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Bringing more opportunity to women founders in Canada
25 June 2020 | By Communitech in: Featured, Opinion
Women entrepreneurs are severely under-represented in tech. They also struggle to raise as much capital as their male counterparts. Organizations such as Google and Communitech seek to support women entrepreneurs. Read more
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Starts April 3 in KW - Speaker Circles - presenting comfortably and clearly
18 March 2020 | By Communitech in: Member news
Speaker Circles is a six-week small-group program that allows participants to practice their public speaking skills in a small, friendly group. The next session begins April 3 and runs Wednesday mornings… Read more
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Driving AI, blockchain and IoT adoption through investments in commercialization projects
25 February 2019 | By Communitech in: Data driven innovation
There are six successful applicants who will participate in Steam 4 of the IBM Innovation Incubator Project delivered by Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) on behalf of the government of Ontario Read more
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Chamath Palihapitiya wins crowd at Hack the North
15 September 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Events, Featured, News
Chamath Palihapitiya is one of the University of Waterloo's most successful graduates and this week he sat down to speak at Hack the North, Canada's largest hackathon which is hosted annually at the University… Read more
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In Position: Things to consider as Ontario greets a new government
08 June 2018 | By Communitech in: In Position, Opinion
Leadership of our province changed dramatically after a raucous election campaign that was more about legacy and personality than policy. The defining issue of the election was “time for a change” after… Read more
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The time is now for women, in tech and beyond: panel
09 March 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Events, Featured, News, True North
On International Women's Day, 5 influential panelists came and shared their journey and careers, as well as their thoughts about gender and technology. Tech still has some work to be done, but there have… 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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When it's time for the CEO to be 'brutally honest'
13 February 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Events, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Dave Kroetsch from Aeryon Labs came to speak at Communitech's Pizza with the Prez. They talked about their journey, and how they knew when it was time to step down as CEO. Read more
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Auvik CEO Marc Morin: Cease with the Valley envy
17 January 2018 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Marc Morin, Auvik CEO and co-founder speaks on why they are not aiming to be the "Silicon Valley of the North", but are using their own strengths to develop and grow. Read more
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QMC selects eleven-X as wireless network partner
20 December 2017 | By Communitech in: Member news
eleven-X Inc., a next-generation network operator is selected by QMC, Canada’s leader in submetering to be their wireless network partner. Read more