Media & reports
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Media release archives
- Communitech hosts Open House at newly refreshed Hub on June 18 - May 13, 2025
- Communitech announces Sheldon McCormick as new CEO - April 10, 2025
- Communitech welcomes Gowling WLG as a foundational partner to strengthen support for tech leaders - March 11, 2025
- Entrepreneurs turn ideas into action at Dream Launch Startup Weekend powered by Communitech - February 06, 2025
- Ten Canadian tech founders to pitch patient care solutions at Communitech Fast Track Health Showcase - January 29, 2025
- Communitech to celebrate founders at Startup Bootcamp Showcase - January 15, 2025
- Tech meets tradition at Techtoberfest presents Investorhaus - October 01, 2024
- Communitech announces the appointment of four new members to its board of directors - September 23, 2024
- Communitech Fast Track Health selects 10 Canadian tech companies to pitch solutions to improve long-term care - September 17, 2024
- Communitech Fast Track Cities launches call for innovative tech solutions to tackle municipal challenges - September 12, 2024
Communitech in the news
- Digital innovators see Buy Canadian as opportunity to scale up (March 10 2025)
- Waterloo region tech companies 'holding their breath' as proposed U.S. tariffs loom (March 3 2025)
- Communitech joins call to scrap tariffs on Canadian exports (March 1 2025)
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Could tech startups hold the key to Canadian tariff resiliency? (February 13 2025)
- Why did it take Trump to get Canada to think critically about buying Canadian? (February 11 2025)
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Waterloo Region’s tech sector prepares for tariffs, despite delay (February 3 2025)
- Communitech startup wants to help men with fertility questions (December 11 2024)
- Wound care kits produced in Kitchener fighting infection in Ukraine (October 17 2024)
- Kitchener startup sends wound-cleansing kits to Ukraine (October 15 2024)
- Kitchener company donates medical supplies to Ukraine (October 15 2024)
- Kitchener company donates medical aid to hospitals in Ukraine (October 11 2024)
- Uncertainty clouds venture capital markets for startups (October 11 2024)
- Waterloo Region tech sector eyeing Detroit as competitor for talent (September 16 2024)
- Waterloo Region now competes with Detroit for tech talent (September 14 2024)
- Tax changes help, but tech sector says more needed for startups (August 26 2024)
- Canadian entrepreneurs get new incentives, but what about their employees (and investors)? (August 19 2024)
- Immigration changes will hurt tech sector, UW prof warns (July 17 2024)
- Mid-year, venture capital investments in Waterloo Region’s tech sector at $88.2M (July 13 2024)
- How a Guelph, Ont. app is helping cut down on home renovation scams (May 28 2024)
- Kitchener hoping for downtown boost with $2 million in potential grants to Communitech (April 24 2024)
- This new technology could save your life if your vehicle ends up in the water (April 12 2024)
- One mother's digital battle against postpartum depression (March 12 2024)
In the ecosystem

Cobionix raises US$3M to bring its medical robot to more patients
Wednesday, July 09, 2025
Waterloo’s Cobionix just raised US$3M to bring its AI-powered medical robot, CODI®, into hospitals. Built…

eleven-x celebrates 11 years in business and lands its biggest deals yet
Tuesday, July 08, 2025
Eleven-x celebrates 11 years in business with record-breaking smart parking deals across North America.…

Turning Composting Innovation into a Scalable Business with ElevateIP
Friday, May 30, 2025
Lila is reimagining what home composting can be. While many countertop composters use heat to dehydrate…