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LaunchPad startup connects restaurants to farms in Waterloo Region
14 August 2015 | By Andrew Coppolino in: Featured, News, Startups
Local Line seeks to build relationships with farms and restaurants in the region. This allows restaurants to access local food via their software. Read more
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Government support for innovation behind many iconic technologies
13 August 2015 | By Tenille Bonoguore in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Many iconic technologies had the support from the government. This list includes Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, and big pharma. Read more
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Trustwave security operations centre to open in Waterloo Region
12 August 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Enterprise, Featured, News
Trustwave is increasing their Canadian presence with a Waterloo location. Read more
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Waterloo Accelerator Centre launches Reactor project to provide startup space
05 August 2015 | By Christian Aagaard in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
The Accelerator Centre is making room for another 30 startups. This project is known as Reactor, and aims to work with high-potential companies. Read more
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Tech Roundup for July 2015
02 August 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Monthly tech roundup, News
Steve Blank shares some words to Canada prior to his rare Canadian visit. There are also many wins from a whole variety of organizations in the ecosystem this last month. Read more
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A maker’s guide to building a startup – the Maker Expo story
29 July 2015 | By Alexandra Satok in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News
Darin White and their colleagues wanted to unite a region of makers. Maker Expo is a one-day gathering with an anticipated attendances of 10,000, with over 100 makers. Read more
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Startup office space: Waterloo Region companies seek best places to grow
28 July 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups, Videos
Finding the right place after moving out of a shared office space can be difficult. Space and tech effect each other greatly in our ecosystem. Read more
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Startup ecosystem report highlights need for scale-up growth in Canada
27 July 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
The 2015 Global Startup Ecosystem Report by Compass was released and Waterloo Region made the top 25, behind Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Read more
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Why Waterloo's reputation in Silicon Valley is growing
24 July 2015 | By John Lorinc in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
After the fall of Blackberry, Waterloo Region is internationally seen as a place where innovators have faced disruption up close. Read more
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High-growth firms the focus as feds give $9.7M boost to Waterloo Region
21 July 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
The government announced an almost $10M boost to Waterloo Region. This is focused on building the next generation of high-growth firms. Read more