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Cross-border payments are failing Canadian companies and one founder is building a faster system

Thursday, December 18, 2025

With international trade, e-commerce, and a growing immigrant population on the rise, the need for fast,…

The AI startup turning weeks of packaging sourcing into days

Thursday, December 18, 2025

Canadian companies aren’t just facing higher costs, they’re redesigning their supply chains in real time.…

Waterloo-based startup brings AI to the factory floor with smart monitoring

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Across North American manufacturing, unplanned downtime is a massive drain on productivity. Industry…

Waterloo Region founder builds better access to therapy

Friday, November 28, 2025

After earning an undergrad in social development and psychology at the University of Waterloo and a master’s…

He paid $7400 by mistake and built a fintech startup to stop it from happening to others

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Puneet Gupta still remembers the moment he realized just how costly life as an expat can be. “Last…

The $1 trillion care crisis and the Waterloo startup putting caregivers first

Monday, November 24, 2025

Canada is facing a caregiving crunch. By 2030, one in four Canadians will be over the age of 65, swelling…

Two people stand smiling in a luxury car showroom. One person wears glasses, a brown sweater, and brown trousers; the other wears a light grey suit with a blue tie. Behind them are several high-end sports cars, including a yellow car, a grey car, and a dark-colored Lamborghini. The setting appears bright and modern, with office space visible in the background.

Waterloo startup brings trust back to car buying

Friday, November 21, 2025

Buying a car can be stressful. From haggling over discounts to waiting hours for paperwork at the…

Founder pushes tech to think accessibility first, not as an add-on

Wednesday, November 05, 2025

Michele Brannon-Hamilton's startup, Accessible Digital Design Academy, grew from Communitech Startup…

Tom Olajide, founder of MissionSync, sits smiling at a conference table with his laptop open. Behind him, a large screen displays the MissionSync website with the words “Turn strategic plans into real results.”

How MissionSync helps teams close the gap between plans and results

Friday, October 03, 2025

MissionSync helps teams turn strategy into action, closing the gap between plans and results so businesses…

Communitech CTO Kevin Tuer reflects on nearly 18 years of building Waterloo Region tech

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Communitech CTO Kevin Tuer looks back on nearly 18 years of helping build Waterloo Region’s tech ecosystem…

BeBlended Bridges the Gap in Black Hair Care

Monday, September 15, 2025

Kitchener entrepreneur Aileen Agada created BeBlended to make it easier for Black clients to find hairstylists…

How one founder’s research on children’s mental health led to a breakthrough for parents

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Waterloo founder Nick Sabamehr created ParentZ.io, a microlearning platform that helps parents build…

Ontario pharmacist built a startup to fix costly billing errors

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Ontario-based startup AlertRx helps pharmacists catch billing mistakes in real time—preventing clawbacks,…

RideShark helps organizations and cities improve commuter access, cut parking costs and reduce GHG emissions with its smart platform

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

You’ve likely used this Canadian tech without realizing it. RideShark is changing how cities and companies…

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Cross-border payments are failing Canadian companies and one founder is building a faster system

The AI startup turning weeks of packaging sourcing into days

Waterloo-based startup brings AI to the factory floor with smart monitoring

Waterloo Region founder builds better access to therapy

He paid $7400 by mistake and built a fintech startup to stop it from happening to others

The $1 trillion care crisis and the Waterloo startup putting caregivers first

Waterloo startup brings trust back to car buying

Founder pushes tech to think accessibility first, not as an add-on

How MissionSync helps teams close the gap between plans and results

Communitech CTO Kevin Tuer reflects on nearly 18 years of building Waterloo Region tech

BeBlended Bridges the Gap in Black Hair Care

How one founder’s research on children’s mental health led to a breakthrough for parents

Ontario pharmacist built a startup to fix costly billing errors

RideShark helps organizations and cities improve commuter access, cut parking costs and reduce GHG emissions with its smart platform

Kitchener-based Fairly AI acquires Swedish startup Anch.AI to help companies build regulation-ready AI

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