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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

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

A Reeddi power capsule, shown at right, provides affordable and sustainable electricity for short-term needs. A startup created by Olugbenga Olubanjo (CivE MASc 1T9) is piloting the technology in Nigeria. (Photo: Leke Alabi Isama/GGImages/Proof Africa)

Reeddi powers up: Startup brings portable, renewable electricity to rural areas

March 11, 2021

Company launched by Olugbenga Olubanjo (CivE MASc 1T9) aims to provide sustainable, dependable energy

From left: HOPE Pet Foods; Xesto; Themis; and, Reeddi.

U of T Entrepreneurship Week: Four engineering startups to watch

March 9, 2021

From launching a line of alternative-protein pet foods, to providing sustainable energy to Nigeria, these are the four U of T Engineering startups to watch in 2021

Along with fellow U of T alumnus and co-founder Ivan Yuen, Allen Lau built Wattpad into a global digital publishing and entertainment company that was recently purchased by South Korean internet giant Naver (photo courtesy of Wattpad)

‘A match made in heaven’: U of T Engineering alumnus Allen Lau on Naver’s US$600-million acquisition of Wattpad

February 8, 2021

Acquisition of Wattpad, the world’s most popular digital storytelling platform, will enable the company to take its business “to the next level”

Using iPhone’s 3D camera, Xesto’s app can accurately measure your foot to within 1.5 mm. (Photo courtesy Xesto)

New startup Xesto collaborates with ECE to launch foot-sizing app

December 22, 2020

Software uses iPhone’s FaceID camera to accurately size your feet. The free app made its debut in early December, in time for the gift-giving season

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