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Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Power the Next Generation of Schulich Entrepreneurs and Innovators

Supercharging Student and Alumni startups and careers

Forging powerful global and regional partnerships

Attracting World-Class Speakers and Mentors to Schulich

Creating Breakthrough Work-Integrated Learning Placements

Unlocking New Classroom Experiences

The Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship leads the development of accelerator/incubator services for the Schulich School of Business and its various programs, builds new partnerships throughout the wider innovation ecosystem and designs Innovation-centric Work Integrated Learning Programs.

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Swyft raises $17.5 million to bring same-day delivery to all the retailers that aren’t Amazon

Aadil Kazmi BBA ’13

ALT TEX closes $1.5 million pre-seed round to commercialize sustainable polyester alternative.

Myra Arshad BBA ’19

SKYGAUGE closes $3.3 million Seed Round to launch a workforce in the sky.

Nikita Illushkin BBA ’15

Inspiring Schulich Success Stories

BBA Alumna Competes for $1M Grand Prize in Food Waste Reduction Challenge

Schulich alumni-founded company, ALT TEX has been selected as one of six finalists for the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Food Waste Reduction Challenge. The company’s founder, Myra Arshad (BBA’18) has been a leading member of the Schulich Startups community for several years and has been a speaker and guest lecturer for numerous events and Schulich […]

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Students Compete at Together 2023 for $15,000 Prize

The Schulich School of Business has successfully concluded Together 2023, its annual Entrepreneurship Bootcamp and Competition that bridges the innovation ecosystems of Canada and India. Together 2023 was the third edition of the program, supported through an ongoing partnership between Schulich and Startup India (Government of India) and focused on the theme of ‘Self Reliability, […]

Alum Raises Over $2 Million USD for Startup

The Schulich Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship congratulates RYSE’s hardworking team for raising over $2M USD in their ongoing Series A Community Round so far. RYSE is employing a unique investment vehicle that allows both accredited and retail investors to participate in their funding round. RYSE’s founder, Trung Pham (BBA, ’09), credits Schulich for his understanding […]

Mentorship Program Celebrates Second Cohort of Schulich Founders with Veteran Alumni Mentors

The Schulich Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship celebrates the second cohort of the Schulich Startups Mentorship Program. A bi-annual program, six Schulich Founders receive four months of one-to-one mentorship from veteran Founders and Investors, who are Schulich Alumni themselves. The Mentorship Program is led by Entrepreneur in Residence Cherry Rose Tan. In a continued partnership with […]

New Global Entrepreneurship Course Focuses on Toronto Tech Landscape

Schulich MBA students, plus exchange students from partner schools, have successfully completed the first-ever ENTR 6905 (Intelligent Innovation Ecosystem Design) course. This course represented a partnership between Schulich’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Schulich’s International Relations office. This year, ENTR 6905 hosted exchange students from Israel, the UK, and Thailand. Cherry Rose Tan, Entrepreneur […]

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Together 2022: Inspiring Social Impact Innovators of Tomorrow

Top Undergraduate and Graduate Students from the Schulich School of Business and the Lassonde School of Engineering competed at TOGETHER 2022 earlier this month. The unique seven-day Entrepreneurship Bootcamp and Venture Competition, hosted by Schulich and Startup India, doubled in size this year – connecting 100 teams of Canadian and Indian student entrepreneurs and innovators […]

Daniyal Dehleh and Arshal Madan - BeTimeful

Schulich Startups ‘BeTimeful’ Launches on Product Hunt to Solve Productivity

How many times have you gone to social media for something specific only to end up down a 30-minute rabbit hole? After being distracted by YouTube’s recommendation videos every time they watched a tutorial for their studies, Daniyal Dehleh (BBA’21) and Arshal Madan (iBBA’21) co-founded BeTimeful to remove distracting features automatically once a person is […]

Master of Management Students Win Award by Tackling Plastic Waste

Five Master of Management students were recently awarded $1,000 for The Bob Elhart Award in the Entrepreneurship and New Firm Creation course. Team SAVON Skin consists of Feeha (Fia) Azeem (MMgt ’21), Anthony Azzarello (MMgt ’21), Stefania Priore (MMgt ’21), Tate Garlough (MMgt ‘21) and Toby Wercberger (MMgt ’21). The team was inspired to create […]