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Media releases
Communitech announces second cohort of Fierce Founders Uplift program
KITCHENER, ONT., April 20, 2022 —
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- Communitech opens Toronto Stock Exchange for the first time in Waterloo Region - February 22, 2022
- Communitech tightens focus on founders to supercharge Canadian tech - September 30, 2021
- Communitech and Region of Waterloo launch Future of Cities Challenge to support local nonprofits focused on child and youth well-being - September 24, 2021
- Fierce Founders Bootcamp 2021 announces founders and celebrates 10 cohorts of supporting women in tech - September 23, 2021
- Toronto-waterloo ranks #14 startup ecosystem globally in world’s preeminent report on advancing startup ecosystems - September 22, 2021
- Communitech takes over Prospect – Canada’s largest startup job board – in move to help nation’s innovation economy compete on global stage - July 29, 2021
- Digital Main Street helped almost 7,000 businesses with digital adoption and expansion - July 15, 2021
- Digital Main Street’s Community Collaboration Projects demonstrate resiliency of small and medium-sized businesses across Ontario - May 06, 2021
- Communitech Outposts partners with MAPLE Business Council - April 28, 2021
- Communitech Academy partners with D2L to enhance virtual learning capabilities - April 15, 2021
Reports
Communitech annual reports
Other reports
- The post-viral pivot: how Canada’s tech startups can drive the recovery from COVID-19
(Innovation Economy Council, April 2020) - The Waterloo Region tech sector
(January, 2021)
Communitech in the news
- Communitech raising money for organizations in need (May 14, 2020)
- Another virtual job fair coming after successful Communitech Tech Jam (May 8, 2020)
- Communitech taking additional measures to contain spread of COVID-19 (March 12, 2020)
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The long journey to get two-way, all-day GO Train service between Waterloo Region and Toronto passed a major milestone today. Ontario’s Minister of Transportation, Caroline Mulroney, unveiled a preliminary… (click here to read more)
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Archangel Network closes CDN$10M debut fund
A network of “superangel” investors in the Toronto-Waterloo innovation corridor has completed an oversubscribed first closing of CDN$10 million, the group announced today. Archangel Network of Funds plans… (click here to read more)
Kevin Crowley
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