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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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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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VeuHub raises $2M seed round
09 July 2019 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Startups
VeuHub, a three-year-old startup whose ad platform connects video publishers, brands and agencies, has raised $2 million in seed investment. The investment will enable VeuHub to scale its development and… Read more
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Motion detected: Deal propels Cognitive Systems into huge Wi-Fi market
12 December 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Startups, Uncategorized
Waterloo-based Cognitive Systems Corp. has a targeted goal of three billion Wi-Fi chipsets shipped worldwide each year. Read more
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Fierce Founders Accelerator gets $264K boost from FedDev Ontario
26 November 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Startups
Communitech's Fierce Founder's Accelerator program has received a pledge of $264,000 dollars from FedDev Ontario to extend the program for women entrepreneurs in 2019. Read more
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Velocity marks 10 years giving startups a boost
28 September 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News, Startups
On Friday Velocity, the University of Waterloo's startup incubator, celebrated 10 years of helping startups, their legacy during this past decade is plain to see, 300 companies have found their start at… Read more