Eight student teams proceed to final pitching event Narrowed down from a record number of applicants since in-person events resumed, after two nights of 28 student teams pitching live to a packed room, eight teams will advance. The finalists, comprised of undergraduate and graduate…
What’s the Problem? An entrepreneur is a person who takes a problem that is not being addressed at all (or well enough) and runs with it. To many, entrepreneurship represents the freedom to create new value in the world. While most of the public…
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.
Over the course of the past year, Pronti AI has celebrated many milestones and continues to go from strength to strength.
Velocity alumni MappedIn raises $8.6 million Series A round. The company’s inception dates back more than a decade when CEO and founder Hongwei Liu was an engineering student at the University of Waterloo. Its beginnings were bolstered through $25,000 Velocity funding in 2011.
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…
Leveraging a wealth of pre-existing data, Coastal Carbon is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to measure blue carbon credits for kelp farmers.
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
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.