Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Waterloo.
Co-Founder of @piinpoint. University of Waterloo Geomatics and Computer Science. Developer of data visualization and location analytics tools.
Co-Founder Chalk.com • Studied at @university-of-waterloo • @lightspeed-venture-partners and @the-kairos-society Fellow
http://williamzhou.com
Full-stack web dev with a talent for usability.
Worked at @well-ca, @research-in-motion
Zora Cofounder, First Executive Director @volta, Cofounder @titanfile, Maritimer.
http://www.milanvrekic.com
Software Engineer at ExcitEm; Worked at @amazon, @if-we-1; UWaterloo Software Engineer Grad (Dean's Honours List)
Co-Founder of @relay. Former Product Manager on Google+ Mobile and Software Engineer on Mobile Search/Gmail. Waterloo CS grad.
Software Developer. @tribehr Engineering Manager. Maker. Hacker. Self-diagnosed wantreprenuer. Community enthusiast. Political wonk.
Geek of all trades.
Co-Founder Kira Talent • Worked at @minted, @nuance-communications • Studied at @university-of-waterloo • Next36 Entrepreneur
Web developer and product guy. Created Recipeasly. Formerly of @kik-interactive and @unata .
Developer Relations @thalmic. Follow to get the latest details of the @thalmicdev program and how to develop with Myo!
2-time founder, YC alum, Founder @ @streak.com
http://omarismail.com
Founder @gonabit, @bidvine • Worked at @livingsocial, @adgear • Investor @dash, @flashprops • Studied at @university-of-toronto, @wilfrid-laurier-university
http://www.danstuart.me
Founder @ticketlabs (YCS14) • Studied at @university-of-waterloo
Worked on Mobile Google+ and hangouts.
Founded Freepoint Inc and launched www.pictoreo.com
Working at Square
VP Engineering at ArtBarn Labs
CEO of @tribehr (Sold to NetSuite 2013), CEO of @lewis-media (Sold 2009), CEO @onmyblock-ca, and Co-Founder @simple-machines-forum. UWaterloo Computer Engineer.
http://www.josephfung.ca
Currently studying Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Previous internships focused on web application development in Ruby and Python
Waterloo EE Student and Hackaday writer. Worked at Tesla Motors and CrossChasm Technologies. I build hardware, software, and the stuff in between.
Previously co-founder at @couple (YC W12). Y Combinator alum. Studied Economics and Psychology at the University of Waterloo.
http://blog.jamiemurai.com
CEO of Tulip Retail. Founder of @well-ca. Creator of BrickBreaker. Software Developer. Ecommerce Guy.
CEO of Lumos. I dig game development and filmmaking.
Entrepreneur. Designer + Engineer, University of Waterloo
http://www.namank.com/resume
PhD candidate at University of @oxford-university in Mechanical Engineering as Rhodes Scholar. Teacher and strong generalist engineer who can code.
http://www.kezboard.ca/blog
Software Engineer @rollbar. Cofounder @goosechase. Bachelor of Computer Science at the @university-of-waterloo
Co Founder, CEO @steamblocks • Studied at @university-of-westminster-uk
http://blog.soundofcode.com
Serial entrepreneur including a successful acquisition /w @productwiki. Currently working @google as a @product_manager. Focused on @consumer-internet and @mobile-2.
Founder @woof • Worked at @niteroll • Studied at @mcmaster-university
Founder LeafNotes • BCS @university-of-waterloo
Founder Gratious • Worked at @amazon, @artbarn • Studied at @university-of-waterloo
http://www.gauravmali.com/thoughts/
Self-unemployed developer looking for adventure in a creative workplace!
http://barbaramacdonald.ca
Waterloo CS, lover of networks and security, self-acclaimed linux guru. Determined to develop a functional OS kernel and reverse engineer everything I touch.
Founder of @taab, simplifying mobile payments. Waterloo ElecEng & CompEng graduate. Master's student at Toronto. Second software startup after UW.
http://www.xitjipatel.com/
Founder HearthStats • Worked at @procter-gamble-2, @gopexo • Studied at @university-of-waterloo
http://extra.io
CTO and Co-founder @Edvisor.io • @techstars alumnus • Founder @mysnowbuddy • Consultant @avanade • Junior Lead @airg • Slacker at @simon-fraser-university
@SweetTooth co-founder, eCommerce advocate, #Magento engineer, @CodingForACure, Travel lover, and Entrepreneur
http://blog.jayelkaake.com
Studied at @wilfrid-laurier-university, built amazing Tire Pressure Monitoring System, Consulted, Founded @dateonfire
Software Engineer at @careguide
http://blog.garethmacleod.com
Pensive, entrepreneurial biped with a strong technical background, and a focus on web based tech.
