Four with engineering ties included in Forbes 30 Under 30

Monday, December 14, 2020

Young entrepreneurs who studied at ݮƵ Engineeringand launched companies to fill a void in the marketplace are part of.

Jonathon Dos Santos (BASc ’14, nanotechnology engineering) co-founded in 2015. The company uses the latest in electric vehicle

Jonathon Dos Santos
technology to produce universally compatible lithium-ion batteries for heavy-duty vehicles like forklifts.

Jonathon Dos Santos, co-founder of Stromcore Energy

Jack Forbes (BASc ’16, management engineering) co-founded , a startup that evolved from his fourth-year Capstone

Jack Forbes
Design project, then known as PadPiper. Kopa, an app to help co-op students find reliable housing,graduated from Y Combinator in spring 2019 and has earned over $1 million USD in venture capital seed funding.

Jack Forbes company evolved from his 2016 Capstone Design project

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After spending seven years at Facebook, Sachin Monga, who studied systems design engineering at ݮƵ, co-founded the app described as a “private and cozy corner” for friend groups and families to connect. Cocoon’s profile has expanded duringthe COVID-19 pandemic that has prompted friends and families to find new, digital ways to connect.

Sachin Mongaco-founded the app Cocoon

Artem Pasyechnyk (BSE ’14) left Facebook in 2018 to co-found

Artem Pasyechnyk
, which produces software designed to assist cannabis retailers with cultivation, compliance regulation and daily operations. Currently serving more than 750 facilities, Canix has raised $1.5 million USD to date.

Artem Pasyechnyk, a software engineering alumnus, co-founded Canis

Forbes30 Under 30is a set of lists issued annually bymagazine and some of its regional editions. In total, eight with ties to the University of ݮƵ made one of the lists for 2021. [Full story]