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Structur3D Printing struts its stuff at HAX Boost demo day in San Francisco
18 November 2015 | By Matthew Kang in: Featured, News, Startups
Andrew Finkle, co-founder of Structur3d Printing, based in Waterloo Region, spoke at a demo event put on by HAX, a hardware-focused accelerator based in Shenzhen, China with operations in San Francisco. Read more
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Series 401: a mayoral meeting of the minds on the Toronto-Waterloo Region corridor
18 November 2015 | By Pat Lynch in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
To kick off the third annual Series 401 startup showcase Toronto Mayor John Tory and Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic sat down for a chat about potential for growth in the Toronto-Waterloo Region corridor… Read more
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Campaign to bring traffic back onto Charles Street
11 November 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, News, Opinion, Tech About Town
The Kitchener BIA is running Chits for Charles, a campaign to get people downtown and spending money during the construction on Charles Street. The BIA is offering $10 gift cards that are good at over… Read more
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Communitech Rev cohort 2 launches; dedicated advisers named
10 November 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Startups
BluePoint Technology, Knowledgehook, FunnelCake, and TallyFi have been selected to take up residence in the Rev space in the Communitech Hub. Read more
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GM Canada partners with Communitech to launch innovation research zone
10 November 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Enterprise, Featured, News
GM Canada is partnering with Communitech to launch an innovation hub of their own. Read more
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On the value of experience, and 9 a.m. cheesecake: Happenate founder Kris Braun
05 November 2015 | By Michelle Gold-Mire in: Featured, News, Startups
After rewarding a colleague for a job well done with a simple slice of cheesecake, Kris Braun was inspired to start Happenate, a solution for team rewards. Read more
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Tech Roundup for October 2015
01 November 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Monthly tech roundup, News
The Tech Roundup for October 2015 features news on the Toronto-Waterloo Corridor, funding for Waterloo drone-maker Aeryon Labs, the Compass Report, and more. Read more
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Global mindset key to Waterloo Region startup success: Compass report
28 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
The Waterloo Region was ranked 25th in a new report by Compass that ranked the world's start-up communities. The report stated that the region must take a more global mindset in order to grow. Along with… Read more
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Drone-maker Aeryon Labs takes flight with CDN$60 million investment
23 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Waterloo Region drone maker Aeryon Labs is set to double its operations after securing CDN$60 million in investment to boost its presence in the fast-growing global market for small unmanned aerial systems.… Read more