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University of Waterloo Velocity
https://www.velocity.uwaterloo.caLast activity: 09.07.2024
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Investment Type: Accelerator
Mentions in press and media 15
| Date | Title | Description |
| 13.07.2024 | Roga's Revolutionary Approach to Mental Healthcare Secures $1.2M in Pre-Seed Funding | Roga, a groundbreaking neurotech and mental healthcare startup hailing from the vibrant city of Los Angeles, CA, has recently made waves in the industry by successfully raising an impressive $1.2 million in Pre-Seed funding. This significan... |
| 09.07.2024 | Neurotech wellness company Roga raises $1.2M in pre-seed funding | Roga founders Ami Lebendiker, CEO (left) and Dr. Alison Smith, Chief Scientist (right) Roga is on a mission to develop better alternatives for mental healthcare LOS ANGELES, July 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Neurotech and mental healthcare... |
| 22.04.2019 | Velocity and YC grad, Fuzzbuzz, raises $3.6 million CAD seed round | Fuzzbuzz, an automated software security platform founded in Kitchener-Waterloo, has raised a $3.6 million CAD seed round led by Fuel Capital, with participation from Homebrew and Susa Ventures. “Fuzzing has the potential to massively advan... |
| 28.03.2019 | New Velocity venture fund invests $200,000 in four startups | The University of Waterloo’s entrepreneurship program, Velocity, has announced direct equity investments of $50,000 each for the four winners of the annual Velocity Fund Finals (VFF). This is the first time that Velocity has made direct equ... |
| 04.05.2016 | A Canadian Startup Wants to Replace Drone Batteries With a Gas Engine | Drones would be amazing if they weren't so terrible. That is, they're great at putting cameras and sensors in the sky, but they're awful at keeping them there. The flight-time for high-end consumer drones generally tops out at 25 minutes, a... |
| 16.02.2016 | Fast-Growing Photo App Everalbum, A Chart-Topper On iOS, Comes To Android | There are apps that promise to help you free up space on your smartphone by backing up then deleting your photos. There are apps that help you organize your photos into albums, and share them with friends. And there are apps that aim to sim... |
| 27.11.2015 | Cell collection, mental health, & sweat stains: #VelocityFund Finals tackles big problems | Thursday was a banner day for the team at University of Waterloo’s Velocity program. First, it announced an expansion into some of the former Google space at the Tannery Building in downtown Kitchener. Google has moved into their swanky new... |
| 03.06.2014 | Applications for VeloCity Fund Finals Are Open Again and A Few Past Winners Are Doing Well | The application period for the University of Waterloo’s VeloCity incubator space “VeloCity Fund Finals” pitch contest are open. The big event happens later this summer July 24. The last time VeloCity put on its Fund Finals was in the winter... |
| 24.03.2014 | Angel Investor Mike Stork Gives $1 Million to VeloCity | An entrepreneur and angel investor named Mike Stork has poured a bit more fuel on the Waterloo Region startup community with a generous donation of $1 million to Velocity at the University of Waterloo. It’s not the first time Stork has done... |
| 08.10.2013 | Waterloo’s VeloCity Renames Venture Fund, Shakes Up Funding Structure | Waterloo-based startup incubator, VeloCity, has changed the name of one of its most successful programs, the “VeloCity Venture Fund”. Now it will be called the “VeloCity Fund“. As the program puts it, the “venture” was meant to include any ... |
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