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Accelerator Program Graduate Clearpath Robotics CEO announced as EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2013 Award Recipient

Clearpath Robotics CEO Matt Rendall with EY EOY Award(Kitchener, ON, Canada – October 29, 2013)  The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Awards, celebrating 20 years of honoring entrepreneurship and innovation in Canada, announced CEO of Clearpath Robotics, Matt Rendall, the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ 2013 Ontario award winner in the category of Young Entrepreneur. The Ernst & Young Awards Gala was held at the Toronto Metro Convention Centre Thursday evening.

“I am thrilled and incredibly honored to receive this award,” said Matt Rendall, CEO and co-founder of Clearpath Robotics. “Entrepreneurship is a team sport; this milestone is shared equally amongst my dedicated business partners and the whole Clearpath team – we are in this together 100%.”

With Matt Rendall’s leadership, Clearpath Robotics became profitable within 18 months of its inception, and has since developed a customer base of leading researchers in over 25 countries around the world.

“Leading entrepreneurs see the future before it takes place,” says Colleen McMorrow, National and Ontario EY Entrepreneur Of The Year program director. “Inspiring others to embrace entrepreneurship is exactly what we need in Canada.”

Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates the contribution and spirit of entrepreneurs everywhere. The Canadian program is in its 20th year of honoring the country’s most impressive entrepreneurs from all areas of business. Award finalists are chosen based on their vision, leadership, financial success and social responsibility.

About Entrepreneur Of The Year

Entrepreneurs turn us on. To new ideas, new ways of thinking and new possibilities. We’ve shone the spotlight on entrepreneurs for 20 years – and we’ve only just begun. Nominees are reviewed by an independent judging panel composed of several distinguished business leaders and previous award recipients. The 2013 Ontario judging panel consisted of John Albright, Founder and Managing Partner, Relay Ventures; Claude Haw, Managing Partner, Venture Coaches; Tim Jackson, Vice President, University Relations, University of Waterloo; Don Morrison, Senior Managing Director and Country Head, OMERS Private Equity; Nicole Musicco, Vice President, Funds & Co-Investments, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan; David Shaw, 2010 Ontario Entrepreneur Of The Year professional services category winner and Founder and CEO, Knightsbridge Human Capital Management; and Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, CEO, MaRS Discovery District. www.ey.com/ca/EOY.

About Clearpath Robotics

Clearpath Robotics, a global leader in unmanned vehicle robotics for research and development, is dedicated to automating the world’s dullest, dirtiest, and deadliest jobs. The Company serves robotics leaders in over 30 countries worldwide in academic, corporate, industrial, and military environments. Recognizing the value of future innovation, Clearpath Robotics established Partnerbot, a grant program to support university robotics research teams, internationally. Clearpath Robotics provides robust robotic vehicles and autonomous solutions that are engineered for performance, designed for customization, and built for open source. Visit Clearpath Robotics at www.clearpathrobotics.com, follow us on Twitter @clearpathrobots or like us on Facebook.

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Meghan Hennessey

Marketing Communications

519-513-2416

press@clearpathrobotics.com

www.clearpathrobotics.com

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Accelerator Program Graduate ChangeIt® partners with MSCU to turn change into charitable revenue

Source: CBC News Online

A Waterloo tech company that allows users to donate to charity by rounding up purchases has formed its first partnership with a financial institution in Waterloo Region.

ChangeIt users are able to round up their debit and credit purchases to the next dollar, and donate the remainder to charities of their choice. The rounding doesn’t show up at the cash register but is calculated by ChangeIt software and the difference is taken out of the user’s bank account at the end of the month.

The firm has now extended its services to the Mennonite Savings and Credit Union, which is based in Kitchener with about 19,000 members and eight branches in southern Ontario.

“Basically members can say I would like to activate ChangeIt on my payment card, so that when I make a purchase, I choose to have that purchase rounded up in the background,” said ChangeIt chief operating officer Jim Stirtzinger.

Read the full article here.

 

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Announcing the latest graduates from the award-winning Accelerator Program: I Think Security Ltd. & Monstercat Inc.

Waterloo (Ontario), CANADA, September 12, 2013 – World renowned for its cultivation of technology entrepreneurship, Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre announced today that I Think Security Ltd. and Monstercat Inc. are the latest companies to graduate from its award-winning Accelerator Program. The Accelerator Program has graduated 33 companies into the marketplace since its inception in 2005, generating 1000 jobs, and contributing more than $90 million in revenue to the Waterloo Region economy.

Cyber risk is now a top priority for CEOs of enterprises large and small, and a single security breach can lead to millions in lost revenue and reputation damage. I Think Security, founded by cryptologist and security expert Dr. Cédric Jeannot, provides bulletproof security solutions for the enterprise aimed at protecting a company’s most sensitive corporate information. I Think Security’s products for data protection, cloud security and mobile security leverage military-level encryption, yet are easily installed and deployed within even the largest organizations. I Think Security products are in use in more than fifteen countries worldwide.

With singles charting at #1 worldwide on Beatport, albums hitting #1 on iTunes dance charts in over 16 countries, and more than 1 million plays on YouTube, Monstercat is proving to the world that independent labels have the ability to reshape the music industry landscape, while supporting up and coming musicians. The company was founded by University of Waterloo grads, Ari Paunonen and Mike Darlington.

