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Version One Ventures · Apr 23, 2026
We’re excited to share that Swoop has raised $7.3M, with participation from Version One alongside our friends at Long Journey, Variant, Soma Capital and Dune. This also marks Version One’s first investment in Africa – a market has the potential to produce the next generation of global platform companies. Swoop is building a super-app for […]
University of Waterloo News (Tech) · Apr 22, 2026
A portion of this opinion piece was published across Metroland newspapers (subscription required) on Wednesday April 22, 2026. Canada does not suffer from a shortage of health innovation. It suffers from a shortage of adoption. In a publicly funded health system under sustained strain, this gap is no longer theoretical. It affects patient access, outcomes and wait times, and
BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo) · Apr 20, 2026
Waterloo company wins grant funding for nuclear microreactor and water purification projects. The post Canadian Strategic Missions Corporation takes one small step to support life on the Moon first appeared on BetaKit.
Velocity (UW Incubator) · Apr 20, 2026
A University of Waterloo professor and a seasoned industry executive are reinventing personal protective equipment, starting with the chemical that's been poisoning it.
Startup Barn · Apr 19, 2026
Ten events across ten days. AI, civic tech, hard tech, and a hike with a pint at the end.
TL;WR · Apr 19, 2026
Your TL;WR for April 21 to April 27
Accelerator Centre · Apr 15, 2026
When organizations make decisions about limited resources, human nature has a habit of getting in the way. Budgets get inflated, information gets hoarded, and the best ideas don't always win. University of Waterloo professor Sean Geobey spent years watching it happen and then built a platform designed to make honesty a better strategy than gaming the system.
Accelerator Centre · Apr 14, 2026
Selected startups will receive $70,000 in matching funds and continued product development support to complete their projects and accelerate market adoption of solutions aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo) · Apr 14, 2026
Wygo allows hosts to create events for an audience that wants to shift their social life offline. The post Community event platform Wygo secures nearly $1.6 million pre-seed first appeared on BetaKit.
Accelerator Centre · Apr 13, 2026
On February 19, 2026, founders, partners, and mentors gathered at the University of Waterloo’s Fed Hall for the AC:Studio Showcase. Sponsored by RSM, Smart & Biggar, and OVHCloud, the showcase was an opportunity for the 23 startups in the second cohort of the AC:Studio program to share what they’re building and connect with potential investors and customers.
Velocity (UW Incubator) · Apr 12, 2026
Strivonix replaces bulky pneumatic boots with wearable compression that lets you move while you recover
Startup Barn · Apr 12, 2026
A packed week of tech meetups, civic hacking, and a bowling night for hard tech builders.
University of Waterloo News (Tech) · Apr 8, 2026
At Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC), innovation doesn’t start and end in a lab — it happens every day on the manufacturing floor. For more than three decades, University of Waterloo co-op students have played an important role in making that innovation possible. TMMC’s partnership with Waterloo’s co-op program has welcomed hundreds of students into engineering, quality
BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo) · Apr 7, 2026
Startup has mapped over 10 billion square feet of indoor space, from airports to stadiums and beyond. The post Mappedin eyes city-wide indoor mapping with $24.5-million USD Series B round first appeared on BetaKit.
Inovia Capital · Apr 7, 2026
We hope you had a productive Q1. On our end, we kicked off the year on a solid note, creating momentum for the months ahead. Our team remained focused on driving the portfolio’s velocity, closing exciting new deals, building meaningful partnerships and sharing insights across the ecosystem. Here are a few highlights of this past…
Version One Ventures · Apr 7, 2026
Today, we’re excited to announce that we’ve co-led the $6M seed round of GridBank, a company building the global transaction network for real-world data. At its core, GridBank turns every smartphone into a data node, enabling people to capture and sell real-world video, images, and location-tagged media to companies that need it. Pricing is dynamic […]
Velocity (UW Incubator) · Apr 7, 2026
Mapping scale increases from buildings to cities, opens platform to safety organizations, and helps operators manage buildings easier
Radical Ventures · Apr 6, 2026
BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo) · Apr 6, 2026
Industry leader says Canada is leaving opportunity on the table in robotics. The post Q&A: Clearpath Robotics’ Ryan Gariepy on killer robots and Canada’s defence strategy first appeared on BetaKit.
Version One Ventures · Apr 2, 2026
We’re a quarter of the way through 2026, and the V1 family is off to a fast start. Across the portfolio, teams are building with urgency, laying the groundwork for what we expect to be another strong year ahead. Before we get too far into Q2, we wanted to take a moment to share a […]
Startup Barn · Apr 1, 2026
68 demos, 29 events, one long weekend that took over the city. March did not hold back. The students lead the ecosystem this month!
University of Waterloo News (Tech) · Apr 1, 2026
For James Malzahn, art is not just something to observe — it’s something to experience, question and even feel unsettled by. As an MFA student at the University of Waterloo, his work explores the evolving relationship between humans and technology, using artificial intelligence (AI), surveillance systems and immersive environments to challenge how we understand
Velocity (UW Incubator) · Mar 30, 2026
University of Waterloo students developed solutions for the Canadian agricultural space at the inaugural Agri-Food Innovation Challenge.
