Showing all articles in the News category
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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
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‘Be loud and be proud’: Techtoberfest ends on a high
17 October 2014 | By Samantha Clark in: Featured, News, Startups
After a packed day of festivities Thursday, startup entrepreneurs and venture capitalists awoke ready for the second and final day of Communitech’s Techtoberfest. The two-day event, sponsored by Christie… Read more
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Techtoberfest 2014 all about venture capital - and sauerkraut
16 October 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Startups
Techtoberfest, an annual two-day celebration for the region’s large-and-growing startup community, has a special theme this year – venture capital – and 57 VCs from all over North America are registered… Read more
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Q+A: Chris Arsenault on why iNovia chose Waterloo Region
16 October 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
iNovia managing partner Chris Arsenault talks about iNovia’s plans to grow as they have moved into Vidyard’s downtown Kitchener offices. iNovia has done half a dozen investments in Waterloo Region-based… Read more