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“Divine serendipity” led Uche Onuora to help his son – and students around the world

Rachel Hickey - January 21, 2020

HITCH co-founder Uche Onuora moved to Canada after learning his two-year-old son had autism. Here, he found support to give students in Africa access to better education.

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“Divine serendipity” led Uche Onuora to help his son – and students around the world

Rachel Hickey -

HITCH co-founder Uche Onuora moved to Canada after learning his two-year-old son had autism. Here, he found support to give students in Africa access to better education.

Youssef Helwa, co-founder and CEO of NERv Technology, wants to help save lives by detecting post-surgery leaks early

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How NERv won a life-changing prize for a life-saving technology (and made mom proud)

Jackie Gill - Dec 3, 2019

Meet the Waterloo startup that won $500,000 in the Entrepreneurship World Cup to fuel their mission of making sure no one dies from a preventable post-surgical complication.

Lauren Smith, CEO and co-founder of PolyGone Technologies, is fighting for microplastic-free water and gender equality in tech

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There’s plastic in your beer and gender bias in tech – PolyGone is fixing both

Melissa Embury - Aug 28, 2019

Removing microplastics from our water is hard work. It’s even harder as a female founder in a male-dominated industry, says Lauren Smith, CEO of PolyGone Technologies.

Philip Wu, founder of W&Y Environmental, supports clean energy and sustainable waste management

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How W&Y Environmental is solving our waste problem

Melissa Embury - Aug 7, 2019

Founder Philip Wu has a dream: zero landfills. His cleantech company makes better use of the gases our waste produces and the space it takes up.