Showing all articles in the startups category
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Thalmic Labs lands $14.5 million Series A funding round
05 June 2013 | By Communitech in: Featured, Small to Mid Size, Startups
A startup raised in the VeloCity Garage at the Communitech Hub has earned a $14.5-million vote of confidence from investors. Thalmic Labs, which makes the MYO armband that turns gestures into computer… Read more
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Eyedro and Waterloo North Hydro – a match made in hydro conservation
05 June 2013 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Hydro companies are educating consumers in energy conservation by investing in technology. Last week Waterloo North Hydro announced a strategic equity investment in Eyedro Green Solutions Inc., a startup… Read more
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Rebellion Media adds Crucial Interactive to their power-packed roster
05 June 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Waterloo Region-based Rebellion Media has bought another company. Crucial Interactive, a digital media company that works with brands to engage with online consumers, is the 12th company to be acquired… Read more
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Communitech HYPERDRIVE
04 June 2013 | By Communitech in: Startups, Videos
Communitech’s Hyperdrive program is a place for Canadian tech startups to experience a new innovative avenue to scale their businesses faster and achieve market success. If you’re a breakout performer,… Read more
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4 Tips to Find the Right Sales and Marketing Tactics
23 May 2013 | By Communitech in: Opinion, Startups
A daunting task facing many growing firms is picking the right sales and marketing tactics. It’s hard to know where to start, especially when there are so many one-size-fits-all points of view. Take a… Read more
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Demo Day 2: Bigger, bolder, better
26 April 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Startups
Professionalism, polish, pizzazz – all were on full display as 10 Communitech HYPERDRIVE startups and two special guest entrepreneurs pitched to a packed house at Demo Day on Thursday. A standing-room-only… Read more
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Start your day with us at May's UpStart breakfast
24 April 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Startups
May's UpStart breakfast will feature Kelly Frey of BigRoad Inc., Stephen Lake of Thalmic Labs and Jeff Nugent of Contingent Workforce Solutions. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We believe… Read more
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Kik raises $19.5 million in Series B round
22 April 2013 | By Trish Crompton in: Startups
Waterloo based Kik Interactive has raised $19.5 million to further develop and help monetize its mobile messaging platform. The Series B investment round, announced Monday comes from Foundation Capital,… Read more
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View from the 'Loo: Networks matter more than hierarchies
18 April 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Startups, View from the ‘Loo
In a world that seems ever more awake to the power of networks, why are we still hypnotized by hierarchies? Seth Godin, who spoke at Communitech Tech Leadership Conference last month, talks about networks… Read more
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WellRead launches platform to help you read what matters
18 April 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Startups
WellRead has launched its web-based platform that aims to simplify how readers keep up with a large amount of daily data they receive through traditional news and their own social media networks. WellRead… Read more