Showing all articles in the Featured category
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Manufactured reality; great PR: Dragons' Den debrief with PumpUp
15 November 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, Startups
Phil Jacobson, the young co-founder of PumpUp, developers of a popular mobile workout app, appeared to be caught flat-footed during a recent episode of CBC’s Dragons’ Den. I sat down with Jacobson this… Read more
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Canadian Digital Media Network receives $8.75M in funding
13 November 2013 | By Chris Plunkett in: Featured
Greg Rickford, Minister of State for Science and Technology, announced today that the Canadian Digital Media Network will receive a funding extension of $8.75 million over 5 years. The Government of Canada… Read more
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Cabinet Minister revisits ‘hotbed of development’ at Hub
12 November 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured
Diane Finley, Canada’s Minister of Public Works and Government Services, dropped by the Communitech Hub Tuesday to discuss how to improve the government’s IT systems with local technology representatives.… Read more
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Avenir Medical set to change the lives of hip-replacement patients
08 November 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Startups
After four years of research, prototypes and challenges, Avenir Medical sees its hardware used in the first live surgery of its kind. It makes sensor technology to help doctors track pelvic motion and… Read more
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Ontario government commits to investing $15m in Communitech over next three years
07 November 2013 | By Communitech in: Featured, Small to Mid Size, Startups
A great endorsement of Communitech and the momentum of the Waterloo Region tech cluster today, as Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa announced the government’s commitment to invest $15 million in Communitech… Read more
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M-Theory: Startup lessons from Girl Geek Carol Leaman
05 November 2013 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion, Startups
Carol Leaman joined us to talk about her startup, Axonify, its background and the neuroscience upon which the software is based. This column will look at some of the broader startup lessons learned. You’ll… Read more
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Communitech chosen to shape Startup Visa Program
30 October 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Startups
Communitech HYPERDRIVE has been chosen as one of the five incubators that can accept applications for the Citizenship and Immigration Canada Startup Visa Program. Read more
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Flexibility is key as grown-up startups seek space to scale
29 October 2013 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Startups
A block away from the Communitech Hub, where more than 100 startups are working to gain traction, stands the former Canada Trust building, towering over King Street in downtown Kitchener. It has quickly… Read more
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Ice thickness presents hot opportunity for DATA.BASE project
28 October 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Small to Mid Size
Sea ice forecasting is a red-hot business opportunity, given the increasing number of ships carrying oil, gas, minerals and other cargo through Arctic waters. A global observation network currently helps… Read more
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Waterloo Region well-represented at EY awards
25 October 2013 | By Communitech in: Featured
Waterloo Region leaders made an impressive showing at the Ontario EY (Ernst & Young) Entrepreneur of the Year Awards this week. Read more