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Startup Train is Back - July 9th!
02 June 2021 | By Angela Larraguibel in: Startups
For the third year in a row Startup Train has booked first class train cars to ship startups, investors, and the startup curious from Toronto to Montreal’s International Startup Festival. Read more
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OCE Announces New Youth Job Programs
29 April 2021 | By Angela Larraguibel in: Startups
Ontario is launching five programs to help young people start companies and create jobs. As part of the Youth Jobs Strategy, these programs will provide young entrepreneurs with business skills, capital… Read more
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FedDev invests $5.3M in eight area tech firms
27 April 2021 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Startups
Kitchener-Waterloo MP Peter Braid has announced that eight tech companies in the region will receive up to $5.3 million in investment from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. Read more
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Finding wellness in the eye of the pandemic
26 March 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News, Startups
The Moss family are feeling a renewed sense of mission amidst the pandemic. Read more
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Accounting startup Beanworks acquired for CDN$104 million
26 March 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News, Startups
Beanworks, a Communitech HYPERDRIVE company long ago, has been acquired for over $100 million. Read more
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A codebreaker's legacy: Waterloo's world-class cybersecurity cluster
29 October 2020 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News, Pin-Top-Main-Page
The story of William Tutte, a crucial codebreaker that helped save the world from Nazi tyranny in the second world war and the founding father of the cyber security industry in Waterloo region. Read more
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AirMatrix off to flying start with drone tests in Waterloo Region
21 October 2020 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News, Startups
Toronto-based startup AirMatrix, which won Communitech's $100,000 Fierce Founders Pitch Competition last year, is a participant in the AVIN Waterloo Ventures at Communitech program, using aerial mapping… Read more
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How Vidyard proved the doubters wrong
01 September 2020 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
When Michael Litt and business partner Devon Galloway decided to forgo the siren song of Silicon Valley and return to Waterloo Region to build their fledgling company, Litt was filled with pangs of doubt… Read more
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Ash Maurya leans in on the Lean Canvas
21 August 2020 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Ash Maurya, CEO of LEANSTACK and the creator of "Lean Canvas" joins True North TV and talks about how the COVID-19 has created opportunities for entrepreneurs but also cautions them on how long it will… Read more
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How COVID-19 has accelerated on-line education
18 August 2020 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
D2L President and CEO John Baker joins the latest episode of True North TV and shares that the COVID-19 pandemic has served as a wake up call for many, accelerating timelines across the educational technology… Read more