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Waterloo founders raise more than $14 billion USD in 2024

University of Waterloo
Sep 16, 2025

Velocity celebrates the inaugural Waterloo Tech Week

Community
Sep 12, 2025

Velocity and Novel-T forge transatlantic trade corridor for founders

University of Waterloo
Sep 8, 2025

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Meet Your Fall 2020 Concept $5K Winners

University of Waterloo
Dec 3, 2020
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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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University of Waterloo’s Velocity moves out of the Garage & into the Arena
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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

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September 24, 2024

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