Showing all articles in the Founder Profiles category
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Medtech founder helps men take control of their fertility journeys
05 November 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Featured, Featured news, Founder Profiles, News
Discussions about fertility often focus on women, while men’s experiences are largely overlooked. Curious about the male experience, Thiv Paramsothy began researching fertility testing for men and found… Read more
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Waterloo medtech startup tests portable solution for timely brain imaging
23 October 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Featured, Featured news, Founder Profiles, News
Ati Zarabadi co-founded Waterloo-based AiimSense to develop a portable imaging device that uses safe electromagnetic technology and eliminates the need for bulky machinery typically found in medical facilities.… Read more
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Improving patient care with data-driven insights
16 October 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Featured, Featured news, Founder Profiles
A single question sparked a significant journey for Shawn Mondoux, shifting him from medical practice to tech entrepreneurship. The physician founded Prognostiq to leverage electronic health record (EHR)… Read more
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Fierce Founders drive impact and innovation in major industries
09 October 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Featured, Featured news, Founder Profiles
Founder Christy Lee of PatientCompanion is among 10 selected to gain exposure and expand their networks through Communitech Fierce Founders Intensive Track. The program provides $50,000 in matching funds,… Read more
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Waterloo’s VueReal steers the future of automotive and consumer electronics technology
29 August 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Featured, Featured news, Founder Profiles, News
Waterloo-based VueReal is revving up its operations with a major expansion and new production line for its state-of-the-art microLED displays. From driving down a quiet King Street many years ago to driving… Read more
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Saving lives in submersion emergencies
10 April 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Featured, Founder Profiles, News
We have seatbelts and airbags to protect us in a crash, but what happens when a car ends up in water? Drivers and passengers only have one minute to get out. Tech startup AWOS Technologies is working to… Read more
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AI assistants are reintroducing a personal connection in real estate
19 March 2024 | By Alex Kinsella in: Featured, Founder Profiles, News
QuickCasa, a Conversational AI Support Agent, provides automated lead engagement and pre-qualification for real estate and multifamily housing professionals through a human-like conversational virtual… Read more
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Erica Djossa: From a thriving community to a scaling startup
08 March 2024 | By Alex Kinsella in: Featured, Founder Profiles, News
Building and running a successful startup was not part of Momwell founder and CEO Erica Djossa’s life plan. Djossa was working as a trained psychotherapist and said she planned to retire as a practicing… Read more
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Rebecca Swabey: Environmental engineer turned entrepreneur
25 January 2024 | By Suhani Saigal in: Featured, Founder Profiles, News
Environmental engineer Rebecca Swabey turned her effort to tackle engineering data challenges into Equator, a venture focused on speeding up the design phase of housing and infrastructure development. Read more
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Testing for safe water
04 January 2024 | By Suhani Saigal in: Featured, Founder Profiles, News
ExactBlue Technologies CEO Ela Botos credits the Communitech Fierce Founders program with providing "crucial support and strategic insights" that are contributing to the water-testing startup's growth. Read more