Kitchener-Waterloo innovation hub Communitech has named Chris Albinson, co-founder of The C100, as its new CEO.
Albinson will assume the role of CEO (virtually) on May 17, with plans to relocate to the Waterloo Region in the fall. His selection comes after what Communitech called a comprehensive search led by the organization’s board as well as an executive recruitment firm.
“Waterloo Region and Canada can count on Chris to boldly take Communitech from strength to even greater strength.”
Albinson is a co-founder of The C100, a nonprofit organization that aims to support Canadian tech entrepreneurship and investment. He has invested in 37 Canadian founders, including PixStream, ImagicTV, Abatis and Passwordbox, while also investing in firms such as Pinterest, DocuSign, and Turo. For more than two years, Albinson has also led the San Francisco-based BreakawayGrowth Fund, which invests in early-stage ventures such as Senso.AI, Careerlist, and Gentreo.
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Communitech reveals first cohort of new program to support minority female, non-binary founders
Kitchener-based tech hub Communitech has unveiled the first cohort of its Fierce Founders Uplift program, selecting 10 promising minority female and non-binary startup and small business founders from across Canada.
The new program, which is supported by Google for Startups and the Government of Canada through FedDev Ontario, is set to begin in March and expected to run for up to five months. According to Communitech, it will be tailored to the needs of each founder.
The program focuses on historically underrepresented groups in the entrepreneurial landscape.
Fierce Founders Uplift aims to help “shatter the glass ceiling,” focusing on two historically underrepresented groups in the entrepreneurial landscape: minority women-identifying and non-binary founders. Program participants will receive $10,000 in non-matching funds and professional coaching.
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