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Trudeau unveils $52.4 million in new scale-up funding
16 April 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid a visit to Communitech and came bearing federal funding – funding designed to help Canadian tech companies scale. Trudeau unveiled $52.4 million of new money to be administered… Read more
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Equipping employees for the jobs of tomorrow
15 April 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, Future of Work, News
Ontario Minister of Labour Laurie Scott told Communitech News that governments, and particularly her government, must quickly respond to the shifts now underway, and doing so is in part why she was in… Read more
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Mappedin's push for public safety
02 April 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Mappedin’s next big thing? Firefighters, first responders, and public safety. Firefighters and first responders care more than anybody about the layout of a building. Incorrect paper versions of buildings… Read more
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New life, new country, new job, new future
01 April 2019 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News
Talent beyond boundaries has been able to help Mohammed Hakmi, a Syrian refugee find a place in Waterloo, Ontario, working at Bonfire, a procurement software company. Read more
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The startup that's making a big bet – on wagering
29 March 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Waterloo based startup SmartLines wants to help its users identify the best place for their sports wagers as legalization of sports betting becomes more commonplace in Canada and the United States. Read more
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The Talent War – Canadian firms need to up their recruitment game, UW grads say
28 March 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
University of Waterloo graduates talk about why they chose to work in the US rather than Canada after graduation, factors like aggressive recruiting, better compensation and the prestige of a big company… Read more
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Velocity debuts its new venture fund
27 March 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
The 24th Velocity Fund Finals was a little bit different from previous years, leaving 4 companies with 50,000 dollars in investment from a recently established venture fund. Read more
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AirMatrix emerges as Fierce Founders $100K winner
27 March 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
From a group of 8 promising startups only one was able to walk out with the $100,000 prize, Air Matrix is a Toronto based startup that conducts Aerial mapping, building air traffic control infrastructure… Read more
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Robot firm Avidbots announces US$23.6 million Series B
22 March 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Avidbots, a Kitchener-based maker of robotic floor cleaners announces a US$23.6 million in Series B raise. Read more
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Bridgit raises CDN$7.75 million in new investment
18 March 2019 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News
Bridgit, a growing Waterloo region company that develops software to help streamline large construction projects, raises CDN$7.75 million in new investments. Read more