Velocity Cornerstone Program
Cornerstone is the culmination of the student entrepreneurial process. It’s a community of student founders all looking to start their careers in entrepreneurship. They are actively building out their business plans through customer discovery and validation while getting coaching and support from their fellow student teams, Velocity coaches, Velocity founders and business advisors. The goal is to gain enough traction by graduation to join a top-tier accelerator/incubator program or attract investment.
Cornerstone is the culmination of the student entrepreneurial process. It’s a community of student founders all looking to start their careers in entrepreneurship. They are actively building out their business plans through customer discovery and validation while getting coaching and support from their fellow student teams, Velocity coaches, Velocity founders and business advisors. The goal is to gain enough traction by graduation to join a top-tier accelerator/incubator program or attract investment.
Every term
UWaterloo students, staff and faculty
Multiple sessions
Concept
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Undergraduate students
Spring term, Winter term
Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business
Program Overview
This specialized co-op program is designed to support two key groups: first-year engineering, mathematics, and accounting co-op students, and early-stage startup companies. You will develop transferable employment skills through a series of workshops, seminars, and work-term placements, while contributing to real business objectives.
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Grebel Peace Incubator
Fulltime-program / Courses
UWaterloo students, staff and faculty
Anytime
Program Overview
The Grebel Peace Incubator provides a collaborative community and access to mentorship and funding for early-stage non-profits and social enterprises focused on advancing peace and justice. Their expertise in thinking and working politically helps new ventures engage governments and transform systems. New ventures in this incubator thrive within a culture of inclusion, collaboration, and community-mindedness.
Applications are considered on a rolling basis.
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Velocity
Fulltime-program / Courses
Open to the public, UWaterloo students, staff and faculty
Anytime
Program Overview
Velocity is an incubator for pre-seed technology startups from the University of Waterloo and around the world. The program is designed to guide and amplify early-stage start-ups as they turn ideas into scalable companies with the potential for positive, global impact. We welcome ambitious founders with bold ideas that scale. Velocity offers product development labs, collaborative workspaces, manufacturing equipment, and an expansive network paired with expert business support from seasoned professionals and past founders.
Velocity takes rolling applications. Founders must be willing to join the incubator to work on their company full time and must demonstrate they can build a company that solves a $1B+ problem.
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September
Graduate students
Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business
Program Overview
Get your graduate business degree while you build your venture. The MBET degree is a professional, practical, course-based master’s program for people who want to make things happen. Offered in 2 formats: one-year full-time and three-year part-time program.
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