Showing all articles by author: Anthony Reinhart
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Communitech and UTIAS: Tapping the potential of space
18 April 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Small to Mid Size
In February, FedDev Ontario awarded $6.4 million to Communitech, Waterloo Region’s commercialization hub for digital media, to oversee a project to monetize marine shipping data gathered by satellites… Read more
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Rebellion Media acquires HYPERDRIVE startup Incentivibe
16 April 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Startups
Waterloo-based Rebellion Media has acquired Incentivibe, marking the first acquisition from Communitech’s year-old HYPERDRIVE startup accelerator program. The news comes as HYPERDRIVE opens applications… Read more
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New York, Day 3: Adding some star power
12 April 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Startups
On Thursday in New York City, the companies of HYPERDRIVE’s Cohort 2 were treated to another great day of startup inspiration from pros who know, including Joanne Wilson of Gotham Gal Ventures and Alexis… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: The world outside our door
11 April 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the ‘Loo
Cohort 2 of Communitech’s HYPERDRIVE accelerator are in New York this week, plus another from Cohort 1, making contacts, learning from mentors, pitching investors, and seeing how things get done in the… Read more
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New York, Day 2: Leveraging Canadian connections
11 April 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Startups
The Communitech contingent of HYPERDRIVE Cohort 2 companies continued to feel the love from New York City on Wednesday, as they moved about some of the hottest of Manhattan’s tech hot spots. GA provides… Read more
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New York welcomes HYPERDRIVE companies
10 April 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Startups
The second cohort of Communitech's HYPERDRIVE took a trip to New York City to meet with potential partners and learn about New York's tech ecosystem. Read more
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Premier: Communitech Hub an example for Ontario
05 April 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Uncategorized
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne toured the Communitech Hub and discussed the international reach and innovation within the Kitchener-Waterloo tech community. Read more
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View from the 'Loo: How downtown Kitchener got its mojo working
04 April 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
Kitchener's downtown core has been revived by tech companies and the startup sector after decades of decline in industry since the early 1970s. Read more
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View from the 'Loo: It's all about community
28 March 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo
View from the 'Loo is a new weekly column that aims to illuminate issues and events relevant to the Waterloo Region tech community. Read more
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Fongo makes bid to acquire WIND Mobile
27 March 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Small to Mid Size
The Waterloo-based company Fongo Inc. has put in a public bid to acquire Toronto-based WIND Mobile, whose Dutch parent company put it up for sale last week. Read more