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Mentorship pilot pairs Indigenous youth with tech volunteers
KITCHENER, ONT., October 05, 2020 —Indigenous youth with an interest in developing software will be paired with mentors from the Waterloo Region tech community in a new pilot project.
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- Communitech takes over Times Square to tell U.S. tech workers: “We Want You” - September 21, 2020
- ‘Fake news’ meets real adversary as $1M Leaders Prize awarded to Canadian AI solution - September 10, 2020
- Communitech and Digital Main Street expand details of Future Proof program - August 20, 2020
- AVIN Waterloo Ventures at Communitech announces next cohort of startups - July 28, 2020
- Communitech confirms lease with Lang Tannery through 2025 - July 08, 2020
- Communitech and partners raise more than $200,000 for communities in need - June 25, 2020
- Communitech and regional innovation partners to help ‘futureproof businesses’ in Southwestern Ontario - June 11, 2020
- Communitech CEO Iain Klugman to delay departure until 2022 - June 07, 2020
- Communitech names new interim chair of board of directors - March 12, 2020
- Communitech announces 2020 cancellation of Waterloo Region’s True North Festival - March 10, 2020
Reports
Communitech annual reports
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- The post-viral pivot: how Canada’s tech startups can drive the recovery from COVID-19
(Innovation Economy Council, April 2020)
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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Tech community headlines
Arctic Wolf Networks hits US$1.3B valuation with new $200M funding
Cybersecurity company Arctic Wolf Networks, which has an office in Waterloo and deep ties to the region, today announced a US$200-million Series E funding raise and a plan to move its global headquarters… (click here to read more)
Kevin Crowley
2020-10-22 10:08 am - Featured
AirMatrix off to flying start with drone tests in Waterloo Region
AirMatrix continues to soar thanks to a supportive relationship with Waterloo Region that assists the startup in aerial-mapping area roads and creating proposed “skyways” for the safe use of commercial… (click here to read more)
Kevin Crowley
2020-10-21 10:55 am - Featured
Knowledgehook raises $20M as pandemic fuels edtech growth
Knowledgehook, the Waterloo Region-based maker of math software that uses real-time classroom data to help teachers improve student learning, announced Thursday that it has raised CDN$20 million in a Series… (click here to read more)
Kevin Crowley
2020-10-15 5:39 pm - Featured