We’re open for business, and students are all fired up about it.
At today’s launch event for Algonquin College’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the centre’s official name – IgniteAC – was formally unveiled, and students were introduced to the resources designed to help them launch their businesses during their studies. Continue reading
SUMMIT, a summer intensive entrepreneurship program, offers students’ a hands-on experience in developing their Start-Up through business modelling, peer support and guidance from entrepreneurs. The program is back this summer and we’re looking for your help to assemble an amazing team of young entrepreneurs for our second year. Continue reading
“Personally I got some clarity on what I am looking for in terms of technical co-founder. I know that Christina Miller received good feedback as validation for her business start up. Most of the teams that went through FounderFuel said it was a great experience.”
FounderFuel is a mentor-driven accelerator that helps early stage web, mobile, and software as a service startups raise seed capital. FF provides $50K – $100K of capital and access to veteran entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists, and senior executives, and over $400K in perks and services. Teams were eligible for $150K from BDC Venture Capital on Demo Day.
“To get to Montreal we took “the founder” bus which was packed with start up founders,” added Tomas. “Pizza, pop and small informal on the bus radio pitch competition happened before we arrived. The evening was full of great pitches, smell of pop corn and amazing networking session – I ran out of business cards!”
1,400 people were invited to FF’s largest Demo Day yet, offering plenty of opportunities for startups and prospective entrepreneurs, like our students, to pitch, network, and celebrate throughout the event. Learn more about this event.
To learn more about FounderFuel, visit founderfuel.com.