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Watch the final 8 student-led teams pitch to a panel of judges to win $5,000 of grant funding for their business!
Thirty student teams from Arts, Math, Science, Health and Engineering faculties are preparing to take the stage and pitch at Velocity’s $5K semi-finals for their chance to advance to the flagship finals event later this month.
Waterloo’s globally recognized startup program Velocity launched an initiative that aims to help new companies in the health-tech sector access funding and get products and services in the hands of those who need them.
Velocity appoints Director of Incubator and Director of health to its leadership team as it continues to evolve to support the next generation of high-impact entrepreneurs.
Startups positioned to solve more, have bigger impact through Velocity growth January 27. 2023 While 2021 was a year of extreme growth, 2022 was a year of ups and downs for many in the tech and innovation ecosystems. Despite the uncertainty, we have reasons…
Velocity will collaborate with the Accelerating Clinical Trials Consortium, backed by the newly established Pan-Canadian clinical trials consortium, which has received $39 million in Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) funding — the federal government’s largest ever clinical trial investment
Two research teams have received the first two $5,000 Jain Family Award for Entrepreneurship instalments, a defined term award, designated to University of Waterloo students working with Velocity. The 2022 recipients are innovating to better the lives of spinal patients and making important advancements…
Fall 2022 Velocity $5K winners share desire to innovate. Excitement permeated the packed room as eight finalist teams made their last effort to convince a panel of judges that their business idea was deserving of one of four $5,000 awards at Velocity’s $5K pitch competition.
Velocity has had a remarkable evolution since our start in 2008. With a global network of founders and alumni, Velocity is rapidly growing! Today we are working with a broad range of startups that span software, deep tech, and health tech. Companies in each of these areas require different guidance and resources and therefore leaders within Velocity with matching expertise.