Tagged: Kitchener-Waterloo

Blackberry, L-Spark announce first cohort for new tech accelerator program

Meagan Simpson

Published: December 17th, 2018

North receives $24 million investment from Government of Canada

North, (formally Thalmic Labs), creator of Focals smartglasses has received a multi-million dollar investment from the Government of Canada, the same day it announced the opening of its first retail stores. Navdeep Bains, minister

Published on: November 14th, 2018 Meagan Simpson

Best cities in Canada for tech startups

Wondering where the best place to start your tech company might be? Or looking for a job at an emerging tech startup and not sure the best place to look? Well Expert Market

Published on: October 5th, 2018 Meagan Simpson

Canadian company helping SAP SuccessFactors address critical HR issues

Las Vegas - The technology industry is quickly moving into a time where there will be a plethora of jobs but a shortage of tech workers, therefore finding, developing and retaining top talent is

Published on: September 13th, 2018 Meagan Simpson

Maximizing player safety with technology – Tech in Sports Ep. 43

All the latest sports technology news including drama in Australian soccer over video replay, the NBA and Intel's new partnership, Silicon Valley area sports teams put on a tech summit, and more! Plus,

Published on: May 14th, 2018 Mandy Kovacs

Google invests more than $2 million in Canadian STEM fields

In addition to opening its first community space in Canada, Google is pumping $2.1 million in funding for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields in Canada. The company announced today that it

Published on: April 17th, 2018 Alex Coop

Why Amazon HQ would be good for Toronto

In addition to 50,000 new well-paying, knowledge-sector jobs, a new Amazon headquarters in Toronto would bolster local talent and encourage other companies to follow suit, proponents of the project suggest. But Amazon HQ2

Published on: January 22nd, 2018 Alex Coop

Inside Carproof’s product lab

A company known for supplying Canadians with automotive information is getting into the product development game. Last week London, On.-based Carproof Corp. officially announced the launch of its new Product Lab, located at

Published on: December 1st, 2017 Eric Emin Wood

Chance to guide the future of human-tech interaction drew former Under Armour exec to Thalmic

Myo armband maker Thalmic Labs is currently better known for its wearable and open-source detection technology than bridging the communication gap between humans and computers, but according to its newest executive that reputation

Published on: February 3rd, 2017 Eric Emin Wood
John Tory, Mayor of Toronto; Alison Gleeson, SVP, Americas, Cisco.

Toronto’s Mayor hopes to draw back tech talent, VC money from Silicon Valley trip

Toronto Mayor John Tory doesn't shy away from describing his upcoming visit to Silicon Valley as promotional - after all, that's exactly what the local tech community could use right now, he says.

Published on: March 30th, 2016 Brian Jackson

Photo tour of Google Canada’s new development headquarters

Published on: January 18th, 2016 Brian Jackson
Security Symbol Magnifying Glass

I Think Security launches all-in-one solution for mobile, cloud, and desktops

I Think Security Ltd., a data security startup based in Waterloo, Ont., is launching a new security solution that aims to protect businesses’ data on desktops, on mobile devices, and in the cloud

Published on: April 3rd, 2014 Candice So