Top 10 finalists presented unique solutions from personal DNA synthesizers, 3D mapping, flying cars, and more. The winning startups may one day disrupt trillion-dollar markets. Toronto, Ontario Disruption has become a cliche term for startups. But for the four winning early-stage startups at the…
As Velocity culminates its tenth year igniting the entrepreneurial spirit, a diverse range of new startup stories were front and centre at the 23rd Velocity Fund Finals. Twenty startups pitched their ventures to a crowd of spectators for a chance to win a share…
As Velocity continues to celebrate ten years of igniting the entrepreneurial spirit, a diverse range of new startup stories were front and center at the 22nd Velocity Fund Finals. Twenty startups pitched their ventures to a crowd of spectators for a chance to win a share of…
To tell the story of Velocity is to tell the story of a startup. Ten years ago, Velocity began as a simple experiment to bring people interested in entrepreneurship together, and since that time, it has helped shape the creation of hundreds of startups…
Today, as Velocity celebrated ten years of memories, exciting new startup stories were front and center at the 21st Velocity Fund Finals, as twenty startups pitched their startup ventures to a crowd of hundreds of spectators for a chance to win a share of $130,000 in funding.…
On November 30, twenty University of Waterloo startups pitched at the Velocity Fund Finals, with seven up-and-coming companies walking away with $125K in funding. This was the twentieth edition of a pitch competition that began in 2011, and to date, has awarded more than…
Every day at Velocity is filled with energy and new breakthrough ideas. But today was more exciting than usual because Velocity received a visit from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Navdeep Bains. Mr. Trudeau and Mr. Bains visited the Velocity…
Entrepreneur and angel investor Mike Stork has generously donated $1 million to Velocity. The great news was made public today in a press release from the University of Waterloo. The donation has inspired the University to grow the Velocity Fund, which means many more years of Velocity Fund…
Sean Van Koughnett Founder, VeloCity Director, Student Success Office In the spring of 2007, the first iPhone was about to be released, Facebook was taking off, and a startup called twitter had just made a splash at SXSW. The “next big thing” (and how…
The press release is now finally out there (see below), former VeloCity resident from the Winter of 2009 term has donated $1 million (yes million) to the University of Waterloo that will be used to expand support for student entrepreneurs at the University of…