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Startup District - Spokes - 08-26-2014 Startup District
Re: Startup District - Spokes - 08-26-2014 Startup district May 21, 2014 | Bob Vrbanac | Waterloo Chronicle | Link Quote:It’s still in the idea stage, but the City of Waterloo and University of Waterloo are in discussions to turn the former BlackBerry campus on Columbia Street into the gateway for a new startup district. - Spokes - 08-27-2014 Sounds a lot like the Innovation District in Kitchener to me. Re: Startup District - DHLawrence - 08-27-2014 Maybe it's time to appeal to non-tech startups? This might be a good place to put in the 'Hope Campus' for not-for-profits that was going to be built near King and Ottawa. Re: Startup District - Spokes - 08-28-2014 DHLawrence Wrote:Maybe it's time to appeal to non-tech startups? This might be a good place to put in the 'Hope Campus' for not-for-profits that was going to be built near King and Ottawa. Ya I occasionally fear that our economy is becoming too one dimensional. Maybe someone in the industry can comment more? Re: Startup District - mpd618 - 08-29-2014 Spokes Wrote:Ya I occasionally fear that our economy is becoming too one dimensional. Maybe someone in the industry can comment more? Tech is such a broad space, though. Here's some of the work from relatively new local offices that comes to mind: enterprise education systems, ad optimization, social media platforms, user input devices, traffic count systems, building navigation devices, human resources systems. To be clear, there are federal tax credits and nearby sources of engineering talent that both support local tech companies, but I don't think we're talking about a one dimensional economy. Re: Startup District - panamaniac - 08-30-2014 mpd618 Wrote:Spokes Wrote:Ya I occasionally fear that our economy is becoming too one dimensional. Maybe someone in the industry can comment more? Pending a new thread for "non high tech economic/manufacturing news" (not sure what to call it) this article from today's Record about Barbarian clothing seems on point. There have been a good number of reports about growth in our local manufacturing sector over the past year. Mostly small-scale stuff, but still..... http://www.therecord.com/news-story/480 ... ing-again/ Re: Startup District - Spokes - 08-30-2014 All growth is good growth. I've started a General Business News thread. I had meant to do so sooner. (On that note, if there's any threads that we need, and there are lots, post them here and we'll take care of it.) RE: Startup District - panamaniac - 12-05-2014 Math whizzes leave MIT to launch game startup Waterloo Region Record By Terry Pender ... Grant, Ma and Alex Rice are the co-founders of Lunarch Studios, which was incorporated a year ago to build out a game they call Prismata. ... http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5182541-math-whizzes-leave-mit-to-launch-game-startup/ RE: Startup District - plam - 12-05-2014 (12-05-2014, 01:12 PM)panamaniac Wrote: Math whizzes leave MIT to launch game startup Not the first to leave MIT to build games: http://all-things-andy-gavin.com/bio/ (Crash Bandicoot). We've also had game companies in the region, but not founded by MIT dropouts. Best of luck to them. RE: Startup District - panamaniac - 12-10-2014 Wagepoint raises $2 million for expansion in U.S. Waterloo Region Record By Rose Simone KITCHENER — Wagepoint, a startup that offers software that makes managing payroll easier for small businesses, has raised $2 million in funding to help it expand in the United States. Shrad Rao, the Kitchener-based firm's co-founder and chief executive officer, said the seed funding will help the company accelerate its growth in the U.S. and enhance its payroll product for that market. ... http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5200793-wagepoint-raises-2-million-for-expansion-in-u-s-/ RE: Startup District - panamaniac - 12-11-2014 From the Velocity Foundry - Ansik Inc: Startup locks onto solution for falling car hoods Waterloo Region Record By Terry Pender KITCHENER — Shiva Bhardwaj helped out in his father's auto repair shop in Etobicoke since he was 12 years old and saw mechanics get seriously injured when vehicle hoods suddenly slammed down on their heads or hands. ... Bhardwaj decided to do something about the problem in a project during his final year of studies in electrical engineering at the University of Waterloo. From his experience in his dad's shop, Bhardwaj knew what was needed — a small, strong device that holds up 45 kilograms (100 pounds) and can be put in place using one hand while the other hand holds up the hood. Right away Bhardwaj knew he was onto something, and turned down job offers after graduating in April to pursue his idea full time. The product he came up with is called ShockLock. Bhardwaj teamed up with Nitish Pahwa, who studied mechanical engineering at UW, and Yashin Shah, who is in the last term of his degree in speech communication and management studies, also at UW. The trio founded Ansik Inc. to develop ShockLock. The startup was given a $3,000 grant from the City of Kitchener last summer and also received a $5,000 grant from the Vaughn Business and Economic Development Centre. (Bhardwaj's parents live in Vaughn). It recently won $5,000 in the Velocity Fund competition. Ansik is located in the Velocity Foundry, the space UW opened up earlier this year in downtown Kitchener for hardware startups. ... http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5200790-startup-locks-onto-solution-for-falling-car-hoods/ RE: Startup District - panamaniac - 12-30-2014 A piece from today's Record on Cadence Investments, a new Kitchener-based investment company that plans to help early-stage startups with money, management and strategic advice. http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5231331-waterloo-region-tech-veteran-takes-key-role-in-new-investment-company/ RE: Startup District - panamaniac - 01-14-2015 It's not in the Record yet, but both the Globe and Mail and the WSJ have stories today about Vidyard raising another $18 million of investment capital. The appear to be doing very well. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/streetwise/online-video-startup-vidyard-gains-an-edge-through-analytics/article22436166/ RE: Startup District - panamaniac - 03-05-2015 Waterloo firms receive federal funding Waterloo Region Record By Record staff WATERLOO — Three Waterloo technology companies are receiving federal funds to help them develop and commercialize their products. Auvik Networks a two-year-old Waterloo company that helps small and medium-sized businesses manage their IT networks, is getting up to $950,000 to market and commercialize its software. Intellijoint Surgical is receiving up to $550,000 to commercialize its smart tool for orthopedic surgery. Its sensor technology guides surgeons who do hip replacements. Dejero is getting up to $275,000 to continue the development of its mobile newsgathering technology. Its platform enables broadcasters to do live broadcasts from remote locations using mobile devices. The funding, announced Thursday, comes from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, through the agency's Investing in Business Initiative |