Entrepreneurship

Friday, March 14, 2014

Retirees carrying too much debt

by Christine Bezruki, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences

A financially secure retirement is becoming the exception not the norm, says Lee Anne Davies, CEO of Agenomics, a consulting firm specializing in money management and aging.

Today, more and more Canadians are finding themselves burdened with debt during retirement—a worrying trend that shows no signs of slowing.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Waterloo entrepreneurs compete for $100,000 in Velocity funding

by Staff, Marketing and Strategic Communications

Four teams of entrepreneurs could soon see their names on a big cheque to help grow their ideas. This week, University of Waterloo startup incubator Velocity revealed the 10 finalists competing for a share of $100,000 in grant funding at this term's Velocity Fund Finals on March 27.

The teams will pitch their ideas for a chance to win one of four grants of $25,000 and a place among the 30+ startups operating at the Velocity Garage in downtown Kitchener.

Monday, February 17, 2014

Leading the quantum revolution

by Staff, Marketing and Strategic Communications

Once considered a technology of tomorrow, quantum devices are transforming fields including communication, research and geological exploration in the here and now.

New technologies that operate according to the laws of quantum mechanics, are rapidly moving from the laboratory to the marketplace. The real-world application of quantum devices was the subject of a University of Waterloo-led symposium on Sunday at an international meeting of scientists, policymakers and science media in Chicago, IL.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Velocity startups raise more than $100 million

by Staff, Marketing and Strategic Communications

Companies in the University of Waterloo’s Velocity startup program have raised more than $100 million in funding in the five years since the incubator was launched.

Investment received by Velocity companies includes funding from venture capitalists, angel investors, government programs, and grants from the Velocity Fund, as well as from crowdfunding website, Kickstarter.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Velocity startups raise more than $100 million

by Media Relations

Companies in the University of Waterloo’s Velocity startup program have raised more than $100 million in funding in the five years since the incubator was launched.

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Investment received by Velocity companies includes funding from venture capitalists, angel investors, government programs, and grants from the Velocity Fund, as well as from crowdfunding website, Kickstarter.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Two University of Waterloo startups voted top in Canada

by Alida Cane, Marketing and Strategic Communications

Two companies that got their start at the University of Waterloo’s Velocity Garage have placed first and second in the Techvibes 2013 Canadian Startup Awards.

Thalmic Labs and Vidyard took first and second place in the “Startup of the Year 2013” category—making up 74 per cent of the 36,000 votes cast by Techvibes readers.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Startup makes volunteering easier for high school students

by Staff, Marketing and Strategic Communications

Local students who need to find volunteer jobs and keep track of their hours to graduate from high school will be getting help from a University of Waterloo startup.

Charity Republic has announced that an online tool, Hour Republic, will be rolled out to new high school students in the Waterloo Catholic District School Board this summer.

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Monday, January 13, 2014

Keep your resolutions with Waterloo grads smart wear

by Christian Aagaard, Marketing and Strategic Communications

Two recent Waterloo graduates have put their own spin on the adage about clothes saying something about the wearer.

Dhananja (DJ) Jayalath and Christopher Wiebe will ship the first orders this summer for fitness apparel — form-fitting tops and bottoms — that measure such key performance indicators as muscle activity, heart rate and breathing.