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Tech leadership is Canada's for the taking
11 May 2022 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News
At a conference hosted by Research Money, participants said Canada is in position to lead the world on innovation, with access to markets, top talent and a trusted brand. But it needs to make a strong… Read more
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Paidiem closes oversubscribed seed round and expands credit partnerships
11 May 2022 | By Member News in: Member news, News
Paidiem, which provides back-office services for employing freelance and contingent workers, has closed a seed round and extended its credit facilities. Read more
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Talent crunch: Back to play for the home team
06 May 2022 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News, Talent crunch
In the fourth and final instalment of Communitech's Talent Crunch series, we talk to expat tech workers who have come home to tap into the surge of tech opportunities in Canada. Read more
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Talent crunch: A healthy salary is just the beginning
05 May 2022 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News, Talent crunch
In Part 3 of its Talent Crunch series, Communitech looks at the global shortage of skilled tech workers from the perspective of employees, who say flexibility and interesting work – not just salaries –… Read more
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Magnet Forensics acquires cybersecurity firm Comae Technologies
05 May 2022 | By Member News in: Member news, News
Waterloo-based Magnet Forensics acquires IP assets of Comae Technologies, a cybersecurity firm that specializes in incident response and memory analysis. Read more
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Talent crunch: How Canada can get ahead of it
04 May 2022 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News, Talent crunch
In Part 2 of this talent crunch series, experts weigh in on the measures Canada needs to take to get ahead of the global shortage of tech workers. Read more
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Talent crunch: Founders run flat-out to fill roles
03 May 2022 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News, Talent crunch
Canada's tech industry is at risk of falling behind global competitors due to a shortage of talent, a situation complicated by soaring salaries and the surge in remote work. First in a four-part series… Read more
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Nicoya completes acquisition of LSK Technologies, expanding digital platform into molecular testing
02 May 2022 | By Member News in: Member news, News
Acquisition by Kitchener, Ont.-based medtech company brings LSK’s lab-in-a-box testing platform into Nicoya’s portfolio of digital proteomics technology. Read more
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Tech Roundup for April 2022
01 May 2022 | By Kevin Crowley in: Ecosystem, Featured, Monthly tech roundup, News
A roundup of news from the Waterloo Region tech ecosystem for April 2022. Read more
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M-Theory: What Blackbeard can teach us about branding
28 April 2022 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion
Blackbeard had such a fearsome reputation as a pirate that enemies would surrender without him having to do anything. Columnist Melanie Baker looks at the branding lessons in Blackbeard's story. Read more