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Kik to fuel big ambitions with $38.3M funding round
20 November 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Kik had their Series C investment round and raised $38.3M. With this money, they continue their goal of becoming the "WeChat of the West" Read more
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Blackbox Connect wants to send you to Silicon Valley
05 November 2014 | By Sam Trieu in: Announcements, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Need a little help going global? Communitech startups are invited to apply for a two-week immersion startup program in Silicon Valley – all expenses paid – from Feb. 2 to Feb. 13, 2015. Offered to member… Read more
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Outbound Soft Landing applications open Nov. 10
04 November 2014 | By Sam Trieu in: Announcements, Small to Mid Size, Startups
The CDMN Outbound Soft Landing program is accepting applications from qualified companies from Monday, Nov. 10 until Wednesday, Nov. 26. The program provides up to 15 Canadian small- to medium-sized enterprises… 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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Cloud at Cost injects Fibernetics with startup energy
16 October 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Small to Mid Size, Startups, View from the ‘Loo
Cloud at Cost is one of the incubator companies under Fibernetics and has given Fibernetics an infusion of startup energy. Read more
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Building and scaling culture is the secret to innovation
02 October 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Enterprise, Featured, Small to Mid Size
Jeff Gothelf went from circus performer to failed rock star before he found his groove during the dot-com boom. Now Gothelf, a New York-based author and expert in user experience and Lean principles, is… Read more
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eSentire raises $14M; sets sights on big banks
16 September 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Enterprise, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Fast-growing security firm eSentire has raised $14 million in new investment as it scales up to protect top-tier financial institutions from cyber-attacks. The Cambridge-based company, which already employs… Read more
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CTA@India Call for Applications
06 August 2014 | By Sam Trieu in: Announcements, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Expanding in India is no more a challenge for Canadian entrepreneurs! The Trade Commissioner Service in India brings you the Canadian Technology Accelerator in India or “CTA@India”: a unique opportunity… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: IMS leads way to safer, smarter, greener driving
24 July 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Small to Mid Size, View from the 'Loo
Intelligent Mechatronic Systems (IMS), a Waterloo-based company that now boasts a staff of more than 100 and creates a product that plugs into any car and can, among other things, gather data about driver… Read more
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Five finalists set to compete for $25,000 from Communitech and BMW Grand River
11 June 2014 | By Sam Trieu in: Small to Mid Size, Startups
Chalk, Plum, PumpUp, Structur3d Printing and Videostream are the finalists competing for the BMW Grand River pitch competitions prize. Read more