Waterloo-based VueReal has received a combined $10.5 million from the federal and provincial governments to scale its cleantech approach to…
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If you’ve done business in another country, or sometimes even within the same country, there’s a good chance you’ve dealt…
Shareholders approve $1.8B sale of Magnet Forensics
Shareholders have approved a CDN$1.8-billion buyout of Waterloo-based Magnet Forensics by U.S. private equity giant Thoma Bravo. The deal, which…
Changing how the broader public sector buys goods and services is critical for supporting Ontario businesses, creating jobs and encouraging…
Industrial-robotics maker OTTO Motors is doing the heavy lifting for customers struggling with two global trends. The first trend is…
Waterloo-based Shinydocs Corp. has announced a CDN$16.25-million raise that will help the content-management company boost its sales and marketing resources….
Canadian tech leaders leapt into action over the weekend to assess the impact of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse…
On March 1, Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region (WCSWR) launched the fourth season of its She Is Your Neighbour…
To twist a line from a classic film, the greatest trick that big tech platforms ever pulled was convincing people…
Daily Blends raises US$2 million to support AI-powered vending machines
TORONTO, March 7, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Daily Blends, an AI tech company disrupting the automated food-service industry with smart…
When Dinah Davis announced her retirement from cybersecurity scale-up Arctic Wolf in early February, she did so with a gracious…
Roundup for February 2023 – Communitech
A capital month! Tech investors are still keeping their purse strings tight, but several deals in February showed that solid…
OTTO Motors named to Fast Company’s 2023 list of most innovative robotics companies
Kitchener, ON, March 2, 2023 – OTTO Motors, a leading provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), today announced that it…
A friend who has also lived through some interesting layoff experiences recently sent me an earlier headline from a similar…
Mappedin has raised CDN$8.6 million through a Series A round that will help the Waterloo-based company accelerate its ability to…
Waterloo-based talent platform Plum has raised US$6 million to help accelerate sales, marketing and product development. While many tech companies…
eleven-x awarded major North American smart parking contract by Arlington County, VA
WATERLOO, Ontario, February 16, 2023 – eleven-x, a global leader providing complete, high performance, wireless IoT and smart city solutions, today…
A Waterloo company is working with Grand River Hospital to improve patient outcomes with a portable X-ray device that provides…
In Machiavelli’s The Prince, there is the line, “It is better to be feared than to be loved, if one…
Friends, family and colleagues of a local founder are working to raise awareness of the need for stem cell donations….