The Weekly: Sep 21 to Sep 27

Eighteen tech events ran in Waterloo Region this week, against a usual eight. Cansbridge 2027 held info sessions at McMaster, UofT, Queen's, McGill and UAlberta, and the rest ran from a KWSQA testing conference to a Computer Heritage Group meeting. Tulip and digitalextremes.com posted their first jobs we've seen, and 30 new roles went up across the directory. Right now there are 337 open roles at 69 companies.

Events

CivicTechWR Hacknight ran this week and is on the calendar again in the coming days.

Coming up:

Mon, Sep 28
4:30 PM2026 Sally Weaver Award Guest Lecture: Dr. Courtney Handman - What's the Matter with Sycophancy? Pathologizing Channel Maintenance for Chatbots and HumansHH 1108, Hagey Hall, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON
6:00 PMToga Party!Waterloo, ON
7:00 PMCansbridge 2027 Info Session @UBCVancouver, BC
7:00 PMDevHouse Waterloo - SeptemberKitchener, Ontario
Tue, Sep 29
8:00 AMCoffee, Culture & Compliance by LadderHRCatalyst Commons, 137 Glasgow Street #210, Kitchener, ON N2G 4X8
12:00 PMBuilders Club - Revenue TuesdaysBuilders Club, 165 King St W, Kitchener, ON
Wed, Sep 30
9:00 AMBSIA - Understanding the UK's Digital Immigration System: Navigating eVisas and Everyday Digital BorderingBalsillie School of International Affairs, 67 Erb St W, Waterloo, ON
9:00 AMCommunitech - IP 101: Introduction to Intellectual PropertyRegister for meeting location
9:00 AMCommunitech - Go-To-Market Power Hour: Turn Your Company's Story into RevenueRegister for meeting location
10:00 AMEPTECH Kitchener/Waterloo 2026Catalyst Commons, 210-137 Glasgow St, Kitchener, ON

and 10 more

First job postings we've seen

Builderloo checks the careers page of every company it lists. These posted jobs for the first time since it started watching.

Tulip
2 roles posted
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digitalextremes.com
1 role posted
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Hiring

Magnet Forensics has 25 roles open, the most of any company. Nulogy went from 4 open roles to 7.

The most open roles right now:

Magnet Forensics
25
BinSentry
24
Float
19
Miovision
19
Tempo.io
19

Open roles that moved

• Nulogy, 4 to 7

• Presto, 10 to 9

• Voltera Inc., 1 to 2

In the news

The first Aero Expo ran, and the Region of Waterloo, the Accelerator Centre and Skywise announced a third cohort of their Aerospace Accelerator Program.

• Ontario startup develops digital instrument for microtonal music, CTV News Kitchener

• First-ever Aero Expo puts Waterloo Region's aerospace sector on the map, Accelerator Centre

• Our Investment in Rio Health, Version One Ventures

• Local News and Views (Sept 2026), Citified

• BlackBerry reports strong Q2 earnings thanks to automotive software revenue jump, BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo)

• Third Cohort of the Aerospace Accelerator Program Announced by the Region of Waterloo, the Accelerator Centre, and Skywise, Accelerator Centre

• With new funding, Astrus prepares to automate one of the biggest bottlenecks in chip design, BetaKit (Kitchener-Waterloo)

• Introducing Radical Breakouts Fund, Radical Ventures

• Sep 20, 27: Back to the rhythm, Startup Barn

New in the directory

The Term Guy and SKOPIEN bring the directory to 698 companies.

The Term Guy
Compare term life insurance quotes from 17 Canadian companies, with broker advice on the policy features online tools skip.
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SKOPIEN
Hospital intelligence platform that connects devices, systems and clinical data to make hospital operations safer, more efficient and predictive.
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See you at DevHouse Waterloo.

Torrin