Showing all articles in the startups category
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Environmental tech wins the day at Fierce Founders pitch competition
23 February 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Events, Featured, News, Startups
The top winners of the Fierce founders pitch competition, Willow Cup and Genecis EnviroTech are both startups with a mission to make the world more ecologically sustainable. Read more
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BDC establishes outpost at Communitech
17 February 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
BDC, a financial institution owned by the federal government and devoted to entrepreneurs, unveiled its new lab at the Communitech Hub on Friday. Read more
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Nimble Hippo: A trip to Scandinavia for innovation inspiration
13 February 2017 | By Craig Haney in: Ecosystem, Enterprise, Featured, Small to Mid Size, Startups, The Nimble Hippo
Communitech plans its next innovation tour - this time around the Nordic countries. The trip focuses on how they are using innovation and leveraging their ecosystem to enhance their efforts. Read more
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Stanford professor Huggy Rao on the secrets of scaling up
01 February 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Huggy Rao delivers a humorous presentation providing unique tips to help a company when attempting to scale up. Read more
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Tech community takes a stand in wake of U.S. travel ban
29 January 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
The Canadian tech community urges the government to take a stand as the US temporarily bans passport holders from seven Muslim-majority countries. Read more
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The Funder's Side: An angel’s perspective on valuation and exit strategies
27 January 2017 | By Murray Gamble in: Ecosystem, Featured, Opinion, Small to Mid Size, Startups, The Funder's Side
Murray Gamble lays out key things to consider before preparing your pitch for an angel investor. Read more
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Shore Centre joins Fierce Founders bootcamp
27 January 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Communitech's Fierce Founders program accepts the first not-for-profit into their bootcamp. Read more
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Atomic VC to build Canadian startups on California capital
26 January 2017 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Ecosystem, Opinion, Startups, View from the ‘Loo
Communitech sits down with Liam Horne of Atomic VC to talk about their journey and how they help startups. Read more
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Tech Jam: How a Syrian developer found happiness — and a job — in Waterloo Region
25 January 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Ecosystem, Event recaps, Events, Featured, News, Small to Mid Size, Startups
Mahfouz Al-Sheikh was able to tap into the Waterloo Region tech community thanks to Communitech and the Tech Jam event. Read more
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Microsoft acquires Maluuba in push to 'democratize AI'
13 January 2017 | By Craig Daniels in: Enterprise, Featured, Multimedia, News, Startups, Videos
Microsoft acquires Maluuba and its technology that specializes in teaching machines to think and talk like people. Read more