Connect with University of Waterloo alumni and meet current students – MBET students who will be visiting from Waterloo and undergraduate co-op students currently on work terms in San Francisco and the Bay Area - for an exclusive evening of conversation, discussion and celebration. Throughout the night there will be an opportunity to meet and hear founder stories from University of Waterloo alumni from companies such as Imply and Tanda.
You will also have a chance to connect with the Deans of the Faculties of Engineering, Mathematics and Science.
This is your chance to reconnect with old friends and meet new ones when Waterloo comes to the Bay!
Speakers
Guest speakers at this event are as follows:
Fangjin (FJ) Yang
Co-Founder and CEO
Imply
Fangjin (FJ) Yang (BASc 2007, MASc 2009) is the co-founder and CEO of Imply, a Silicon Valley unicorn B2B tech startup. Imply has raised 215M+ in primary capital from leading firms such as Andreeseen Horowtiz, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Thoma Bravo. FJ began his career as a software developer and is the creator of Apache Druid, a popular analytics database used by many of the world's largest companies. He grew up in Calgary, Alberta and graduated from the University of Waterloo, where he is a distinguished alumnus.
Connect with Fangjin Yang on LinkedIn.
Jesse Chor
Founder & CEO
TANDA
Jesse Chor (BCS 2004) is a Toronto native, a University of Waterloo Bachelor of Computer Science graduate from the class of 2004, and a serial entrepreneur with three startups under his belt. Currently, he is the founder and CEO of TANDA, a fintech startup focused on ensuring financial security for SMB workers, boasting backing from notable firms like Sequoia and Initialized Capital. Residing in the Bay Area, Jesse has a career history, including pivotal roles at Expedia, Yahoo, and Splunk, and was the Founder of SPARQ, once the world's leading QR code company, which Yahoo acquired in 2014. A fervent advocate for the Waterloo Co-op program, Jesse has significantly contributed to hiring over a thousand Co-op students, demonstrating his commitment to fostering new talent in the tech industry.
Connect with Jesse Chor on LinkedIn.
Ilia Baranov
Co-founder & CTO
Polymath Robotics
Ilia Baranov (BASc 2013) is the co-founder and CTO of Polymath Robotics, a San Francisco-based SaaS for robotics startup.
Polymath Robotics makes software to autonomously drive ground vehicles in agriculture, raw materials, defence, and other sectors.
Previously, Ilia led robotics teams at Amazon, working on software for the Astro home robot, and was an early employee at Clearpath Robotics, another Waterloo native company.
He will often take the "Swiss Army knife" approach to a problem, where the faster and most versatile solution is preferred to the perfect solution.
Connect with Ilia Baranov on LinkedIn.
This event is hosted in partnership with Sentry. Appetizers and refreshments will be provided and are included in the registration fee.
Please note that you may be asked to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) before the event or when you arrive at the event.
There are no physical tickets needed to attend this event. Once your registration is completed you will be added to the guest list. Please check in at the door when you arrive at the event location.