Waterloo Region tech community
Waterloo Region tech runs on its community. These are the meetups, hubs, makerspaces, and publications that keep the Kitchener-Waterloo ecosystem connected. A few are organizations worth knowing; the rest are the news sources behind our own feed. Know one we're missing? Let me know.
Community & meetups
KW Techs
A community of tech supporters across the Kitchener-Waterloo region.
WatCamp
An aggregated calendar of tech and startup events around Waterloo Region.
KWLUG
The Kitchener-Waterloo Linux Users Group: monthly talks for the open source community.
Civic Tech WR
Volunteers building technology for the public good in Waterloo Region.
Kwartzlab
Kitchener's member-run makerspace for hardware, electronics, and building things.
WR Dashboard
An open data view of the Waterloo Region tech and economic landscape.
Hubs, incubators & accelerators
Local tech news & media
Publications we follow for the Waterloo Region news feed.
BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo)
Canadian startup news, filtered to Kitchener-Waterloo.
Waterloo Region Record
Local daily news covering Waterloo Region.
CBC Kitchener-Waterloo
CBC's regional newsroom for Kitchener-Waterloo.
CTV News Kitchener
Regional broadcast news for Waterloo Region.
University of Waterloo News
Research and innovation news from the University of Waterloo.
Startup Barn
A newsletter covering the Waterloo Region startup community.
Building something in Waterloo Region?
The directory tracks the startups; this page tracks the community around them. Browse who's building, or reach out if a group belongs here.