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Thalmic Labs announces largest funding round in a decade for Waterloo Region
19 September 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Announcements, Ecosystem, Featured, News
Thalmic Labs in Waterloo Region has announced US$120 million in series-B funding, just three years after launching the Myo armband, with funding coming from Intel Capital, the Amazon Alexa Fund Fidelity… Read more
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"Sometimes it's nice to be hated by the wrong people": Vinod Kohsla at Hack the North
18 September 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, News, Podcast
Vinod Kholsa, one of Silicon Valley's most influential investors speaks to Encircle CTO Mike Kirkup at Hack the North about the future impact of artificial intelligence, the importance of listening to… Read more
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Waterloo Innovation Summit 2016: Day 1 highlights
15 September 2016 | By Bill Bean in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
The first day of the Waterloo Innovation Summit, co-hosted by the University of Waterloo and Communitech included speakers such as Navdeep Bains, David Fransen, Feridun Hamdullahpur, Amanda Lang, Walter… Read more
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Real traction: Three years in, Tulip Retail kicks into growth mode
14 September 2016 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Tulip Retail creates mobile technology that connects sales associates with their company and their customer. Tulip has offices in Kitchener, Toronto, and New York and is seeing significant growth. Read more
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Talent in Waterloo Region: A conversation with Stephen Lake
13 September 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Announcements, Featured, News
Stephen Lake, CEO of Thalmic Labs in Kitchener discusses the hire of Tara Kriese their new Chief Marketing Officer, as well as the opening of their new office in San Francisco. Read more
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Chamath Palihapitiya: Silicon Valley's social conscience
09 September 2016 | By Bill Bean in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Chamath Palihapitiya is the founder and CEO of Social Capital, whose mission is to advance humanity by solving the world's hardest promblems. The former Facebook senior executive is set to be a keynote… Read more
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Stratford's NFC Authority serves up data with your drinks
08 September 2016 | By James Jackson in: Featured, News, Startups
NFC Authority in Stratford, Ontario has developed a tagging system for wine and spirits that provides customers with information about a product using a near-field communication chip that can be scanned… Read more
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Tech Roundup for August 2016
04 September 2016 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Monthly tech roundup, News
The Tech Roundup for August 2016 includes stories about the Fierce Founders Bootcamp Pitch Competition, the challenges of finding technical talent, news from Alert Labs, Kik and more. Read more
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Cultural revolution: Patty McCord on workplace innovation
31 August 2016 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News
Patty McCord, former chief talent officer at Netflix, and keynote speaker at the 2016 Waterloo Innovation Summit shares her thoughts on the role that employees play in innovation, disruption and growth. Read more