Entrepreneurship news

Over the past two decades, U of T Engineering has spun out more than 100 new companies. Programs such as our Entrepreneurship Hatchery, our Engineering Business minor and our Troost Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (Troost ILEAD) provide rich opportunities to commercialize research and grow startups into thriving businesses.

Entrepreneurship at U of T Engineering

‘Talking Photos’ Tell Success Story

January 31, 2011

With its critical mass of venture capital and talent, Silicon Valley is a huge draw for enterprising Canadians who, by current estimates, now number around 300,000. They flock there to work for companies such as Google or Apple – or to strike out on their own. The original nickname for the region south of San […]

Five Students Selected for The Next 36: Canada’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Initiative

December 15, 2010

The Next 36, a new program that helps launch the business careers of 36 promising and innovative Canadian undergraduates, have chosen five U of T Engineering students. In summer 2011, EngSci students Shahed Al-Haque (1T1), Shane Gu (1T3), Saksham Uppal (1T1 + PEY) and ECE students Michael Del Baso (1T2) and Tulika Gupta (1T2) will join other aspiring entrepreneurs from around the country, as […]

Engineering Student Named Global Graduate Student Entrepreneur of the Year

November 22, 2010

Vincent Cheung (ECE), a PhD candidate, continued his winning streak this month in adding a global title to his local, regional and national entrepreneurial awards. Cheung was named Global Graduate Student Entrepreneur of the Year, a specialized category within the 2010 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA), a program of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. The competition is for […]

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