Entrepreneurship

Velocity is a comprehensive entrepreneurship program at Waterloo, and Velocity Garage is the largest free startup incubator in the world.

Ten companies will compete for four prizes of $25,000. Judges will present one winner with an additional $10,000 for the top hardware pitch. Another 10 early-stage startups will compete for one of three awards of $5,000.

Location: Great Hall, Student Life Centre, University of Waterloo

Date: Thursday, December 1, 2016

Unlocking our potential takes a combination of experience and insight.

Whether you’re about to embark on your first career or figuring out the next step in your personal journey, the fall 2016 issue of Waterloo Magazine has information you can use.

Want to learn more about how your reaction to failure can motivate success? Check out Not Afraid to Fail, for research and lessons learned the hard way.

Great universities aren’t just bricks and mortar, they rise with the dreams and achievements of the people who pass through their doors.

Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović will visit the University of Waterloo to find out about Canada’s most innovative university and to tour the Institute for Quantum Computing

A smart contact lens that monitors glucose levels captured one of two international runner-up awards in this year’s James Dyson Award competition, the third University of Waterloo student project to win a top prize in three years.

(Right to Left) TritonWear co-founder and CEO Tristan Lehari, Minister of Small Business and Tourism Bardish Chagger, and Warrior Head Coach Jeff Slater

High praise came with some practical advice Tuesday as the federal government formally announced recent financial support for developed-in-Waterloo technology that is changing the way competitive swimmers train.

Komal Minhas, who was invited to screen her new documentary Dream, Girl at a White House event and later invited to speak at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France - is returning to Waterloo for an exclusive screening of her documentary about female entrepreneurs.

Startup companies are cropping up all over Waterloo Region, but to grow they often need support.

That’s where University of Waterloo mechanical and mechatronics engineering professor Zhongchao Tan steps in, helping to sow the seeds for success.

The University of Waterloo celebrated the official opening of the expanded Velocity Garage, making UWaterloo home to the largest free startup incubator in the world.

Occupying space in the Lang Tannery building, Velocity has grown by more than 29,000 square feet to provide space for up to 120 startups to work and collaborate, and to benefit from co-location with Communitech’s network of industry partners and supports.

The expanded facilities will allow Velocity’s software, hardware, life-sciences and social entrepreneurship startups, currently housed in separate buildings, to grow as a community under one roof, and share insights through peer mentorship.

Date: Friday, October 28, 2016