Showing all articles in the Ecosystem category
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Communitech @20: When Bridgit cold-called the Hub, great things ensued
12 June 2017 | By Communitech in: Communitech @20, Ecosystem, Featured, Startups
Bridgit reflects on their beginnings with Communitech and how they got here. Read more
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Fast-growing InFlight takes the pain out of enterprise software
09 June 2017 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
Ian McDonald, Managing Director of Strategy and Marketing at InFlight discusses how the company transforms legacy job application systems into modern mobile-friendly experiences. Read more
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The Kin revolution, in Kik CEO Ted Livingston's own words
08 June 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, News, View from the ‘Loo
Kik CEO Ted Livingston has announced this week that Kik plans to roll out a cryptocurrency based on blockchain and the architecture for a payment-and-value ecosystem based on that currency. Read more
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Communitech @20: Back where it all began
05 June 2017 | By Communitech in: Communitech @20, Ecosystem, Featured
A look back at Communitech over 20 years since the idea was created by local entrepreneur Yvan Couture in 1993 to when the company was founded in 1997. Read more
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Growth, fit keys to Sandvine's $483M deal with Vector: Caputo
30 May 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Dave Caputo, CEO of Waterloo-based internet traffic management company Sandvine discusses the company's $483 million deal with Vector, a San Francisco-based private equity firm. Read more
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The wildcard in a world of Transformative Tech: People
25 May 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
Transformative Tech – Winners and Losers was an event organized by Communitech and hosted by Steve Patterson, host of CBC Radio's The Debaters. A common theme among the speakers was technology as it relates… Read more
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Blockchain goes mainstream as Kik unveils cryptocurrency 'Kin'
25 May 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
The Waterloo-based social messaging service Kik has announced its own cryptocurrency called Kin which is built on the Ethereum blockchain and is to be embedded in the Kik messaging app. Read more
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Premier pledges high-speed rail for Toronto-Waterloo Corridor by 2025
19 May 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne has promised to build a high-speed rail line along the Toronto-Windsor corridor with a stop in Waterloo region. The first phase of the project which would span downtown Toronto… Read more
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The time is now for Canadian tech, Chinese VC says
12 May 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News
Dr. Dongsheng Sun, President of Shenzhen Capital Group advises that it's a good time for Canadian startups to break into the Chinese market. Read more
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TLC 2017: McCord and Moneyball and so much more
11 May 2017 | By Communitech in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
The Tech Leadership Conference 2017 had talks from various speakers in the tech community. Read more