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Growth spurs graduation for Deloitte DSpace lab
06 November 2019 | By Bill Bean in: Enterprise, Featured, News
Deloitte's Dpace lab has recently graduated from its home in the Communitech Hub to a new home across the street, in 2015 it opened the innovation lab in Communitech with a handful of staff however now… Read more
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Boardroom to battlefield: Leading in the digital age
05 November 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Two leaders in their respective fields Tom Jenkins, Chair and former CEO of OpenText and David Draser, a retired Canadian Forces major-general have written the book "The Anticipant Organization: New Rules… Read more
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How to raise early-stage money: Be nice
30 October 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Jess Joss, CEO at Equation Angels talks about what new startups should do to build relationships with investors. Read more
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Talent, transportation, key takeaways for minister
25 October 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Ontario Finance Mister, Rod Phillips speaks on key issues brought up by local business and academic leaders Read more
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Waterloo-based Oculys sells for more than $4.2 million
23 October 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Oculys Health Informatics Inc, an operational management system producer for hospitals has recently been acquired by Toronto-based VitalHub corp. for over $4.2 million. Read more
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U.S. holding company buys Kik messaging app
18 October 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News, Uncategorized
Kik has recently been acquired by U.S holding company MediaLab and has plans to continue having a foundational relationship with Kin, a cryptocurrency launched by Kik CEO Ted Livingston. Read more
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51 Kik employees join Valley firm Carta
17 October 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
San Francisco based Carta, an equity management company is hiring 51 of Kik's employees and opening a Waterloo Region office as the sale of the Kik app is in it's final stages. Read more
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All-in for agile change at Manulife
11 October 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Enterprise, Featured, News
Manulife has rolled out a new public-facing banking app that was built in-house with foundational contributions from the team at Manulife's corporate innovation lab in the Tannery at Communitech. Read more
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AVIN Waterloo Ventures Fund welcomes first cohort
09 October 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Data driven innovation, Featured, News
The AVIN Waterloo Ventures Fund has chosen 8 companies to receive $50,000 and mentorship as part of a program offered through the Ontario Centres of Excellence, the Waterloo Economic Development Corporation… Read more
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LCBO's innovation lab teams up with local retailers
30 September 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
LCBO's innovation Lab at Communitech are working with local LCBO locations to setup a joint test bed to interact with customers and quickly design solutions to test them and find pain points. Read more