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Q+A: Laurier doubles down on entrepreneurship with new courses
09 July 2015 | By Alexandra Satok in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
Laurier has created a more practical path for their entrepreneurship courses to encourage students. Communitech News sat down with Victoria Larke to discuss these changes. Read more
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Silicon Valley to Canadian tech founders: Think bigger
09 July 2015 | By Chris Plunkett in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
Auvik and Bridgit were two of the many Canadian companies that participated in C100's 48 Hours in the Valley, where they made connections and got valuable insights. Read more
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Banking execs connect with FinTech startups at sold-out event
08 July 2015 | By Alexandra Satok in: Enterprise, Featured, News, Startups
Executives from the four largest chartered banks gathered to discuss FinTech and the future of banking. Read more
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Tech Roundup for June 2015
05 July 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Monthly tech roundup, News
The ecosystem in June was filled with many wins; in both software and hardware. Read more
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As interest soars for satellite data, exactEarth explores IPO
30 June 2015 | By Christian Aagaard in: Enterprise, Featured, News
exactEarth is looking to become a public company. They are a partner in Communitech's DATA.BASE program. Read more
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Tech Roundup for May 2015
07 June 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Monthly tech roundup, News
Big topics last month included BlackBerry, the Internet of Things, Big Data, and many more. Read more
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Two Waterloo entrepreneurs top 2,800 rivals to win Thiel Fellowships
05 June 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
Founders of PiinPoint and Medella Health are two of the latest recipients of the Thiel Fellowship, a competitive and controversial program. Read more
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TLC 2015: Drawing clarity in a digitized world
03 June 2015 | By Alexandra Satok in: Events, Featured, News
The Tech Leadership Conference saw over 800 attendees. During the conference, ideas were synthesized into visuals by skilled graphic recorders, providing clarity. Read more
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Student-built robot puts on wheely big show at TLC
02 June 2015 | By Christian Aagaard in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
High school students in Waterloo Region participate in FIRST Robotics Competition at Communitech's Tech Leadership Conference. Read more
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Tulip Retail and Voices.com take on NYC with a little help from their friends
29 May 2015 | By Chris Plunkett in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Canadian startups Tulip Retail and Voices.com hope to expand into the American market by breaking into New York City with help from the CDMN Soft Landing Program and the Canadian Technology Accelerator… Read more