Communitech Pro Squad
Members of the Communitech Pro Squad are our in-house trusted business professionals
Knowing who to turn to for business advice can be overwhelming. Communitech's Pro Squad allows member companies to access trusted advice from pre-vetted sources without the need to shop around. Connect with a Pro Squad member below.
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Accounting and Financial Management
Cyber CPA
Cyber CPA is a virtual CPA firm which supports the accounting and tax needs of businesses across Canada. We work with all types of business owners who appreciate and understand the benefits of virtual professional services. We utilize technology to keep our clients connected to real-time financial data and as our clients grow, we grow with them. Apart from regular tax and accounting services, such as tax returns and bookkeeping services, we also offer business planning services such as financial forecasting, budgeting and much more. Our team is well trained and excited to work with your team. Just think of us as your outsourced accounting department!
Element CPA
Element CPA is the fully outsourced finance department for startup founders. We’re built on the belief that startups don’t need another advisor - they need a finance team that owns the numbers end to end and gets it done. With over a decade of experience supporting VC-backed startups across Canada and the US, our team guides founders through the Seed to Series C journey and help them navigate the messy middle stage where financial chaos can derail a vision. Our tech-first approach cuts through complexity, transforming scattered books into clear, investor-ready financials. As your complete finance department, our team handles every essential task - bookkeeping, payroll, tax filings, and financial reporting - while also delivering the strategic cash flow management and budgeting founders need for a crystal-clear view of their cash position. The result: structure, speed, and strategy that give founders the confidence to scale. At Element CPA, we own the numbers so you can own the growth.
Float Financial Solutions Inc.
Float is the smart spend management platform that transforms accounting from a month-end headache into a real-time advantage. They are built on the belief that finance teams shouldn't be chasing paper—they should be driving strategy. While traditional corporate cards leave accountants digging through messy spreadsheets and missing receipts, Float automates the entire lifecycle of a transaction.
AI and Cloud
Unicorne
Unicorne is an AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner and the 2025 AWS Canada Rising Star Consulting Partner of the Year, a decade of deep AWS experience and a team of certified specialists across Canada. We help startups scale without letting infrastructure costs scale just as fast, and make sure founders capture the AWS funding, credits and subsidies they qualify for. Our work spans cloud migration and modernization, serverless and cloud-native development, and agentic AI built using many models, with a focus on Anthropic. We also run FinOps reviews, Well-Architected reviews and AI readiness assessments, many of them AWS-funded, so you know where you stand before you scale.
Financial and Capital
Boast.ai
Boast specializes in helping organizations claim and access eligible R&D tax credits, minimizing audit risks and time-consuming processes in Canada and the United States. Boast combines in-house technical and R&D tax expertise with the latest AI technology to help companies effortlessly navigate the complexities of tax credits, enabling them to focus on what they do best: Innovate. Since Boast`s founding in 2011, we’ve helped more than 2,000 businesses across North America tap into more than $900 million in innovation capital to build stronger products, extend their runway and drive world-changing innovation.
GrowWise Partners
GrowWise is a SR&ED consulting firm dedicated to simplifying and streamlining the SR&ED process for Canadian innovators, at any stage of their journey. With our cutting-edge AI-powered solution, we save our clients valuable time and effort, offering a smarter, faster, and hassle-free SR&ED experience.
Global Talent & Immigration
RemotePeople
RemotePeople is a global Employer of Record (EOR) that allows companies to hire talent around the world without setting up local corporate infrastructure, payroll or HR functions. Startups and growth companies use this service to i) access the best talent globally, ii) minimize HR operational burn rate, and iii) ensure HR compliance as part of operational diligence pre funding/exit. RemotePeople also offers Contractor of Record (COR), Global Payroll and Recruiting services. Feel free to reach out with any global hiring or employment compliance questions!
SiliconPath Law
SiliconPath Law is a boutique, attorney-led immigration practice. We help founders, CEOs, engineers, researchers, and other professionals obtain U.S. work visas and green cards. Every case is guided directly by a licensed immigration attorney, with transparent, flat-fee pricing and an honest assessment of eligibility before filing.
Insurance Providers
Cowan
Flexible, scalable and cost‑effective insurance and benefits solutions built for start‑ups, scale‑ups and fast‑growing tech teams. TechLife® supports every stage of your growth with customizable packages that evolve from formation to market entry to expansion. Access business insurance, cyber, commercial and liability coverage, group benefits, retirement and wealth strategies, plus personal, home and auto protection. A single partner to help you manage risk and keep your focus on growth.
Abrams Insurance
Dedicated specialists in group benefits, executive health benefits, and corporate life insurance designed for the needs of startups. We specialize in instituting benefit plans that demonstrate corporate stability to prospective investors during early-stage company formation. Direct broker access from day one. No corporate layers or account manager changes. Designed to protect founders, reassure investors, and help you attract top technical talent.
Lawyers
Gowling WLG
Working with tech enterprises of all sizes, Gowling WLG legal professionals develop agile, innovative strategies to achieve the business objectives of its clients.
Nahm IP Law
Nahm IP Law is an intellectual property law firm located at the Catalyst Commons in the heart of Kitchener’s vibrant Innovation District. Backed by 20+ years of experience from top tier IP boutique firms and Big Law, they’re here to help Communitech startups prioritize and create effective IP strategies to protect business ideas, innovations, and brands at fees that are fair and affordable.
PCK Intellectual Property
The PCK team is founder friendly and many of our professionals have spent several years in startup and early stage companies. We understand that IP is just part of your business plan. We assist startups create and incorporate “barriers-to-entry” protocols by developing the tools required to protect your business and grow revenues – including trade secrets, patents & trademarks.
Phillips Lytle LLP
Phillips Lytle is a US law firm that focuses on assisting startup companies expand into the US market by providing expertise in: cross-border financing, corporate/M&A, data security and privacy, energy, environment, import/export, immigration, intellectual property, labour and employment, licensing, joint ventures, real estate, tax and telecommunications.
Marketing
Loft17
At Loft17, we believe that having our heads in the clouds is a good thing. Seventeen steps up in our Loft location, thorough planning and mind-blowing missions get started. If you have a brand or business in need of a creative kick, we can help you get things off the ground. Based in Waterloo, ON, we are a full-service creative agency with a focus on creating memorable brands and businesses.
Media Production and Distribution
Arc Media
Arc Media is a video design & production agency based out of Waterloo that makes video worth watching.
Recruitment
Artemis
Artemis specializes in recruitment, helping high-growth tech companies build their teams. We're focused on helping our clients with executive-level roles (Director level and above) and senior or strategic hires (ie. Product Managers, Team Lead/Technical Lead, Managers, etc). Through ProSquad, we're here to talk about any level of role, offer advice and discuss your general recruitment questions.
GuruLink
GuruLink is an AI-centric talent acquisition services, advisory, and software company revolutionizing how high-performing teams are built in North America. As the only recruiting firm partnered with the prestigious Vector Institute — and the first company in the country to achieve ISO 42001 Responsible AI standards — we combine cutting-edge technology with deep industry expertise.With over two decades of experience mentoring, advising, and investing in startups, we have helped shape some of Canada’s biggest outcomes.GuruLink empowers organizations at every stage to secure the talent that drives innovation and lasting success.