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Graphite Ventures · Sep 25, 2026
We’re proud to share that Loop has been named one of Canada’s Top Growing Companies for 2026 by The Globe and Mail once again! 🥳 Loop ranked #53 overall, with 514% growth, and #9 in the Financial Services category. The numbers are exciting, but what we’re most proud of is the company behind them. 💚 […]
Graphite Ventures · Sep 25, 2026
MedMe Health We’re proud to be named one of TIME’s World’s Top HealthTech Companies of 2026. We measure our progress by what pharmacy teams achieve. MedMe Health helps you launch, manage and scale clinical services from one connected workflow. Thank you to the partners and customers who trust us to power that work. 💚
Accelerator Centre · Sep 25, 2026
AeroWR wants the world to think of Waterloo Region when they hear aerospace. Together with the Accelerator Centre, the organization hosted the first Aero Expo, featuring over 35 aerospace, defense, and dual-use companies that call Waterloo Region home.
Citified · Sep 25, 2026
An overview of local news and other happenings in and around Waterloo Region
BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo) · Sep 24, 2026
Former handheld giant raises its fiscal outlook after surpassing its own expectations. The post BlackBerry reports strong Q2 earnings thanks to automotive software revenue jump first appeared on BetaKit.
Torrin Leonard · Sep 23, 2026
Every framework assumes a human is reading the docs. An agent opens the repo cold every time, so I built aweft for that reader instead.
Accelerator Centre · Sep 23, 2026
Building on two successful cohorts, the Aerospace Accelerator continues to support Canadian companies bringing new technologies and capabilities to the aerospace sector.
Pression · Sep 23, 2026
A cardiac therapy that can require a 700-pound machine and a room of its own now fits on a cart that rolls into any room…. VISTA.TODAY Pression Coatesville
Pression · Sep 23, 2026
After years of development and FDA clearance, Philly-area startup Pression is moving into manufacturing and sales. There’s a therapy for certain heart patients that can require a 700-pound machine and a dedicated room. During treatment, balloon-like cuffs squeeze a patient’s calves, thighs and hips in rhythm with the heartbeat…..
Torrin Leonard · Sep 23, 2026
Day one of the festival that used to be Elevate. They renamed it during their own opening night, and I happened to be in the room.
Pulse Law LLP · Sep 23, 2026
Pulse Law is pleased to announce that Anthony de Fazekas has joined the firm as Intellectual Property Lead.
CHAR Technologies · Sep 23, 2026
Installation of the pyrogas piping at the Thorold Facility begins this week, the final major construction step ahead of end-to-end commissioning Commercial ramp up and operations remain targeted through the month of October, with production and revenue increasing through year-end Approximately 70% of North American, and 46% of European, steel and ferroalloys (including ferrosilicon) are made wi…
Wagepoint · Sep 22, 2026
IT Brief covers the launch of Québec payroll in Wagepoint, giving businesses with employees in Québec and across Canada one bilingual system to run it all.
BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo) · Sep 22, 2026
Khosla-backed startup uses reinforcement learning to tackle analog design problems. The post With new funding, Astrus prepares to automate one of the biggest bottlenecks in chip design first appeared on BetaKit.
Wagepoint · Sep 22, 2026
Wagepoint has launched unified Québec payroll compliance with a fully bilingual platform experience, so businesses and their advisors can run payroll across all of Canada in one place.
Applied Brain Research · Sep 21, 2026
Radical Ventures · Sep 21, 2026
L-R: Raquel Urtasun, Founder and CEO of Waabi; Aidan Gomez, Co-founder and CEO of Cohere; Jeff Dean, Co-founder and CEO of Discovery Loop; and Jordan Jacobs, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Radical Ventures. Last week we announced the first close of the multi-billion-dollar Radical Breakouts Fund, with well over US$1 billion committed to the new […]
Labforge · Sep 21, 2026
Labforge Qualified for Canada’s Defence Drone Initiative Marketplace Waterloo, ON, September 08, 2026 Labforge Inc. has been officially selected as a qualified supplier under the Government of Canada’s Defence Drone Initiative (DDI) Marketplace. Awarded through a competitive Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA) process administered by the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Defence In…
Startup Barn · Sep 21, 2026
Tech Week’s over. Here’s the regular week -- steady, builder-heavy, and worth showing up for.
BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo) · Sep 18, 2026
At ALL IN, Cohere VP says the two companies are targeting a similar customer base. The post Cohere and OpenText partner on Canadian agentic AI stack for enterprises first appeared on BetaKit.
Transformer Lab · Sep 17, 2026
Together with Maplesoft, we are announcing Primus for Math, an autonomous AI research scientist built specifically for mathematics and engineering.
Little You · Sep 17, 2026
Little You 3D has established student data privacy agreements through the Student Data Privacy Consortium (SDPC) across 16 states in partnership with The Education Cooperative (TEC)
BetaKit (National) · Sep 17, 2026
A16z Speedrun, N49P, Garage back Orbits’ consumer launch of AI household assistant. The post Orbits secures $2 million USD to manage home logistics with AI first appeared on BetaKit.
Tulip · Sep 17, 2026
As seen on PRNewswire New capabilities help enterprise retailers connect data environments to Tulip without custom middleware or inflexible, prebuilt integrations. TORONTO — September 17, 2026 — Tulip, the leading provider of human-centric retail customer engagement solutions, today announced Tulip Integration Builder and an expanded Shopify Connector. Together, the new capabilities give retail…
