Showing all articles in the Featured category
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Everalbum acquires Pout as Waterloo presence grows
04 February 2016 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Startups
University of Waterloo Velocity startup, Pout, has been acquired by San Fran's Everalbum. Read more
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Why big companies didn't mind losing sleep over Waterloo Hacks
03 February 2016 | By Christian Aagaard in: Enterprise, Featured, News
Nimble startups are not the only folks excited about Waterloo Hacks, but big companies can also win big in terms of talent. Read more
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Cybersecurity firm eSentire secures $19.5 million to expand services
03 February 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, News
eSentire has received a near $20 million to expand their services. Read more
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Miovision empowers staff with unlimited vacation
02 February 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, Member news, News
Miovision now has an unlimited vacation policy as flexibility and agility are core to them. Read more
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Communitech Rev launches third cohort of sales-focused accelerator
01 February 2016 | By Samantha Clark in: Featured, News
The Communitech Rev sales accelerator welcomes their third cohort made up of four new startups where they'll work closely with Rev's embedded executives for the next six months. Read more
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Canada House launches in San Francisco
28 January 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Featured, News
Canada House gives Canadian entrepreneurs a home away from home in the Bay Area, providing physical amenities for up to 25 Canadian companies travelling abroad as well as access to international business… Read more
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Sentinel Alert closes seed round
27 January 2016 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, Startups
Newfoundland-based startup, Sentinel Alert creates software to keep industrial sites safe for workers. They won Communitech's Women Entrepreneurs Bootcamp pitch competition last October and closed a seed… Read more
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Vidyard raises US$35 million Series C round; set to double headcount
26 January 2016 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Small to Mid Size
Vidyard had their Series C round and now has plans to double their workforce. Read more
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Myo music app wins Waterloo Hacks
24 January 2016 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Event recaps, Featured, Startups
165 students from the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier were selected to participate in Communitech's first hackathon, a 48-hour event in downtown Kitchener. Read more
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Teds talk: Why Hastings and Livingston choose Waterloo Region
23 January 2016 | By Phil Froklage in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, News
Ted Hastings, founder of Rebellion Media and President of Perk interviewed co-founder and CEO of Kik Interactive, Ted Livingston as part of the Waterloo Hacks event. Read more