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RE: Startup District - rangersfan - 12-13-2018
Cognitive Systems has signed a big deal with Stanley Black and Decker.
https://news.communitech.ca/motion-detected-deal-propels-cognitive-systems-into-huge-wi-fi-market/
RE: Startup District - robdrimmie - 12-14-2018
(12-13-2018, 09:46 PM)rangersfan Wrote: Faire (formerly Indigo Faire) has raised $100 million dollars US in its latest rounds of investment.
The company is planning to move it's local office to a larger space at 165 King St W. The company currently has 20 employees in Waterloo Region, up from 10 a year ago, with plans to grow to 50 but the end of next year.
https://news.communitech.ca/faire-raises-us100-million-as-growth-surges-forward/
Perhaps a committed tenant will allow construction to speed up a little bit, especially if Faire's contributing some for leaseholder improvements (which I suspect they must be).
RE: Startup District - robdrimmie - 01-17-2019
Good article about Meddo (for a while was Teal), a startup that spun off from Miovision and makes software that helps companies align to objectives. Performance reviews, objectives and alignment of folks are minor areas of interest in mine and I'm very curious about this tool, it sounds like it structures things in a way I really appreciate. Also, I'd not heard of Brubacher-Zehr (one of the co-founders) previously but the only way that name could be anymore Waterloo Region would be to squeeze an Eby or Voisin in there somewhere.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/small-business/startups/article-meddo-offers-a-scrappy-startup-alternative-to-top-down-hierarchy/
RE: Startup District - rangersfan - 01-21-2019
Waterloo Region will implement technology developed in the region by Eleven-X to monitor water levels and temperature.
https://news.communitech.ca/waterloo-region-taps-eleven-x-for-iot-water-monitoring/
RE: Startup District - rangersfan - 02-05-2019
Article on NanoQuan
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-nanomaterials-set-to-jump-from-lab-to-manufacturing-plants/
CTV video with Qidni Labs
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1603562
RE: Startup District - rangersfan - 02-09-2019
Logisense has appointed a new CEO.
https://news.communitech.ca/logisense-announces-appointment-of-new-ceo/
RE: Startup District - rangersfan - 02-25-2019
An article on Focus 21 and how they are helping to make Ontario's hospitals safer. The company currently employs 50 people (employees + contractors) and moved to 101 Frederick St last year.
http://news.communitech.ca/how-focus-21-is-helping-ontario-make-hospitals-safer/
RE: Startup District - robdrimmie - 02-27-2019
Good news for Dozr ($14 million investment): https://blog.dozr.com/press/2019/2/26/dozr-announces-14-million-investment-pushes-the-envelope-for-marketplaces-of-the-future
RE: Startup District - rangersfan - 05-04-2019
Nicoya has raised $7.7 million in investment and is showing strong growth.
https://www.therecord.com/news-story/9336539-kitchener-life-sciences-technology-firm-nicoya-embarking-on-7-7m-expansion/
RE: Startup District - tomh009 - 05-05-2019
The provincial government has cut Communitech funding by $2.1M; the organization has responded by cutting 15 of its 105 staff positions.
https://www.therecord.com/news-story/9337103-ontario-government-cuts-millions-in-funding-for-communitech/
RE: Startup District - Spokes - 05-07-2019
Thanks Mr Ford. Ontario is open for business though
RE: Startup District - danbrotherston - 05-07-2019
(05-07-2019, 07:12 AM)Spokes Wrote: Thanks Mr Ford. Ontario is open for business though
Have to fund those signs somehow....
RE: Startup District - Spokes - 05-08-2019
That's true. At the rate he's going there must be a ton of signs
RE: Startup District - rangersfan - 06-02-2019
Article on Sienci.
https://www.therecord.com/news-story/9402898-waterloo-startup-develops-affordable-desktop-cnc-machine/
RE: Startup District - rangersfan - 07-09-2019
Veuhub has raised $2 million dollars in financing to continue to scale its sales and development teams. The company's headquarters is in Toronto with their development office in Kitchener.
https://news.communitech.ca/veuhub-raises-2m-seed-round/