Two alum startups get $1M to accelerate growth
Two Waterloo Engineering alumni-founded companies have been awarded $1M in funding from Y Combinator (YC).
Briar Smith (BASc ’20, mechatronics, robotics and automation engineering) co-founded Attunement, which is revolutionizing mental health through the power of AI. Mohammed Al-arnawoot (BASc '17, mechatronics engineering) co-founded DraftAid, which uses AI algorithms to automate the 3D model to 2D production fabrication drawing process. Each received $500,00 in funding.