Amirhossein Boreiri (left), Swish Solar's Chief Technology Officer, and Miswar Syed, Chief Executive Officer, are the latest Velocity-based company to raise pre-seed funding

Swish Solar raises US$1.5M to make solar energy more sustainable

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Nov 10, 2025

Waterloo founders raise more than $14 billion USD in 2024

University of Waterloo
Sep 16, 2025

Velocity celebrates the inaugural Waterloo Tech Week

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Sep 12, 2025

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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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New product feature launch: Catching up with Ground News

Velocity recently caught up with Ground News to learn more about their company growth and new product feature.
Aug 18, 2020
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Pandemic Challenge Fund Winners

University of Waterloo
Aug 5, 2020
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Concept $5K Winners Spring Their Ideas Forward

University of Waterloo
Aug 4, 2020
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Meet the Pandemic Challenge Fund Finalists

Presenting the Pandemic Challenge Fund Finalists.
Jul 31, 2020
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Wolf and Grizzly: the makings of a tech company in campfire cooking

The founders of Wolf and Grizzly describe their startup journey and the mechanical innovation story behind their outdoor products.
Jul 30, 2020
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MedMe Health milestones: accelerator program completion & product launch to help fight COVID-19

Velocity is very pleased to share two major updates on MedMe Health, one of our newest portfolio companies.
Jul 28, 2020
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Search is on for Velocity’s Next Campus Director!

Velocity is seeking its next Campus Director to lead Velocity’s entrepreneurial support system for the University of Waterloo (UWaterloo) campus.
Jul 22, 2020
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Innovation Arena exterior building in bright sunny day

University of Waterloo’s Innovation Arena opens its doors

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Detecting concussions with a simple spit test

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