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of Canada

Primal makes sense of small data

For 10 years, the software developers at Primal have built an artificial intelligence platform that understands words. It understands the words in a Twitter feed or any other social media channel.

Interview with Sheldon Fernandez, CEO at DarwinAI

The University of Waterloo (UW) is central to this narrative as most of our team, including our founders, are Waterloo alumni

University of Waterloo's Institute for Quantum Computing earns Guinness record with microscopic Canadian flag

A team of scientists from University of Waterloo's Institute for Quantum Computing have created the smallest-ever Canadian flag, according to Guinness World Records.

University of Waterloo’s Velocity launches investment fund to support tech startups

Since it was founded in 2011, Velocity has held three pitch competitions annually, awarding prizes of $25,000 each to the top four startups in the competition.

Five Waterloo companies on list of high-potential Canadian tech firms

University of Toronto’s Impact Centre identifies five Waterloo companies that hold the potential to explode onto the world stage, including the possibility of becoming Canada’s newest “unicorn.”

The Canadian startups that could be billion-dollar breakouts in 2019

Sending congrats to these #Canadian #startups featured on @macleans list for having the potential to be billion-dollar breakouts this year (@Ben_Zifkin @srlake). Great to see. (c/o @_mainguyen)

Southern Ontario’s Silicon Valley: Unleashing Waterloo’s tech-innovation sector

For those of us engaged with building the innovation ecosystem in Kitchener-Waterloo, the federal government’s interest and investment in creating these superclusters is highly encouraging.

Heffner Studio brings cutting edge technology to Kitchener Public Library

The digital studio at Kitchener Public Library will soon be getting a big boost thanks to a $200,000 donation from the Heffner family.

Amazon-Backed Smart Glasses For $1,000: First Look