Innovators and entrepreneurs define the world we live in. Join “Waterloo Grit” as Accelerator Centre CEO, Jay Krishnan, holds conversations with gutsy entrepreneurs and tenacious innovation influencers— from Canada’s hottest innovation ecosystem and around the world—to answer the question, “What does the global future of entrepreneurship look like?” from the perspective of Canada’s innovation hotbed, Waterloo.
Waterloo Grit is proudly produced in partnership with the Accelerator Centre and the David Johnston Research + Technology Park
Aerospace Innovation: Taking to the Skies with the launch of an Aerospace Accelerator in Waterloo Region
The Accelerator Centre (AC) is pleased to announce the launch of its groundbreaking Aerospace Accelerator in collaboration with the Region of Waterloo and NAVBLUE. This innovative initiative aims to foster the growth and development of cutting-edge aerospace technologies while contributing to the economic and technological advancement of the region.
Join us for a conversation with Matthew Chandy, Director of Innovation and Economic Development at the Waterloo Region. His portfolio includes a wide range of initiatives that support growth and development in the Waterloo region, including land development for investment, supporting growth in the aviation and aerospace sector, affordable housing initiatives, and innovation programming to stimulate economic growth.
20 Oct 2023
Closing the Investment Gap for Women-led startups: Challenges and opportunities female founders are faced with in today's climate
Join AC Programs Director, Beatriz Zanatelli, and CEO and Founder of Connection Silicon Valley, Joanne Fedeyko, for a discussion about becoming investment-ready and the challenges you may encounter as a female founder.
1 Sept 2023
Go-to-market: Traction Matters More Than Ever
Bocar Dia is Forum’s Manager Director, sitting at the intersection of investing and working 1:1 with portfolio founders through the early stages of building, including go-to-market, founder-led sales, and fundraising. As part of the founding team of the Enterprise product at Hootsuite, Bocar helped the business grow to well over $150M+ and 2,000+ employees in under seven years. Bocar continues to co-found, advise, coach and angel invest in SaaS startups from pre-seed to Series A. He is also currently a Sales Coach at the Harvard Business School, curator at revenue.fyi, and blogs at scalingto100.com.
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