What’s the Problem? An entrepreneur is a person who takes a problem that is not being addressed at all (or well enough) and runs with it. To many, entrepreneurship represents the freedom to create new value in the world. While most of the public…
Waterloo’s globally recognized startup program Velocity launched an initiative that aims to help new companies in the health-tech sector access funding and get products and services in the hands of those who need them.
Over the course of the past year, Pronti AI has celebrated many milestones and continues to go from strength to strength.
Velocity alumni MappedIn raises $8.6 million Series A round. The company’s inception dates back more than a decade when CEO and founder Hongwei Liu was an engineering student at the University of Waterloo. Its beginnings were bolstered through $25,000 Velocity funding in 2011.
Leveraging a wealth of pre-existing data, Coastal Carbon is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to measure blue carbon credits for kelp farmers.
Data-driven solution to improve efficiencies and continuity of care Waterloo-based health technology startup TAMVOES, full-time founder company at Velocity, is launching a partnership at Grand River Hospital to test the company’s technology built to empower patients on their healthcare journey. Grand River Hospital will…
Velocity companies were heavily featured in the Top 100 Tech Companies to Watch for in 2022 report from FoundersBeta. Able Innovations Able Innovations is solving the painful and labor intensive process of patient transfers by developing robotic technology that enables effortless, single caregiver, safe…
Velocity is very pleased to share two major updates on MedMe Health, one of our newest portfolio companies.
We are excited for the North team and the tremendous outcome they have had through their acquisition by Google. From the entire Velocity family, we wanted to say congratulations!
ApplyBoard announced that it has secured $100 million in CAD in Series C funding. The company is now valued at $2 billion (CAD), marking the third time a Velocity-incubated startup has achieved the highly coveted “unicorn” status.