Our mentors are accomplished business leaders who provide our entrepreneurs with 1:1 advice on how to launch and scale their venture.
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Entrepreneurship@UBCO offers UBC Okanagan students, faculty, staff and recent graduates training and mentorship support to explore their startup ideas, build connections within the Okanagan innovation ecosystem, and develop the skill set needed to launch a successful new venture.
This includes venture-building programs, incubation spaces, mentoring, and investment opportunities. Our e@UBCO Accelerator, located at the Innovation Centre in downtown Kelowna, provides the UBC community space to interact and transform their ideas into viable ventures.
Saskia Battersby
Product Management Mentor & Coach; Former Director, Product Management, Visier Inc.
Rose Bhojani
Valhalla Angel; Business Consultant; Former Technology Sector Specialist/Senior Manager, BDC
Grant Lawrence
President, Valhalla Angels
(Kelowna and Vancouver Chapters)
Program Highlights
$
2.55
M
capital raised
105
employees hired
69
ventures coached
*Program statistics are cumulative from the program launch date in 2018.
eDiscovery Workshops
Mentor2Market
story hub
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