Showing all articles in the startups category
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Blackbox Connect wants to send you to Silicon Valley
05 November 2014 | By Sam Trieu in: Announcements, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Need a little help going global? Communitech startups are invited to apply for a two-week immersion startup program in Silicon Valley – all expenses paid – from Feb. 2 to Feb. 13, 2015. Offered to member… Read more
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Outbound Soft Landing applications open Nov. 10
04 November 2014 | By Sam Trieu in: Announcements, Small to Mid Size, Startups
The CDMN Outbound Soft Landing program is accepting applications from qualified companies from Monday, Nov. 10 until Wednesday, Nov. 26. The program provides up to 15 Canadian small- to medium-sized enterprises… Read more
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Blitzen bound for South Korea for Startup Nations Summit
04 November 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, News, Startups
Startup Canada has selected Kitchener-based Blitzen to represent Canada during this year’s Startup Nations Summit in Seoul, South Korea. The three-day summit, part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, starts… Read more
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Apartmint: the go-to platform for tenants and landlords
23 October 2014 | By Emmett O'Kane in: Announcements, Startups
Apartmint is out to change the way people find their rentals, and landlords find their tenants. Travelling the common path of successful startups, founders Margaret Cichosz, Ignacio Mongrell and Davy Chiu… Read more
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Venture capital front and centre at Techtoberfest
17 October 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Event recaps, Featured, News, Startups
Techtoberfest had an unprecedented audience packed into the Tannery Event Centre for Techtoberfest, Communitech’s annual startup celebration. A diverse mix of speakers from both sides of the funding table… Read more
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Free talent recruitment bootcamp for startups Oct. 23
17 October 2014 | By Sam Trieu in: Announcements, Startups
In a thriving tech economy, companies need to master the hiring process in order to compete for top talent. How to Hire Rock Stars – a recruitment bootcamp for startups is running October 23rd, 2014. Read more
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‘Be loud and be proud’: Techtoberfest ends on a high
17 October 2014 | By Samantha Clark in: Featured, News, Startups
After a packed day of festivities Thursday, startup entrepreneurs and venture capitalists awoke ready for the second and final day of Communitech’s Techtoberfest. The two-day event, sponsored by Christie… Read more
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Techtoberfest 2014 all about venture capital - and sauerkraut
16 October 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Startups
Techtoberfest, an annual two-day celebration for the region’s large-and-growing startup community, has a special theme this year – venture capital – and 57 VCs from all over North America are registered… Read more
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Q+A: Chris Arsenault on why iNovia chose Waterloo Region
16 October 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Startups
iNovia managing partner Chris Arsenault talks about iNovia’s plans to grow as they have moved into Vidyard’s downtown Kitchener offices. iNovia has done half a dozen investments in Waterloo Region-based… Read more
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Cloud at Cost injects Fibernetics with startup energy
16 October 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Small to Mid Size, Startups, View from the ‘Loo
Cloud at Cost is one of the incubator companies under Fibernetics and has given Fibernetics an infusion of startup energy. Read more