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Kiite's Joseph Fung and Donna Litt: It's time to fix what's wrong with tech
22 February 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, Startups, True North
Joseph Fung and Donna Litt discuss what is wrong with tech. From bots and fake news, to AI killing jobs, there is a lot to worry about. They also reflect on True North, their journey, and diversity in… Read more
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Indigo Fair succeeds with US$12-million Series A raise
22 February 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, Startups
Indigo Fair, the AI-based supplier and marketplace for small retail outlets, has successfully closed a US$12-million Series A. They have offices in San Francisco and Waterloo Region. Read more
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Ratio.City earns $100K at Fierce Founders pitch event
16 February 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News, Startups
The Fierce Founders Bootcamp is a six-day, Communitech-run program that helps women tech entrepreneurs improve their companies. This cumulates to a pitch event, and Ratio.City earned the $100,000 grand… Read more
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SkyWatch to double Waterloo team after raising CDN$4-million
02 February 2018 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Startups
Waterloo startup Skywatch has recently raised seed funding of Canadian 4 Million dollars and plans to double it's team by the end of the year. The money will allow the company which currently employs 20… Read more
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Nicoya Lifesciences completes $2-million raise
29 January 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
Kitchener based biotech startup Nicoya Lifescience has recently generated a $2 million raise from 11 investors affiliated with the Toronto Waterloo corridor. Read more
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Fierce resolve: Ora founder reinvents the medical alert device
25 January 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
Medical alert device Ora's founder Serese Selander talks about her story and what led her to starting the company and what her philosophies on medical alert devices are. Read more
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Plum: Making diversity happen – by design
08 September 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News, Startups
Plum CEO Caitlin MacGregor speaks on their product that helps diminish discrimination during the hiring process by sorting applicants based on abilities only. Read more
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That day when Alert Labs met Canadian Tire – and a partnership was born
01 September 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Canadian Tire partners with Alert Lab, a start-up whose products measure water use, detect flooding and sends the information straight to your mobile phone. Read more
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Two firms share $100,000 at Fierce Founders pitch competition
24 August 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News, Startups
Furnishr.com, a Toronto-based home decorating platform, and SomaDetect, a Fredericton, each earn $50,000 and a guaranteed place in this fall’s Fierce Founders Accelerator. Read more
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Fire-plagued BC breathes easier thanks to Waterloo Region startup
10 August 2017 | By Chuck Howitt in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
O2 Canada, co-founded by RIch Szasz and Peter Whitby distributes masks to help combat the wildfires that erupted in the B.C. interior. Read more