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AVIN Waterloo Ventures at Communitech announces next cohort of startups
KITCHENER, ONT., July 28, 2020 —AVIN Waterloo Ventures at Communitech has named 10 companies to its second cohort, each of which will receive investment and mentorship as they work on autonomous vehicle technology and connected transportation solutions.
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- 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
- $100,000 awarded at Communitech’s Fierce Founders Bootcamp Finale - February 27, 2020
- Carole Cadwalladr, who exposed the Cambridge Analytica scandal, to speak at True North Festival - February 19, 2020
- 25 women entrepreneurs to participate in Communitech’s Fierce Founders Bootcamp - January 27, 2020
- Nine students score $5K each in Communitech’s ‘Code to Win’ challenge - January 20, 2020
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)
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 perfect place for creating a tech company’
Count Martin Basiri, CEO and co-founder of ApplyBoard, among those who wasn’t surprised one lick last month when Waterloo Region emerged at the top of CBRE’s list of The Next 25 Markets. Basiri, whose… (click here to read more)
Craig Daniels
2020-08-07 10:44 am - Featured
How a big-box retailer has helped Axonify grow and prosper
Axonify CEO Carol Leaman acknowledges that when her company signed the behemoth retailer Walmart as a client more than seven years ago, it was a pretty big deal. At the time, the Waterloo-based maker of… (click here to read more)
Craig Daniels
2020-08-06 8:00 am - Featured
Patty McCord, on life during, and after, COVID-19
Patty McCord, the former Chief Talent Officer at Netflix, is often looked to for answers, asked to gaze into her crystal ball and tell her audience how the tech and business universe is apt to unfold.… (click here to read more)
Craig Daniels
2020-08-04 4:46 pm - Featured