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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

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Four startups to watch from U of T Engineering’s Hatchery Demo Day 2022

September 23, 2022

Four student-founded companies will be moving on from the Hatchery’s NEST program to its Go-To-Market stage

Diana Virgovicova (Year 2 CompE) was recently selected for NEXT36, a founder development program that offers mentorship, seed funding and other resources to help undergrads and recent grads launch their businesses. (Photo: Kerem Topalismailoglu)

U of T Engineering undergrad selected for NEXT36 national entrepreneurship program

March 16, 2022

Diana Virgovicova (Year 2 CompE) will receive mentorship, seed funding and other resources to launch her new business

Users can scroll through Fyyne’s app for the latest hair trends, find an artist who will best suit their needs and book an appointment with just a few clicks. (Image: Fyyne)

A cut above: U of T startup Fyyne makes hair services more accessible

March 11, 2022

U of T Engineering’s Olugbenga Olubanjo (CivE MASc 1T9) launched the social marketplace to help connect Black hair artists with customers looking for beauty services

Jiayue (Jenny) He, a U of T Engineering alumna, is the co-founder of a Silicon Valley startup that's rethinking how home construction and renovation services are delivered (Photo: Jenny He)

From driveways to mRNA, startup founders bolster U of T’s rapid rise in entrepreneurship space

March 1, 2022

Jiayue (Jenny) He (EngSci 0T3 + PEY), the CEO and co-founder of Ergeon, credits her Professional Experience Year Co-op Program experience with an all-important first exposure to Silicon Valley

U of T Engineering alumna named to Forbes 30 Under 30

December 14, 2021

Laura Burget (ChemE 1T6) and her business partner Connie Lo started Three Ships Beauty in 2017

Olugbenga Olubanjo (CivE MASc 1T9), Founder and CEO of Reeddi Inc with a Reeddi Energy Capusule. (Photo: Ian Willms / Panos Pictures)

CivMin alumnus is finalist for £1-million Earthshot Prize

October 14, 2021

First-ever Earthshot Prize winners to be announced Sunday, October 17

Left to right: Nelson Lee and Ethan Hugh (both Year 2 CompE) are the founders of Haven. (Photo: Lumuat Dinder)

Student-built Haven app aims to help prevent sexual assault

October 7, 2021

U of T Engineering undergraduate startup provides users with a quick way to get help in unsafe situations

Nightingale.ai, an AI-enabled platform that enables physiotherapists and their patients to connect remotely, is one of five winners of Hatchery Demo Day 2021. (Photo courtesy: Nightingale.ai)

Five startups to watch from U of T Engineering’s virtual Hatchery Demo Day 2021

September 24, 2021

Companies aim to bring technological improvements to urban planning, physiotherapy and many other fields

Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) teaching assistant Crystal Liu designed, sourced and mailed 50 lab kits for students to build a mini mechanical tester from home. (Photo courtesy Crystal Liu)

‘Assemble it like IKEA furniture:’ U of T Engineering TA creates build-at-home machine to enable hands-on remote learning

April 6, 2021

DIY kits designed, assembled and mailed to 50 Materials Science & Engineering students for at-home labs

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