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Feature Story
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The Accelerator Centre brings home the Junior Achievement Business Spirit Award for Mentorship
Congratulations to The Accelerator Centre mentorship team!
We have invested hundreds of hours recruiting the best high tech mentors for The Accelerator Program. Mentorship is an essential component of The Accelerator Program, and as such it operates with the mandate of cultivating the sales, marketing, communication, technology, finance and human resource capabilities of our Clients.
The Accelerator Centre mentorship team includes:
Kevin Elop - Finance Mentor
Ellyn Winters-Robinson - Communications and Public Relations Mentor
Jackie Lauer - Human Resources Mentor
Kevin Hood - Sales and Marketing Mentor
Mark McArdle - Tech Mentor
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Accelerator Buzz
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Velocity: Re-brand, and 25 new startups for University of Waterloo's startup incubator
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The University of Waterloo is one of our integral partners in commercialization and academia. So when news of the re-brand for Velocity - U of W's startup incubator - reached us, we had to share!
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"Today, Velocity is unveiling a new visual identity because, like its startups, Ve locity has grown, it has evolved, and it continues to set the pace for greatness." Read more here. Be sure to watch the video that welcomes viewers into their re-brand process.
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And to keep that energy going, they have announced the new startups that will be part of the Velocity Garage workspace in downtown Kitchener. Twenty-five companies in total will call the Garage home this winter. Read more about the companies here. |
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Client Corner
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Accelerator Program Clients from three of our locations well represented in the news!
Waterloo Accelerator Centre
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Accelerator Program Client Avenir Medical's device sees action at Mount Sinai Hospital.
"It was a thrill for us, seeing our product used in a live OR," said 28-year-old Bakirtzian, whose devices had first been tested in cadavers. "It was a dream we were picturing for years." Read the full article by thestar.com here.
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Stratford Accelerator Centre
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"Trending.info was one of the first startups to participate in the University of Waterloo Stratford campus-backed Stratford Accelerator Centre, where business mentors have helped Huitema and West find ways to make their business scalable."
Now they are bringing their unique social media platform to the Caribbean. Read the full article here.
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Communitech's Hub
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Accelerator Program Client RENOMii writes about the opportunities to "communicate to renovate" in the latest issue of Ontario Home Builder.
Read the full article by Kara Smith here. |
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Good news for Accelerator Program Graduate Kik! They made Forbes 30 Under 30 ranking this year. Three others with University of Waterloo Engineering ties made the list as well. Read U of W's press release here.
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You'll find Accelerator Program graduate CrossChasm in Green Car Reports. Their product - Fleetcarma - details cold weather data on the battery range of Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt electric cars. Read the full article here.
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Accelerator Program Graduate Clearpath Robotics steps into IEEE Spectrum, the Top Rated robotics website in North America! Read about Clearpath's involvement here.
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