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