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Drone-maker Aeryon Labs takes flight with CDN$60 million investment
23 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Waterloo Region drone maker Aeryon Labs is set to double its operations after securing CDN$60 million in investment to boost its presence in the fast-growing global market for small unmanned aerial systems.… Read more
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Techtoberfest 2015 offers sobering words for startups, with a side of sauerkraut
14 October 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, News, Startups, Videos
Techtoberfest speaker and entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuck discusses his journey as an immigrant and entrepreneur and offers advice to new startups trying to grow. Read more
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Canadian Digital Media Trends by the Numbers - Education Technology (Edtech)
13 October 2015 | By Sam Trieu in: Enterprise, Small to Mid Size, Startups
The Canadian Digital Media Network presents an infographic on the digital landscape of education technology. Read more
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UW Warriors hockey gets assist from local tech company
09 October 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Featured, Small to Mid Size
The Support from HockeyTech provides awards of $4,500 to 4 Waterloo hockey players. Read more
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Surviving BlackBerry and other stories: how Ted Livingston built a unicorn in Waterloo Region
08 October 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Event recaps, Featured, Small to Mid Size
Ted Livingston, co-founder and CEO of Kik Interactive, gives a talk at the University of Waterloo about Kik's journey, and the legal troubles they faced with BlackBerry. Read more
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Vidyard acquires Switch Merge to make video marketing personal
07 October 2015 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
The acquisition brings Switch Merge's technology to the Vidyard platform, which saw 16 times as many click-throughs during testing. Read more
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Igloo builds new home with team in mind
23 September 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Small to Mid Size, Tech About Town
Igloo has outgrown their space, and now has a new one. Still in Downtown Kitchener, Igloo decided on a place, and invested money to make it their own. Read more
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Kik adds executives: plans to double workforce
22 September 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Kik announced two new executives, Jae Kim and Alim Dhanji. They also announced their plans to expand their workforce. Read more
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Startup sales strategy: Four ways your team is failing
15 September 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Events, Featured, News, Startups
Jim Estill shares 4 flaws that you might have in your startup sales strategy. Read more
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Doors Open Waterloo Region highlights sports spaces and businesses
09 September 2015 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Small to Mid Size, Tech About Town
Doors Open Waterloo Region is coming soon. This event allows the general public to visit select locations, including some heritage buildings. The theme this year is sports. Read more