Senior Scientist @nicoya-lifesciences starting in October. PhD in Nanotech @imperialcollege in London. M.Eng and B.Eng in Chem Eng @McGillU
Multimedia graduate, managed the website and built a cross-platform mobile app at Ontario Sheep.
Now doing contract website design and building apps.
https://PhilipK.ca
Founder Gratious • Worked at @zynga, @amazon • Studied at Software Engineering @university-of-waterloo
Founder @funraisers-ca • Studied at @university-of-waterloo
Waterloo Computer Engineering, Entrepreneur & Full-Stack Software Developer
Founder and CEO @nicoya-lifesciences. Studied Nanotechnology and Mechanical Engineering @university-of-waterloo.
Diagnosed with OCD (Obsessive Coding Disorder), student at University of Waterloo.
University of Waterloo CS, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, attention to details, and passion on learning
Computer Engineering student at University Of Waterloo. Mobile Engineering and Embedded systems enthusiast. Love hack-a-thons and open source projects.
University of Waterloo Honors Computer Science Co-op student. Graduating in 2019. Fast learner, competent and team worker.
Founder @stockpad • Full-stack Software Engineer, Skydiver from Canada • Worked at @scotia-capital, @td-securities • Studied at @university-of-waterloo
Student at @university-of-waterloo
Jack of all trades, Master of none
Front end developer and designer. Engineering student at @university-of-waterloo
https://medium.com/@lesianalepa
CompEng @university-of-waterloo • Interned @vectorface @vitalhub @bnotions @ibm • Tech, books, music
http://irvanjit.wordpress.com
Waterloo Master's Student working in Machine Learning
Studies Nanotechnology Engineering and Knowledge Integration @university-of-waterloo . Works at @Nicoya Lifsciences. Athlete, traveller, problem-solver.
Active contributor to ReviewBoard. Worked at @fora, @bookneto. Studying CS at University of Waterloo. IOI 2011 bronze medalist.
Computer Science student at the University of Waterloo
Waterloo New Grad in 2014; Web developer since freshman year highschool; Worked at SAP
Studied at @university-of-waterloo, @wilfrid-laurier-university
Software Developer at @tawlk LLC. Real-time social search and analysis. Focus on machine learning, NLTK, data mining and sentiment analysis.
Co-founder @121writing on a mission to demystify writing. Incubated by @imaginek12. Prev Kira Talent @ Next36, uWaterloo for CS and Knowledge Integration.
Worked at @fora
Project Lead at Pravala Networks. Started a startup in University focused on mobile and web technology. Full stack JavaScript developer.
http://twitter.com/bzmwillemsen
8 years of involvement in IT. Co-founded 3 startups. Business & coding. UWaterloo MBET, Bocconi BBA.
Founder TeamAtLast, jimport
Passionate about greate code, which leads to great software.
Worked on both software engineering and QA teams. Passion for development; currently developing Android app as self-study and working as Ruby on Rails Developer
Software engineer. CTO of Artdst.
Serial entrepreneur and co-founder at @outsourcefactor. Also a developer with Python / Django / Linux.
http://blog.outsourcefactor.com
Worked at @facebook, @lookout, @qualcomm, @pivotal-labs • Honours Computer Science @university-of-waterloo
MEng CE graduate from UBC; Worked at BlackBerry, Motorola and Canadian tech startups.
Worked at @webotics • Studied at @wilfrid-laurier-university
Waterloo CS new grad; Worked at Facebook, Oracle
Embedded software developer • Worked at @blackberry-2 • Studied at @university-of-waterloo
Computing & BBA Double Degree | Developed numerous WebApps | UI&Graphic Design | Full-Stack
http://www.romansanine.com/blog
Worked at @experiment • Studied at @university-of-waterloo
Waterloo Geomatics, experience with Java, Python, MySQL, and ArcGIS
Integrity Tactical Services Manager at PTC
University of Toronto Grad, Proven Team Leader, accomplished / drivien developer