Showing all articles in the startups category
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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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Go global this spring. Soft Landing program accepting applications Jan. 29-Feb. 12.
20 January 2016 | By Sam Trieu in: Announcements, Small to Mid Size, Startups
The CDMN Soft Landing program allows Canadian companies to offset the cost of travel and workplace so that they can pursue business opportunities around the world. Applications are open Jan. 29 to Feb.… Read more
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Living small in a big, messy world
13 January 2016 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, Tech About Town
Alannah Bird, Customer Experience Manager at Bridgit, discusses minimalism, downsizing working with a designer to create her very own tiny house. Read more
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QVI-backed Cognitive Systems comes out of stealth to launch all-new wireless platform
01 December 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, News, Opinion, Startups, View from the ‘Loo
Cognitive Systems has been hard at work for more than a year and they now have a new wireless platform to launch. Read more
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Structur3D Printing struts its stuff at HAX Boost demo day in San Francisco
18 November 2015 | By Matthew Kang in: Featured, News, Startups
Andrew Finkle, co-founder of Structur3d Printing, based in Waterloo Region, spoke at a demo event put on by HAX, a hardware-focused accelerator based in Shenzhen, China with operations in San Francisco. Read more
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Voltera wins James Dyson award as first units ship
11 November 2015 | By Trish Crompton in: Ecosystem, Featured, Startups
The prestigious James Dyson Award was given to Voltera, makers of the world's first personal circuit board printer. Read more
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Communitech Rev cohort 2 launches; dedicated advisers named
10 November 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Startups
BluePoint Technology, Knowledgehook, FunnelCake, and TallyFi have been selected to take up residence in the Rev space in the Communitech Hub. Read more
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A product, a pivot and the pursuit of growth: Blitzen launches in Dublin
05 November 2015 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Opinion, Startups, View from the ‘Loo
Jesse Guild, CEO of Blitzen and co-founders Duncan McDowell, Josh Wright and Jordan Clark discuss leaving behind their jobs to pursue their startup. Read more
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On the value of experience, and 9 a.m. cheesecake: Happenate founder Kris Braun
05 November 2015 | By Michelle Gold-Mire in: Featured, News, Startups
After rewarding a colleague for a job well done with a simple slice of cheesecake, Kris Braun was inspired to start Happenate, a solution for team rewards. Read more