For the first time, the University of Waterloo has moved into the top-150 in the QS World University Overall Rankings, which grades institutions on reputation, teaching, research and global outreach across all disciplines.

The 2022 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) global university rankings placed UWaterloo at 149^th worldwide, an improvement of 17 spots over 2021 and 24 spots over 2020. A top-150...

This article is part of our "Understand the Risk" series, which looks at business risk with comparative data. Articles in this series cover natural hazards, infrastructure, economic competitiveness, stability and freedom, talent and workforce and health.

There’s a reason everyone knows the mantra “location, location, location.”

In this edition of our “Understanding the Risk” series, we’re...

Faire, the Waterloo-based retail innovator, has announced a new valuation of $7 billion following a $260 million Series F rounding round.

As the company itself noted, this sort of sentence is might seem like déjà vu. That’s because Faire previously announced a $170 million Series E that took their valuation to $2.5 billion just 8 months ago and a $150 million Series D that helped them achieve...

MasterClass, a high-profile American streaming platform, has announced plans to launch a new engineering headquarters in Waterloo. This will be their first expansion outside of the US.

With a new $225M Series F raise in the books, MasterClass is advancing strategic initiatives including increased content production, international expansion and the launch of a new Enterprise business. This...