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Printchomp releases API in bid to draw developers to its platform
25 November 2014 | By Emmett O'Kane in: Featured, News, Startups
Printchomp has released their API to attract developers. Printchomp's platform allows users to send a print job to any of their network printers across North America and beyond. Read more
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DraftingSPACE: Putting the tech in architecture
25 November 2014 | By Emmett O'Kane in: Featured, News, Startups
DraftingSPACE is an app that can help people design and optimize their homes. Read more
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Kik to fuel big ambitions with $38.3M funding round
20 November 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Kik had their Series C investment round and raised $38.3M. With this money, they continue their goal of becoming the "WeChat of the West" Read more
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Charities big winners as ChangeIt lands first big bank
13 November 2014 | By John Lorinc in: Featured, News, Startups
ChangeIt and BMO land a partnership that could lead to millions of dollars going to charity. Read more
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Canon opens lab at Communitech, where 'anything could happen'
12 November 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, News
Canon is the newest innovation lab to join Communitech. Read more
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Suncayr impresses at James Dyson Awards
06 November 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
Suncayr, which won first place at the Women Entrepreneurs Bootcamp hosted by Communitech and Google for Entrepreneurs in September, has another reason to celebrate. CEO Rachel Pautler and her team are… Read more
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Blitzen bound for South Korea for Startup Nations Summit
04 November 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, News, Startups
Startup Canada has selected Kitchener-based Blitzen to represent Canada during this year’s Startup Nations Summit in Seoul, South Korea. The three-day summit, part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, starts… Read more
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Shopify sales lab could deepen Waterloo Region talent pool
28 October 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Communitech News sat down with Shopify's Harley Finkelstein to talk about their new sales lab. Read more
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Google for Entrepreneurs announces co-working space in 12 countries for tech hubs
28 October 2014 | By Sam Trieu in: Announcements, News
Google for Entrepreneurs has announced co-working spaces in 12 different countries. Read more
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Venture capital front and centre at Techtoberfest
17 October 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Event recaps, Featured, News, Startups
Techtoberfest had an unprecedented audience packed into the Tannery Event Centre for Techtoberfest, Communitech’s annual startup celebration. A diverse mix of speakers from both sides of the funding table… Read more