“We continue to be so incredibly proud of our graduates, who continue to make a significant and meaningful contribution to the economy of Waterloo Region. Today’s graduates, I Think Security and Monstercat are literally at opposite ends of the technology spectrum, with one company providing solutions to a highly risk averse enterprise audience, while the other surfaces musical talent within the electronic music scene. Yet both companies excel at what they do, and have a tremendous future ahead of them, thanks to the mentorship, business advice, education and support they have received through the Accelerator Centre’s Accelerator Program,” says Tim Ellis, CEO of the Waterloo Accelerator Centre and Accelerator Program Inc.

About the Accelerator Centre

The Accelerator Centre, located within Waterloo’s David Johnston Research and Technology Park, is a world-renowned, award-winning facility dedicated to developing and commercializing technology start-ups. Through its Accelerator Program, early-stage companies benefit from in-depth business coaching and seamless support services, including access to office facilities, coaching and mentoring, education, connections to capital, networking, R&D support and outreach, talent recruitment, technology transfer assistance, and commercialization expertise, enabling technology start-ups to move to market faster, create jobs and stimulate economic activity.

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AC Graduate Clearpath Robotics named for People's Choice Awards – they need your vote!!

Clearpath Robotics has received honorary status in the
International Business Awards – vote Clearpath today for favorite company

(Kitchener, ON, Canada – September 4, 2013) Clearpath Robotics is in the running for the 2013 People’s Choice Stevie® Awards for Favorite Companies; a feature in the International Business Awards, which are now in their 10th year. The general public worldwide will vote for their favorite companies until September 18 at http://favoritecompanies.stevieawards.com/default.cfm. To vote for Clearpath Robotics, enter code Y216B or select the category ‘Industrial’.

“This is an incredible recognition for our company and our efforts in product innovation to automate the world’s dullest, deadliest and dirtiest jobs with robots. Robots are going mainstream and this nomination is proof!” said Matt Rendall, Chief Executive Officer at Clearpath Robotics.

Clearpath’s Grizzly Robotic Utility Vehicle was announced the Gold Stevie Award winner in the International Business Awards last month for ‘Best New Product or Service of the Year – Industrial Products & Services’. The win has qualified Clearpath Robotics for the 2013 People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies; in addition, it has brought recognition to Clearpath’s ability to develop state-of-the-art, leading edge robotic vehicles. Grizzly, for instance, is the first of its kind to fuse robotic automation and utility vehicles. Any traditional utility vehicle implement can be attached to Grizzly RUV, making this robot adoptable by mainstream users.

Clearpath Robotics designs and builds unmanned vehicle robotics for research and development. The Company was founded in 2009 and has grown into a multi-million dollar company since, with customers in academic, environmental, industrial, and agricultural industries. World leaders utilize Clearpath’s platforms and services for leading edge research initiatives. Initiatives have spanned from next-generation Mars Rover prototypes to autonomous mining vehicles in harsh environments.

About Clearpath Robotics
Clearpath Robotics, a global leader in unmanned vehicle robotics for research and development, is dedicated to automating the world’s dullest, dirtiest, and deadliest jobs. The Company serves leading researchers in over 30 countries worldwide in academic, corporate and military environments. Recognizing the value of future innovation, Clearpath Robotics established PartnerBot, a grant program to support university robotics research teams, internationally. Clearpath Robotics provides robust solutions that are engineered for performance, designed for customization, and built for open source. Visit Clearpath Robotics at www.clearpathrobotics.com, follow us on Twitter @clearpathrobots or like us on Facebook.

About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in five programs: The International Business Awards, The American Business Awards, the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.

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Meghan Hennessey
mhennessey@clearpathrobotics.com
Kitchener, Ontario
N2C 1L3 Canada
Ph: 519-513-2416 x833
www.clearpathrobotics.com

 

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Accelerator Centre Graduate Clearpath Robotics receives prestigious International Business Award

Clearpath Robotics announced that it was named the winner of the Gold Stevie® Award for “Best New Product or Service of the Year – Industrial Products & Services” in the 10th Annual International Business Awards. Clearpath’s new product to be recognized for the Gold Stevie is their most recent robotic platform, Grizzly Robotic Utility Vehicle (RUV). See Exchange Magazine September 2013 Monitor Section.

International Business Awards (IBAs) are one of the world’s top premier business award programs. The Stevie Awards, nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word “crowned,” were created to honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and working people worldwide.

More than 3,300 nominations from organizations in over 50 nations and territories were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Most Innovative Company of the Year, Management Team of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Executive of the Year, among others. The Stevie Award winners were selected by more than 250 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process this year.

“The 2013 International Business Awards are noteworthy for featuring the best collection of entries we have ever received,” said Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards. “The judges have been unanimous in their comments about the quality of achievements, and the expertise with which they were portrayed, in the nominations we received this year. We extend our most heartfelt congratulations to all of this year’s Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners.”

Clearpath Robotics introduced Grizzly RUV in March 2013. The autonomous vehicle is engineered to handle harsh, dangerous environments. With four high-torque motors, rugged 26″ all-terrain tires, class-leading ground clearance, a solid steel chassis, 48V at 400Ah of power, and a base weight of 1450lbs, it is ideal for industrial applications, particularly in agriculture, mining and defense.

“We are honored to be recognized by the International Business Awards and congratulate all of the nominees and fellow honorees for their achievements”, said Matt Rendall, CEO of Clearpath Robotics. “Grizzly Robotic Utility Vehicle is the first of its kind in the industry and the team here at Clearpath is beyond excited for their acknowledged accomplishment – Grizzly would not have come to fruition without the dedicated, awesome team of engineers that stand behind it.”

Details about The International Business Awards and the list of Stevie Award winners are available here. The awards will be presented to winners at a gala awards banquet at the W Hotel in Barcelona, Spain on 14 October 2013.

Source: Exchange Magazine

August 15, 2013