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Promoting diversity in tech
29 July 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Three partner organizations in Waterloo Region have established a $50,000 scholarship fund to help women of colour train for careers in tech sales. Read more
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Auvik takes on US$250M private equity investment
15 July 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News
Auvik Networks, an IT network management company based in Waterloo, Ont., has sold a US$250-million majority stake to Great Hill Partners of Boston. Auvik CEO Marc Morin says the investment will enable… Read more
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Ontario goes to work on pandemic recovery
15 July 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Ecosystem, Featured
Ontario Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development Monte McNaughton visited the Communitech Hub in Kitchener to consult Waterloo Region tech leaders about the province's post-pandemic economic… Read more
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Arctic Wolf valued at US$4.3 billion on latest investment
13 July 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News
Arctic Wolf Networks, with technical operations in Waterloo, Ont., plans to add 150 local jobs after raising a US$150M Series F investment round at a US$4.3B valuation. Read more
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Trusscore grows with acquisition of Calgary-based Westech
07 July 2021 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News
Trusscore, an Ontario-based maker of alternative building materials, continues its growth on news it has acquired Calgary-based Westech. Read more
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Tech Roundup for June 2021
04 July 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, Monthly tech roundup
A monthly roundup of news from the Waterloo Region tech ecosystem. Read more
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Tulip raises US$28 million to fund 'explosive growth'
25 June 2021 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News
Tulip, a Waterloo Region company that provides a mobile tech platform for retailers, has raised a US$28-million Series C investment round after seeing explosive growth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
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And the future of retail is… virtual and in-person
24 June 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Ecosystem, Featured
As retailers prepare for the post-COVID era, customers will want a blend of in-person service and the online options they've become used to during the pandemic, according to experts at a Communitech-hosted… Read more
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From basement startup to global medtech star
23 June 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Featured, News
As Waterloo, Ont. medtech company NDI marks its 40th anniversary in 2021, Communitech brings us the story of how it grew from a startup called Northern Digital, which got its start building early PCs for… Read more
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The Waterloo Protocol on Ethical AI?
17 June 2021 | By Kevin Crowley in: Ecosystem, Featured, News
Canada and Waterloo Region have the technical expertise and trusted reputation to play a leadership role in shaping international standards around the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI). Read more