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Tulip raises US$40M to fuel international growth
22 August 2017 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Tulip Retail, a mobile commerce software company, has raised a US$40-million investment round to help accelerate its international growth and fuel innovation. Read more
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Warburg Pincus makes significant investment in eSentire
21 August 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
eSentire, the Cambridge-based cybersecurity firm, has reportedly received a "nine-digit" investment from global private equity firm Warburg Pincus. Read more
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Auvik Networks lands CDN$15 million Series B round
10 August 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Marc Morin, co-founder, and CEO of Auvik speaks on future plans after raising CDN$15 million in a Series B financing round. Read more
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At TextNow, make a hiring referral, earn a $13K bonus
24 July 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
TextNow, a Waterloo-based company that offers mobile phone and Internet service, know how difficult it is to find talent in the Waterloo region. Therefore, they are offering $13,000 to employees who make… Read more
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IoT security firm ESCRYPT expands Waterloo presence with new office
20 June 2017 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
ESCRYPT, also known as ETAS Embedded Systems, opened a new 11,000-square-foot space at 419 Phillip St. in Waterloo. Read more
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FleetCarma plays key role as motorists shift to electric vehicles
13 June 2017 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
FleetCarma is helping shift the power grid to meet the needs of more electric vehicles. Read more
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Sweet Tooth becomes Smile as customer-rewards firm takes flight
25 May 2017 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Opinion, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Waterloo-based customer-rewards software company formerly known as Sweet Tooth has relaunched as Smile.io. The company has moved in to a new office and has a fast-growing customer base, with annual revenue… Read more
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Trucker-tech company BigRoad acquired by fleet complete of Toronto
24 March 2017 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
BigRoad, a tech startup from Waterloo Region that worked to modernize the way truckers log their hours and other data, has been acquired by Fleet Complete, a Toronto-based provider of fleet-tracking services. Read more
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The Nimble Hippo: Intentional action drives innovation
27 February 2017 | By Craig Haney in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, Opinion, Small to Mid Size, Startups, The Nimble Hippo
The Fierce Founders Bootcamp, hosted by Communitech, is for female-founded startup companies who get to pitch for $100,000 in cash. The event is an effort to diversify the tech ecosystem. Read more
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BDC establishes outpost at Communitech
17 February 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
BDC, a financial institution owned by the federal government and devoted to entrepreneurs, unveiled its new lab at the Communitech Hub on Friday. Read more