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Kicking the summer off right, this month we saw new tech funding rounds, growing partnerships with our higher education institutions and more.
Here are the top stories from May 2022:
Faire raises another $416M
Fast Company ’s Most Innovative Retail Company, Faire, has  just announced a massive raise worth $416 million  – now valuing over $12 billion – which they plan to use for product development and building a world-class team....
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As spring keeps rolling along in Waterloo, our post-secondary institutions are getting global attention for their incredible programming and ability to produce work-ready talent.
That’s just the tip of the iceberg in April, though, which includes news about Canada’s impressive tech workforce growth and an exciting new 5G autotech challenge.
Here are the top stories from April 2022:
UWaterloo in global top-25 for computer scienceThe latest edition of...
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Spring has sprung in Waterloo – bringing renewal and growth across our community.
In March, we saw substantial new investments in tech and startups, news about our booming population and an impressive increase in air traffic.
Here are the top stories from March 2022:
Waterloo named one of the fastest growing communities in CanadaWaterloo Region is a growing ecosystem and the latest Canadian census data confirms it – from 2016 to 2021  Waterloo Region...
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February brought a storm of tech funding and cybersecurity success to Waterloo.
This month, a flurry of funding raises for companies like eSentire, DOZR and RideCo descended on our community, while exciting announcements regarding research and rapid growth in Waterloo made headlines.
Here are the top stories from February 2022:
eSentire joins growing list of Waterloo unicorns
There’s a new unicorn in town. eSentire, a local cybersecurity innovator, recently...
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Waterloo kicked off 2022 with a bang. This month, our business ecosystem saw major funding announcements, earned research accolades and achieved international recognition for our cleantech and sustainability efforts.
Here are the top stories from January 2022:
Toronto-Waterloo Corridor named one of the world’s top cleantech ecosystems The Toronto-Waterloo Corridor is a global leader in cleantech.  A new report from  Startup Genome  named the area...
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