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Jun 18, 2025

Building the Cities of Tomorrow: 6 Highlights From The Future Cities Innovation Challenge and iCapstone Symposium

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May 30, 2025

Serving up a taste of robot food delivery

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May 29, 2025

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Hacking Hockey

Waterloo students use 5G technology to develop the future of sports fan engagement
University of Waterloo
Nov 27, 2020
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Congratulations to the Fall 2020 Concept $5K Finalists!

Top 10 teams selected by judges to compete in the Fall 2020 $5K finals, including four teams that will also be competing for the climate change grant.
Nov 17, 2020
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VFPC Fall 2020: investment announcement

With the closing of another investment round, we are excited to announce the 4 new companies joining the Velocity Fund and Velocity Health Tech Fund portfolios.
Nov 9, 2020
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Announcing our 10 finalists and the next virtual VFPC event

Oct 21, 2020
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The Climate Change Grant: Funding a Brighter Future

Concept is teaming up with University of Waterloo's Interdisciplinary Center on Climate Change to offer a brand-new grant to help us focus our efforts on combatting climate change.
Sep 29, 2020
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The Climate Change Grant: Funding a Brighter Future

Concept is teaming up with University of Waterloo's Interdisciplinary Center on Climate Change to offer a brand-new grant to help us focus our efforts on combatting climate change.
Sep 28, 2020
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Celebrating a Year of Student Success

University of Waterloo
Sep 15, 2020
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Suncayr: from deeptech to the dawning of a global brand

Suncayr is the maker of SPOTMYUV, a UV detection sticker that can show someone when sunscreen needs to be reapplied again. Read the story that's more than half-a-decade in the making.
Aug 26, 2020
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Post-VFPC update: Catching up with Intelline

Intelline designs and manufactures high efficiency diesel generators. Read what the startup's been working on since 2018.
Aug 25, 2020
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Media coverage

As trade war rages, Page raises $4.1 million to help orgs track government changes with AI
March 20, 2025
Float Financial, which aims to be the Brex of Canada, lands US$48.5M Series B
January 13, 2025
Could a saliva test detect concussions? A Waterloo biotech startup goes for that goal
November 18, 2024
University of Waterloo’s Velocity moves out of the Garage & into the Arena
November 15, 2024
Back To Basics: How Scribenote Is Saving Vets Time And Money
September 23, 2024
Shohei Ohtani focused on swing after quiet, yet productive, opening week with Dodgers
April 2, 2024
In Theranos' shadow, blood testing startup Vital Biosciences collects $48M
July 25, 2023
Velocity finds new digs in Kitchener’s rapidly growing Innovation District
May 30, 2023
Province invests $7.5M in 'state-of-the-art' Innovation Arena for University of Waterloo
April 13, 2023
Innovation Arena exterior building in bright sunny day

University of Waterloo’s Innovation Arena opens its doors

University of Waterloo
November 15, 2024

Detecting concussions with a simple spit test

Health
November 18, 2024

Waterloo startup Scribenote secures $8.2 million to tackle vet burnout with AI scribe

Health
September 24, 2024

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