Velocity Incubator & Venture Capital Fund
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 invest in ambitious founders with bold ideas that scale. Velocity offers product development labs, collaborative workspaces, manufacturing equipment, and funding paired with expert business support from seasoned professionals and past founders.
Velocity takes rolling applications and invests $50,000 in companies. 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.
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 invest in ambitious founders with bold ideas that scale. Velocity offers product development labs, collaborative workspaces, manufacturing equipment, and funding paired with expert business support from seasoned professionals and past founders.
Velocity takes rolling applications and invests $50,000 in companies. 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.
Velocity
Fulltime-program / Courses
UWaterloo students, staff and faculty
Anytime
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Anytime
UWaterloo students, staff and faculty
Multiple sessions
Concept
Program Overview
The best way to learn about growing your ideas is from those who have successfully done so.
Velocity’s network of coaches includes a variety of individuals made up of founders, small business owners, early employees from successful start-ups, and experienced entrepreneurs. They are available to meet one-on-one or in a small group to discuss your start-up ideas and aspirations and help guide you to turn your concept into a reality.
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Anytime
Open to the public
Program Overview
Numerous competitions, grants and awards are available to students engaged in entrepreneurship. A comprehensive list has been gathered and will be updated annually.
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Every term
One-time event
Co-op Students
Problem Lab
Program Overview
Each term, up to two co-op students are awarded the Co-op Problem Award. This award recognizes an outstanding problem analysis of an important problem relevant to a co-op employer or the employer’s industry.
Co-operative Education and the Problem Lab offer students the opportunity to win a First Prize Tuition Scholarship of $1,500 or Second Prize Tuition Scholarship of $750, applicable to the next academic term.
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Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business
Fulltime-program / Courses
Engineering Graduate Students
Every term
Program Overview
Conrad School graduate-level academic programs and course offerings are designed to provide you with practical knowledge, skills and experiences so they can succeed in today’s increasingly entrepreneurial and innovation-driven business world:
- Business and Entrepreneurship (BE) Courses
- Graduate Diploma (G.Dip.) in Business and Entrepreneurship
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