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True North Festival cancelled amid virus concerns
10 March 2020 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Communitech decided to cancel True North Festival, a conference and festival all about "tech for good", out of caution due to the COVID-19 virus. Read more
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Ford underscores growth in pre-budget Communitech visit
09 March 2020 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Ontario Premier Doug Ford made his first visit to Communitech since taking office in June 2018. He pledged to accelerate the provinces economy, and voiced support for tech-based innovation. Read more
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Students converge on Communitech to navigate careers in design
08 March 2020 | By Bill Bean in: Featured, News
About 100 students participated in the first Navigate Design: Craft Your Future conference. There were 11 sessions sponsored by Google, the governments of Ontario and Canada. Read more
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Velocity launches micro-VC fund to help medtech firms
28 February 2020 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
There is a new opportunity for medtech in Waterloo Region. Velocity, with support from Communitech, now has the Velocity HealthTech Fund, a pre-seed fund for health-focused tech companies. Read more
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RainStick lands lion's share of Fierce Founders prize
26 February 2020 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
RainStick won the 2020 Fierce Founders Bootcamp Pitch Competition, with their innovative shower that saves water and energy. HyIvy Health also walked away from the competition richer with the 2nd place… Read more
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Bringing the cost of satellite imagery down to earth
12 February 2020 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
SkyWatch, a Waterloo-based startup, announced a US$7.5-million Series A raise. They seek change the status quo by making satellite imaging more accessible and widespread. They plan on doubling in size… Read more
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Betting big on Faire: Q&A with Kirsten Green
07 February 2020 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Kirsten Green, founder and Managing Partner of Forerunner Ventures in San Francisco, sat down with Communitech News to talk about Faire, about diversity, and her first impression on the Waterloo Region… Read more
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Google to add 2,000 employees in Waterloo Region
06 February 2020 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News
Google is planning on tripling their employees in Canada by 2022. They also announced Google’s first Canadian in-house startup accelerator, which will be located in Waterloo Region They plan on expanding… Read more
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Google's growth: Q+A with Steve Woods
06 February 2020 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Communitech News sat down with Steve Woods, Google’s Senior Engineering Director, and discussed their journey from 2008 to now. At the time, they were at 20 employees in the region, and now are at 1,000. Read more
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5G: 'It will completely reshape the world'
05 February 2020 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News
Rogers Communications have lit up Canada's first 5G network in select Canadian cities – Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver and Montreal. Not only is 5G 100x faster than 4G, but it also has the bandwidth to power… Read more