup for June 2021
04 July 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, Monthly tech roundup
A monthly roundup of news from the Waterloo Region tech ecosystem. Read more
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Tulip raises US$28 million to fund 'explosive growth'
25 June 2021 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News
Tulip, a Waterloo Region company that provides a mobile tech platform for retailers, has raised a US$28-million Series C investment round after seeing explosive growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more