Premier Doug Ford announces that the Ontario government is investing $7.5 million in the Innovation Arena — Velocity’s new home on the University of Waterloo’s Health Sciences campus — at a groundbreaking event.

Velocity company Adaptis' proprietary, artificial intelligence-driven software, born out of University of Waterloo research, enables circularity in construction, decarbonizing and material recycling for existing and new multi-family housing, commercial and institutional buildings.

TrainPro finished second place with a $5,000 prize in a March Madness style pitch competition organized by Saint Mary's University in Halifax.

Meet the four teams that recieved $5K at the Velocity $5K finals.

In this follow-on article, we’ll talk about how incubators, accelerators, and venture capital firms make decisions on who gets into their programs and who receives their investments.

The region’s tech startup roots have deepened further now that two Velocity companies, Halion and H2nanO, have launched out of the incubator and into their own lab spaces. Joining the Velocity alumni community of 150 companies, Halion and H2nanO will continue to grow their sustainable solutions and, ultimately, further commercialization of their deep tech products while remaining in the local area.

Meet the eight student teams competing in the Velocity $5K finals.

Part I of Towards Better Representation in Entrepreneurship series.

Thirty student teams from Arts, Math, Science, Health and Engineering faculties are preparing to take the stage and pitch at Velocity's $5K semi-finals for their chance to advance to the flagship finals event later this month.