Waterloo EDC Blog

In 2016, Bosch became the latest of an impressive list of global companies choosing to invest in Waterloo, through a wholly owned subsidiary called ESCRYPT Canada.

This subsidiary is a leader in the area of embedded security, with a focus on secure connected vehicles, smart cities and Internet-of-Things (IoT) security. Today, their Waterloo location is the company’s technical headquarters for...

Waterloo is quickly becoming one of North America’s hotspots for applied artificial intelligence. Our recent survey found that our community now boasts 95+ AI businesses, from global giants like Google and SAP to startups launching products that bring artificial intelligence to advanced manufacturing, automotive technology, robotics, security and more.

There was tons of exciting news in Waterloo over the last month. That made choosing just 10 stories a challenge, but we did it anyway.

Here are 10 great business and investment stories:

When Stu Siegel, former CEO/Owner of the NHL’s Florida Panthers, realized they were not using tech or analytics to improve the way the hockey team was playing, he began digitizing and data-basing player data, sowing the seeds of what would later become HockeyTech.

After acquiring other tech companies working in hockey analytics, Siegel began looking for a single space to house his growing staff...