Across industries, landscapes and continents, UBC innovators are leading the charge creating solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. From climate solutions and human health transformations to technological advancements and social impact, UBC is a rich bedrock of innovation home to entrepreneurs generating impacts through research and discoveries. Join entrepreneurship@UBC for their second annual […]
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entrepreneurship@UBC Hosts Second Annual Venture Showcase
Across industries, landscapes and continents, UBC innovators are leading the charge creating solutions to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. From climate solutions and human health transformations to technological advancements and social impact, UBC is a rich bedrock of innovation home to entrepreneurs generating impacts through research and discoveries. Join entrepreneurship@UBC for their second annual […]
UBC Entrepreneur Wins Inaugural £1 Million Earthshot Prize
Globally, we generate $120 billion of agricultural waste every year. What farmers cannot sell, they often burn, with catastrophic consequences for human health and the environment. The burning of agricultural waste causes air pollution that in some areas has reduced life expectancy by a decade. This week a social enterprise with innovation roots at UBC […]
entrepreneurship@UBC’s Immersion Week Starts Today
entrepreneurship@UBC is hosting Immersion Week starting today, Monday September 27th. Immersion Week is a five day online event for UBC students, staff, faculty, alumni and BC’s innovation ecosystem to come together with the purpose of demystifying entrepreneurship in the innovation economy. This week-long event will cross 3 tracks of content and includes keynote speakers, insightful panels, […]
Get Immersed In Entrepreneurship At UBC’s Immersion Week
entrepreneurship@UBC is hosting Immersion Week starting on September 27th. Immersion Week is a five day online event for UBC students, staff, faculty, alumni and BC’s innovation ecosystem to come together with the purpose of demystifying entrepreneurship in the innovation economy. This week-long event will cross 3 tracks of content and includes keynote speakers, insightful panels, roundtable […]
12 Ventures To Pitch At UBC’s Ready-to-Raise Investor Showcase
Entrepreneurship and innovation thrives at UBC. From the incredible research and discoveries happening across campus to ideas and trends emerging from the university’s population of transformational thinkers, UBC is home to a rich community of early-stage ventures set to shape the future of our world. Be witness to this innovation at UBC’s upcoming “Ready-to-Raise” 2021 […]
UBC Announces 12 Ventures For Ready-to-Raise Investor Showcase
After several application rounds entrepreneurship@UBC has announced the 12 ventures who will be “Ready-to-Raise” at their 2021 Investor Showcase. Chosen from their later stage incubator and HATCH Accelerator, the ventures are transforming industries including robotics/AI, climate solutions, human health and more, solving the problems facing the world today through new venture creation. Ventures were evaluated […]
entrepreneurship@UBC Launches Human Health Venture Studio
entrepreneurship@UBC is at it again. The University incubator and accelerator has launched the Human Health Venture (H²V) Studio to leverage UBC’s deep pool of research by transforming human health innovations to impact through venture creation. The studio launch marks the program’s own evolution as an academic incubator/accelerator, creating specialized verticals to work with innovators across industries. […]
4 Female Led Ventures You Don’t Know, But Should
The world is in transition. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed, amongst many things, the massive burden shouldered by women in society, the unbalanced responsibility they carry and challenges they face. This is made apparent by looking at the disproportionate numbers of women on the front lines as essential workers across hospitals, nursing […]
UBC Ushers In Next Wave Of Startups
Since its inception in 2013, entrepreneurship@UBC – the University of British Columbia’s incubator/accelerator program – has supported 484 ventures that have gone on to raise more than $1.38 billion in financing, $104 million in revenue and create over 919 full-time jobs, creating tangible economic and social impact. The program works with early stage entrepreneurs across […]