Entrepreneurship

Before Tina Chan began her Health Studies degree at the University of Waterloo, she had never pictured herself as an entrepreneur.

“I had zero interest in entrepreneurship before I connected with the Waterloo community,” Chan laughs. “None at all!”

The Faculty of Applied Health Sciences student had a driving passion was for mental health, not business development. But Waterloo’s startup incubation ecosystem isn’t only about tech: it also fosters social change.

First major collaboration between Toronto and Waterloo innovation hubs will assist regional startups in global expansion

Students from the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University will put their coding skills to the test in order to design unique software solutions at the first-ever Waterloo Hacks hackathon challenge.

University of Waterloo students who want to learn about entrepreneurship and collaborate with like-minded people won’t have to go far to find a space to study, create, and access resources such as startup coaching and workshops.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development visited the University of Waterloo today to announce $12 million in funding to bring industry and academic researchers together to build the next generation of water technologies.

The University of Waterloo’s Velocity startup program is expanding its on-campus entrepreneurship programs by tripling lab space for Velocity Science and launching a new program called Velocity Start.

University of Waterloo President and Vice-Chancellor Feridun Hamdullahpur thanks everyone for helping to widen the University's lead in innovation; promote gender equity and build relationships locally and globally.

A University of Waterloo math alumnus and CEO of an e-commerce startup valued at $3.5 billion has been named to the 2015 Forbes Top 40 Under 40.

Apoorva Mehta, an alumnus of the University of Waterloo’s electrical engineering program, has been named to the annual Forbes Top 40 Under 40 list. The list highlights America’s richest entrepreneurs under 40.