Tech news archives

The moments, milestones and stories that helped shape Waterloo Region tech. Explore the archive and revisit the people, companies and ideas that got us here.

OCE SmartStart is back – get up to $60K in matching seed funds through Communitech

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

OCE SmartStart Seed Fund supports new companies with their three different streams. This program is co-funded…

The Nimble Hippo: Building the right prototype

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

In order to get the most out of the prototyping stage you should lay out your hypotheses ahead of time,…

Local tech companies invite community to Startups and Beer on Sept. 22

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Startups and Beer will be held in the former Schlicter's Garage in downtown Kitchener and will combine…

Politics Plug-in: Is there more to Canada than bacon and beer?

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

There are many reasons for Canadian businesses to be proud of where they operate.

The big picture for 2014: A great year in Waterloo Region tech

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

2014 was a great year for the Waterloo Region ecosystem. Here is Communitech News' year-end review.

Registration open for OCE Discovery, April 27-28

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

OCE Discovery is an innovation-to-commercialization tech conference and registration is now open.

Communitech and Google for Entrepreneurs announce 2015 programs

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Google for Entrepreneurs is a resource that Communitech members can tap into. They shared their programming…

Zap In: reception automation for a modern experience

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Zap In is a reception application that allows visitors to sign in digitally. They are launching their…

Not a fashion faux pas: Engineers design ultimate fashion app

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Pout is a fashion app that lets people post daily looks and browse to find ideas. The team is benefitting…

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