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University of Waterloo News (Tech) · May 8, 2026

Working with industry to build trustworthy AI for real-world impact | Waterloo News

At the University of Waterloo’s Critical Machine Learning (ML) Lab, Dr. Sirisha Rambhatla and her research team are working on building safe and efficient artificial intelligence (AI) models to advance sectors such as health care and aviation and help address climate challenges. The team’s research draws on foundational machine learning (ML) theory which not only tests models

Inovia Capital · May 7, 2026

Northleaf and Inovia Join Forces to Accelerate Canadian Venture Ecosystem

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We are excited to share that Inovia is working with Northleaf Capital Partners to launch Discovery by Inovia x Northleaf, a platform designed to accelerate the next generation of Canadian venture firms and founders. This announcement reflects a natural evolution of a long-standing relationship. Since 2016, Inovia and Northleaf have co-invested across 13 primary, direct,…

Accelerator Centre · May 6, 2026

AC:Studio Spotlight: Vivek Burhanpurkar, CEO of Cyberworks Robotics

The robots of science fiction novels, television, and movies have inspired our imaginations for decades. From the Maschinenmensch in Metropolis to Lost in Space’s Robby the Robot in the 1960s to Interstellar’s TARS and KIPP, these characters shaped our vision of what’s possible.

Panache Ventures · May 5, 2026

Why We Doubled Down On InstaSwitch

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Panache Ventures backed InstaSwitch in their pre-seed round because the team had identified a structural shift that no one was building for and had the operational depth to build the wedge. Since our first cheque, InstaSwitch has gone from concept to production with live customers, and is actively moving deposits and creating primary relationships.

University of Waterloo News (Tech) · May 4, 2026

Velocity startup Eventist rethinks live event ticketing | Waterloo News

When University of Waterloo alum Ciara Azam (BASc ’20) set out to make event management easier, she wasn’t aiming to disrupt an industry, she wanted to remove the friction organizers and attendees experience firsthand. That idea became Eventist, an all-in-one event ticketing and management platform designed to replace the patchwork of ticketing vendors, scheduling apps and

University of Waterloo News (Tech) · May 4, 2026

Advancing AI readiness in community care across Waterloo Region | Waterloo News

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The Graham Seed Fund is structured to support research that is closely connected to the realities of health-care delivery. By fostering direct collaboration between University of Waterloo researchers and community-based providers, the program creates a shared environment for identifying needs, shaping research questions and developing evidence that is relevant to practice. As

BitBakery Software (Blog) · May 4, 2026

Discover Ontario's Best Agritourism Experiences With ON Farm Fun

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If you’re like our team, you’re ready to shake off the snow and ice from a long winter and start planning a getaway or two this summer. Before you open that new tab for Skyscanner Canada, have you checked out some of the unique adventures that we have in our own backyards?Family-…

Startup Barn · May 1, 2026

April Update: The Quiet Build

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The community didn't take a month off. PMs vibe-coded. GTM speed-networked. Civic tech shipped Season 7. Hard tech bowled and hiked. Seventeen events, all grassroots.

Panache Ventures · May 1, 2026

From Arriving in Canada at 18 With No Network to Running a $100M Pre-Seed Fund | Make it Click

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Prashant came to Canada at 18 with no network and no money. Today he runs Panache Ventures, Canada's only nationwide pre-seed fund. It has backed 100+ startups, including Tailscale, Clutch and Certn, and is usually the first money in. On this episode of Make It Click, Wilson Cross asks him what it takes to get funded at the idea stage. Prashant explains why he skips board seats and why making l…

University of Waterloo News (Tech) · Apr 28, 2026

Google and UWaterloo show the future of learning in the age of AI | Waterloo News

To keep up with the AI paradigm shift, the University of Waterloo and Google partnered up to explore AI’s role in education and career readiness. This million-dollar partnership included the Google Chair in the Future of Work and Learning, which was endowed to Computer Science Professor Edith Law. The research chair is part of Dr. Law’s broader initiative, the Future of Work

University of Waterloo News (Tech) · Apr 27, 2026

Why one AI-driven company is hiring more Waterloo talent, not less | Waterloo News

Stories about artificial intelligence and work often focus on what’s being automated, reduced or removed such as junior roles and entry-level positions. The narrative is that fewer early-career employees will be needed because machines can now do more of the work. At Atoms, an AI-driven robotics company with roots in food tech and advanced manufacturing, the response has been

University of Waterloo News (Tech) · Apr 24, 2026

New Waterloo quantum startup gains fast momentum with $10.7 million in funding | Waterloo News

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A new startup spun out of research at the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo is accelerating its push toward commercialization with $10.7 million in dilutive and non-dilutive funding and a public listing after launching just more than six months ago. QuantumCore was co-founded by Dr. Christopher Wilson, IQC faculty and Chief Technology Officer,

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