Showing all articles in the Featured category
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Founders hedge bets on future of remote work
01 October 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News
Tech founders and commercial landlords in Waterloo Region are juggling office-space needs and evolving workplace expectations as pandemic restrictions gradually ease. Read more
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Revving the revenue engine
24 September 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Ecosystem, Featured
Tech companies from Waterloo Region are well-represented on the Globe and Mail's Report on Business 2021 list of the fastest-growing companies in Canada. Read more
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Magnet Forensics buys U.S. video-evidence firm
13 September 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Ecosystem, Featured
Magnet Forensics of Waterloo Region has acquired a small U.S. company in a deal that enhances its ability to recover video evidence from CCTV and other surveillance-camera systems. Read more
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ApplyBoard creates vaccine passport tool
31 August 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: COVID19, Ecosystem, Featured
Waterloo Region edtech company ApplyBoard has built a proof-of-vaccine tool based on its existing student-records sharing technology. Read more
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More with less
27 August 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: COVID19, Ecosystem, Featured
Retail app platform Tulip has been experimenting with a shorter work week, and the results are promising for both employees and the company. Read more
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Workplaces are having their ‘Uber’ moment
24 August 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: COVID19, Ecosystem, Featured
As people look forward to a relaxing of COVID restrictions and some form of return to the office, workplace wellness expert Jennifer Moss cautions employers to be flexible and ready to change their plans… Read more
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RainStick raises over $1M in seed funding
12 August 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Ecosystem, Featured
Water and energy conservation startup RainStick has raised more than CDN$1 million in seed funding since winning Communitech's Fierce Founders Competition Pitch in February 2020. Read more
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Ottawa invests $10M in health innovation
10 August 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Ecosystem, Featured
The federal government invests $10 million in health-tech innovation in Waterloo Region and Southwestern Ontario. Read more
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Velocity alum raise more than US$2.4B
05 August 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Ecosystem, Featured
Companies with past ties to the University of Waterloo's Velocity startup program have collectively raised more than US$2.4 billion in investment funding since the program was launched in 2008. Read more
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Steve Woods follows the orange backpack to Inovia
30 July 2021 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News
As he departs Google for Inovia Capital, Steve Woods reflects on 13 years of building the internet giant's Canadian engineering office into a powerhouse of top tech talent. Read more