WE Tech Alliance (stylized as ''WEtech Alliance'' or ''WE•tech Alliance'') is a Canadian non-profit ''Regional Innovation Centre'' located in Windsor, Ontario servicing the counties of Windsor-Essex and

Chatham-Kent Chatham-Kent ( 2021 population: 104,316)

History

''WEtech Alliance'' was created in 2010, originally founded as the ''Softech Alliance Network'' by a group of local entrepreneurs. In February 2011, the ''Software Alliance Network'' changed their name to ''WEtech Alliance'' and partnered with the ''Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs (ONE)'' to become the official ''Regional Innovation Centre'' for the Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent counties. The organization began based out of the ''Windsor Downtown Accelerator'', a business incubator in Windsor. Here, WEtech offered their services to technology startups based in the facility. In 2017, ''WEtech'' moved out of the Windsor Accelerator and relocated to the ''EPIcentre'' at the University of Windsor, another startup accelerator focused on aiding students from the University of Windsor. ''WEtech'', however, is still focused on assisting prospect entrepreneurs from all of Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent.

Finances

''WEtech'' is funded by external sponsors, who provide both financial funding and non-monetary resources. Their main partners are the ''

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'' and the

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, through whom they serve as a ''Regional Innovation Centre''. They also receive funding from the University of Windsor as part of the ''EPICentre'', the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Trillium Foundation, and various other local businesses and organizations.

References

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External links

Official Website
Non-profit organizations based in Ontario