October 12, 2026
Steins meet startups.
Your Weekly for October 5 to October 11.
Morning Waterloo building crew!
Communitech runs Techtoberfest on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday adds a Techtoberfest founder and funder mixer at the Velocity Innovation Arena and an agents night at Builders Club.
Who's hiring.
30 roles were posted this week, against a usual 33. 16 closed. 341 are open at 69 companies, and 121 of them are in the region or remote in Canada.
Voltera posted four roles in Waterloo: Senior Software Developer, Senior Mechanical Designer, Senior NPI Engineer and Material Handler.
Miovision is hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer and a Manufacturing Operations Project Manager in Kitchener. Its GRC Specialist role is remote in Canada.
BinSentry wants a Software Developer, Critical Systems in Kitchener. It also posted a part-time field technician role in Nebraska.
iGUIDE is hiring an MLOps Engineer and a Junior Desktop Technician co-op in Waterloo.
Avidbots posted a Senior Product Manager, Robot Platforms role in Kitchener.
Intellijoint Surgical is hiring a Software Development Manager in Kitchener.
Ground News wants a Senior Back End Engineer, remote in Canada.
Float is hiring a Senior Product Manager, Financial Infrastructure in Canada. It also posted a Credit Investment Analyst role and a Bilingual Operations Associate, Risk role in Toronto.
New on the list.
MVD X-Ray Tech makes a quality assurance system for digital dental X-rays. The Phantom XY and Phantom Cloud help dental clinics meet Safety Code 30.
Quotograph turns the site photos, videos and blueprints crews already capture into safety reports, takeoffs and estimates.
RideUnity is a ridesharing platform for workers at factories, warehouses, hospitals and large employers. It handles shift scheduling, ride matching and verified carpooling.
BriteBase does AML and sanctions screening for names and transactions. It claims up to 80% fewer false positives.
Orbitra Security detects identity threats in Entra ID and Azure and lets teams respond inside Microsoft.
Secnd drafts listings with AI and syncs stock for resale operators across eBay, Etsy, Depop, Shopify and Square.
Axon Health is one platform for intakes, client records, grants and reporting. Its AI assistant answers from the organization's own data and drafts reports for funders.
Moon Trades builds AI robotics for mining and critical mineral exploration in remote places. It is also developing the same tools for space.
26 companies joined the list this week. See them all.
Money.
CyberWorks Robotics won a contract worth more than $1 million with the Department of National Defence to supply and test its autonomous vehicles. The contract was awarded at the end of August and runs to February 2027. The company says it could lead to up to $7 million more in sales.
What to do.
Monday, October 12
Founder Institute runs U.S. Visas & Immigration 101 for Startup Founders online from 12 to 2 pm. It covers the visa paths open to founders and how fundraising and revenue shape them, with a live Q&A at the end.
Tuesday, October 13
Founder Institute CEO Jonathan Greechan leads From Dreamer to Doer: Build the Founder Mindset online at 12 pm, with a networking session after.
Revenue Tuesdays is at Builders Club, 165 King St W in Kitchener, from 12 to 1 pm.
Wednesday, October 14
Communitech's Techtoberfest runs Wednesday and Thursday from 10 am to 6 pm. Expect live demos, breakout sessions and candid feedback from investors and operators, then steins at the Biergarten. Tickets are $199 to $249.
Catalyst Commons has a Member Networking Lunch at 137 Glasgow St in Kitchener from 12 to 1:30 pm.
Builders Club's Technical Wednesday is a free, informal demo session at 12 pm. Show what's in progress and get feedback.
The weekly CivicTechWR Hacknight runs from 6 to 8 pm in Kitchener.
Thursday, October 15
Codify your taste: design faster without losing it is at Builders Club from 6 to 8 pm.
Friday, October 16
MaRS IAF, Velocity and RBCx host the free Techtoberfest Founder & Funder Mixer at the Velocity Innovation Arena from 1 to 4 pm. It opens with short 1:1 investor meetings. Founders submit a pitch deck when they register.
Personal AI & Always-On Agents, part of Waterloo Agentic Techtoberfest, is at Builders Club from 5:30 to 9 pm.
Heard from the companies.
The free Cycling Guide app now finds low-stress bike routes across all of Nova Scotia, including routes between communities.
Voltra introduced the Voltra Load Controller with PSP Products. One PSP device and one controller manage every charger on an EV subpanel.
What to read.
Intellijoint Surgical wants to prove Canadian medtech companies can grow on their own terms (Trevor Nichols, BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo))
AI chatbots hesitant to recommend change (University of Waterloo News (Tech))
How tiny technology is changing industries (University of Waterloo News (Tech))
Cambridge, Ont. father creates app to teach kids about money (CTV News Kitchener)
On the forum.
bjuhn built Waterloo Atlas and MapPrint, which turn a chosen neighbourhood and style into map art as a download or a physical print.
bjuhn also posted KIDO, a guide to kids' programs, camps, classes and events across Waterloo Region.
bjuhn's third post is Mone$ter, an app that scans receipts and sends an alert when a price drops within a retailer's price-adjustment window.
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