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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
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Techtoberfest 2015 offers sobering words for startups, with a side of sauerkraut
14 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, News, Startups, Videos
Techtoberfest speaker and entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuck discusses his journey as an immigrant and entrepreneur and offers advice to new startups trying to grow. Read more