Jennifer Dawe appointed Manager, R+T Park
Veteran research park leader joins the University of Waterloo as new Manager for the David Johnston Research + Technology Park…
World-renowned for its cultivation of technology entrepreneurship, Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre announced today the successful graduation of BigRoad, Boom Digital Media Group and InfiniDy from its award-winning incubation program. The three companies bring the total number of graduates from the Accelerator Program to 31.
Founded by brothers Kelly and Terry Frey and technologist Dan Collens in less than two years, BigRoad has become the #1 electronic log app on Android. Leveraging the Frey brother’s extensive experience in the transportation and fleet management sector, BigRoad is dedicated to improving a commercial carrier driver’s life on the road while streamlining small- to mid-sized fleet operations. In the last year, the company has signed partnerships with the National Association of Small Trucking Companies, as well as Sprint and Bell to bring their smartphone app to market.
InfiniDy, located at the Communitech Hub, is a mobile gaming company discovered by two University of Waterloo Graduates, Xun Cai and Rashid Khan. In its short lifespan, the company has created several top ranking games for the iOS. “9,000 BC” developed by InfiniDy in 2009 was featured by Apple as one of the Best Archer Games! 2012’s “Zombies vs. Aliens” was ranked as one of the Top Paid Games in the US and on other worldwide App Stores. And InfiniDy’s latest title “Happy Park” has been downloaded millions of times and continues to be a global success.