Ten startups from diverse backgrounds - everything from biotech to computer science - will pitch their businesses for a share of $100,000 at the Velocity Fund Finals (VFF) at the University of Waterloo.
Paul Salvini, a Waterloo alumnus with a degree in computer science, has been named Associate Vice-President, Research Commercialization for the University, as well as Chief Executive Officer of the Accelerator Centre, a leading technology incubator located in the University’s David Johnston Research and Technology Park.
Dominic Toselli graduates this week with a mechanical engineering degree and numerous prestigious awards for PetroPredict, a startup that’s garnering considerable investor attention.
The company he co-founded with Andrew Andrade, a second-year Waterloo mechatronics engineering student, uses data analytics to find potential oil and gas leaks that may go undetected for years.
Christina Marchand will graduate this week with all the typical memories of late nights and cramming for exams. But she also carries memories of watching women die needlessly in childbirth.
People standing in line have two choices: They can twiddle their thumbs, or put them to work.
Millions of scrap tires are generated every year and only a fraction of the discarded rubber is ever recycled. Now, a University of Waterloo startup is taking its technology global by offering manufacturers around the world a cheaper - and greener - way to recycle old tires.
With support from the University’s Waterloo Commercialization Office (WatCo), Tyromer Inc. is commercializing an invention by Chemical Engineering Professor Costas Tzoganakis. The technology chemically breaks down – devulcanizes – tire rubber so it’s suitable for reuse.
Long before Clearpath Robotics was a multi-million dollar operation with a global reputation it was a humble Waterloo startup with a space issue.
Matt Rendall had a dream of building robots. But almost five years ago — ancient history in the life of a startup — there came a point when his robots would no longer fit under his desk.
