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Alex Kinsella

Alex Kinsella

Alex Kinsella is a freelance writer based in Kitchener, Ontario. He's worked with some of Canada's most well-known tech companies in customer success, development, product management, PR, social media, and marketing. Alex has contributed to publications, including BetaKit, The Globe and Mail, The Community Edition, and Grand Magazine.

A young woman throws a thumbs up amid a crowd of people at Waterloo Tech Week
Events

Student-led takeover of Tri-Cities tech continues with Waterloo Tech Week

Sep 8, 2025

Hack the North organizers launch new event to help the Waterloo Region stay connected.

BetaKit Town Hall: Most Ambitious
Events

BetaKit Town Hall showcases Canadian ambition at home and abroad

Jun 26, 2025

Over 500 people packed Convocation Hall to hear from Canadian innovators tackling big problems.

team members of Swirl
AI

Former Raptors star Jerome Williams newest teammate of community connector Swiirl

Jun 3, 2025

Startup helps brands connect with community and student creators for social impact.

University of Waterloo Velocity
Healthtech

University of Waterloo’s Velocity moves out of the Garage & into the Arena

Nov 15, 2024

Six years in the making, UW’s startup incubator has a new home in the Innovation Arena.

Vint Cerf, University of Waterloo
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Vint Cerf’s internet history lesson at University of Waterloo mixes humour and hope with words of warning

Jun 17, 2024

The co-developer of TCP/IP shares thoughts on interoperability, accessibility, preservation.

kiite
AI

5 Kitchener-Waterloo tech companies to watch in 2018

Jan 19, 2018

The founders, developers and designers of Waterloo Region tech have been busy and 2018 doesn’t show any sign of slowing down.…

Velocity now housing all of its startups under one roof with renovated 37,000-square-foot space

Oct 28, 2016

Waterloo lays claim as home to the second highest density of startups outside of Silicon Valley — and those startups need…

Toronto traffic
Toronto

RideCo hoping to save #TOWRCorridor from perils of 401 commute

Jul 4, 2016

The air leaves your lungs. You feel a churn in your stomach. Sweat quickly builds upon your brow.   These are the physical…

Google office Kitchener-Waterloo

New #WaterlooRegion office solidifies Google’s place in Canadian tech

Jan 15, 2016

Google doesn’t do anything on a small scale. While having a mayor cut a ribbon is great, Google opened their new 185,000…

Oneiric

Oneiric is making hockey gear to keep kids safe

Jan 11, 2016

I only learned how to play hockey as an adult, and it was a painful initiation into the game. Constant falls, brutal crashes…

The Marketing Leap
Events

The Marketing Leap wants to bring Toronto and Waterloo’s best marketers together

Dec 23, 2015

As Canada’s startup scene matures, the need for great marketers – and marketing tech – has never been greater. Marko…

Velocity Fund Finals
Funding

Cell collection, mental health, & sweat stains: #VelocityFund Finals tackles big problems

Nov 27, 2015

Thursday was a banner day for the team at University of Waterloo’s Velocity program. First, it announced an expansion into…

Ways We Work

Ways We Work wants the story behind the startup story

Oct 9, 2015

The startups that usually come to mind are the ones who have succeeded at telling their stories the best. But there are stories…

Velocity Fund Finals
Funding

Velocity Fund Finals is Waterloo’s startup Thunderdome

Jul 24, 2015

I like to think of the Velocity Fund Finals like Thunderdome from “Mad Max”. Only here in Waterloo Region, it’s ten startups…

Communitech Tech Leadership Conference
Events

Tech Leadership Conference 2015 finds the right mix

Jun 8, 2015

Over 800 attendees descended upon Bingemans Conference Center in Kitchener recently for the 2015 Communitech Tech Leadership…

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