Media & Reports

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Media release archives

September 15, 2026
Cross-Canada Partnership to Advance Intellectual Property Education
April 29, 2026
Communitech relaunches Fierce Founders to drive women-led startup growth in Waterloo Region
May 13, 2025
Communitech hosts Open House at newly refreshed Hub on June 18
April 10, 2025
Communitech announces Sheldon McCormick as new CEO
March 11, 2025
Communitech welcomes Gowling WLG as a foundational partner to strengthen support for tech leaders
February 06, 2025
Entrepreneurs turn ideas into action at Dream Launch Startup Weekend powered by Communitech
January 29, 2025
Ten Canadian tech founders to pitch patient care solutions at Communitech Fast Track Health Showcase
January 15, 2025
Communitech to celebrate founders at Startup Bootcamp Showcase
October 01, 2024
Tech meets tradition at Techtoberfest presents Investorhaus
September 23, 2024
Communitech announces the appointment of four new members to its board of directors

Communitech annual reports

Communitech ecosystem impact reports

October, 2025
Q1 FY2026 - Ecosystem Impact Report
January, 2026
Q2 FY2026 - Ecosystem Impact Report

Communitech in the news

March 10, 2025
Digital innovators see Buy Canadian as opportunity to scale up
March 3, 2025
Waterloo region tech companies 'holding their breath' as proposed U.S. tariffs loom
March 1, 2025
Communitech joins call to scrap tariffs on Canadian exports
February 13, 2025
Could tech startups hold the key to Canadian tariff resiliency?
February 11, 2025
Why did it take Trump to get Canada to think critically about buying Canadian?
February 3, 2025
Waterloo Region’s tech sector prepares for tariffs, despite delay
December 11, 2024
Communitech startup wants to help men with fertility questions
October 17, 2024
Wound care kits produced in Kitchener fighting infection in Ukraine
October 15, 2024
Kitchener startup sends wound-cleansing kits to Ukraine
October 15, 2024
Kitchener company donates medical supplies to Ukraine
October 11, 2024
Kitchener company donates medical aid to hospitals in Ukraine
October 11, 2024
Uncertainty clouds venture capital markets for startups
September 16, 2024
Waterloo Region tech sector eyeing Detroit as competitor for talent
September 14, 2024
Waterloo Region now competes with Detroit for tech talent
August 26, 2024
Tax changes help, but tech sector says more needed for startups
August 19, 2024
Canadian entrepreneurs get new incentives, but what about their employees (and investors)?
July 17, 2024
Immigration changes will hurt tech sector, UW prof warns
July 13 2024
Mid-year, venture capital investments in Waterloo Region’s tech sector at $88.2M
May 28 2024
How a Guelph, Ont. app is helping cut down on home renovation scams
April 24 2024
Kitchener hoping for downtown boost with $2 million in potential grants to Communitech
April 12 2024
This new technology could save your life if your vehicle ends up in the water
March 12 2024
One mother's digital battle against postpartum depression

In the ecosystem

Black holes, rocket launches and what Waterloo Region's biggest thinkers can teach us about ambition

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Founders & Physicists brought Waterloo Region’s founders and researchers together to explore AI, black…

From student founder to first-in-human trials: How Ontario’s innovation ecosystem is helping NerView advance surgical care

Thursday, July 30, 2026

How NerView founder Mann Parikh turned 300+ surgeon conversations into Nerve Sense—a breakthrough MedTech…

Great companies don't grow in isolation

Monday, July 20, 2026

For decades, founders, operators, investors and industry leaders in Waterloo Region have shared knowledge,…