Showing all articles by author: Trish Crompton
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Chalk.com raises $500K seed round; moves to larger space
22 January 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, News, Startups
Kitchener edtech company Chalk.com raised $500K seed round, and also announced their departure from Velocity. Read more
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Chalk.com aims for an A in 2015
13 January 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, News, Startups
Communitech News speaks with William Zhou about Chalk.com, their journey and their goals. Read more
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Two Ontario messaging companies find their perfect match
11 December 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Kik acquired Relay, and here is why they are a perfect match to build the next big social platform. Read more
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Smart mirror reflects potential for Thalmic hacker
02 December 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Startups
Ian Seyler of Thalmic Labs started a Kickstarter for a smart mirror they created during a hackathon. Read more
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American VC wonders where the Canadian investors are
29 November 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, Startups
Jordan Levy, venture capitalist, and general partner at Softbank Capital NY, came to Waterloo Region last Friday with some hard-hitting answers – and some questions of his own – about U.S. and Canadian… Read more
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Q+A: A New York angel on why diversity counts
27 November 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, Startups
Communitech News chats with Tracey Riese, a New York-based angel investor about diversity. Read more
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bitHound secures $2M seed round led by a Dragon
24 November 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Startups
bitHound has raised an over $2M seed round led by Michael Wekerle, investor and Dragon on Dragon's Den. Read more
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Emerging technologies win at Manulife’s Smart Tech Challenge
24 November 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Enterprise, Featured
Manulife's Smart Tech Challenge inspired post-secondary students to think outside the box about the financial services industry. Read more
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Kik to fuel big ambitions with $38.3M funding round
20 November 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Kik had their Series C investment round and raised $38.3M. With this money, they continue their goal of becoming the "WeChat of the West" Read more
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Blitzen bound for South Korea for Startup Nations Summit
04 November 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, News, Startups
Startup Canada has selected Kitchener-based Blitzen to represent Canada during this year’s Startup Nations Summit in Seoul, South Korea. The three-day summit, part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, starts… Read more