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Communitech AGM celebrates founders, community and future growth
20 September 2024 | By Suhani Saigal in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, Featured news, News
Communitech's Annual General Meeting on Sept. 19, 2024, celebrated founders, community and future growth. The meeting highlighted achievements over the past year and looked ahead to more programming, more… Read more
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Going for gold in startup growth through strong investor relationships
19 September 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Event recaps, Events, Featured, Featured news, News
The latest Communitech breakfast highlighted the importance of resilience and relationship building with guest speakers Rosie MacLennan, an Olympic medalist and co-founder of Trainwaive, as well as Janet… Read more
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Building trust in AI with strong policies and cooperation between public and private sectors
13 September 2024 | By Communitech News Team in: Featured, Featured news, News
A Communitech roundtable highlighted the need for policies and collaboration to ensure AI and cybersecurity tools are used ethically. Todd J. McCarthy, Ontario’s Minister of Public and Business Service… Read more
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Waterloo Region tops list of small tech talent markets in North America
05 September 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Featured, Featured news, News
Waterloo Region is the top small tech talent market in North America for the fourth consecutive year, according to CBRE's Scoring Tech Talent 2024 report. With a 46% increase in tech jobs and a ranking… Read more
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Waterloo’s VueReal steers the future of automotive and consumer electronics technology
29 August 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Featured, Featured news, Founder Profiles, News
Waterloo-based VueReal is revving up its operations with a major expansion and new production line for its state-of-the-art microLED displays. From driving down a quiet King Street many years ago to driving… Read more
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Community is key for immigrant entrepreneur success
15 August 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Featured, Featured news, News
PORCH creates an exclusive community of support for Canadian immigrant entrepreneurs by bridging gaps in both business and daily life. The Canadian organization helps newcomers overcome challenges in the… Read more
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Inspiring the next generation of Canadian tech leaders
09 August 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Featured, Featured news, News
During a visit to the Communitech Hub, MP Jasraj Singh Hallan addressed the need to support Canada's tech leaders to boost economic growth and productivity. Hallan highlighted the importance of access… Read more
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Turning parking lots into power
08 August 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: News
Turning parking lots into solar power hubs, Kitchener-based VCT Group is tackling urban heat islands with innovative solar carports and canopies. As summer heat rises, the company’s solutions provide share… Read more
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Roundup for July 2024
04 August 2024 | By Communitech News Team in: Featured, Featured news, Monthly tech roundup, News
A monthly digest of tech news from the Waterloo Region ecosystem. Read more
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AI partnership prioritizes public trust
24 July 2024 | By Rosie Del Campo in: Featured, Featured news, News
NuEnergy.ai has partnered with the Government of Canada to improve AI governance and build public trust. The government procured NuEnergy.ai's Machine Trust Platform, which evaluates AI systems for fairness… Read more