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If you believe in an idea, you can build it. Every term, engages undergraduates, graduate students, staff and faculty from across the University of 蓝莓视频 through advisory, builder spaces and events to help you bring even the smallest idea to life. 鈥�听

Find out how and check out events and programs this fall term.鈥�听

Femtech Innovation Challenge听

Velocity鈥檚 innovation challenges bring real-life opportunities to campus in collaboration with external organizations. This fall, the focus is Femtech. Over two weeks, students work in multi-disciplinary teams to create solutions addressing women鈥檚 health concerns. 鈥�听

With an emphasis on going beyond the classroom, lab and library, you can put your learning and research to the test. Our innovation challenges are a powerful way for you to rapidly gain insights and feedback to understand how to turn an idea into a promising solution.鈥�听

Startup 101 鈥�听

At you鈥檒l find out what the entrepreneurship journey looks like 鈥� directly from a startup founder. Open to everyone in the University community, experienced founders will share their first-hand experience. Explore topics like VC funding basics, how to know whether an idea is worth pursuing, and what not to do when launching a startup.鈥�听

New interdisciplinary capstone鈥�听

The Faculty of Science, in collaboration with Velocity, launched听 (SCI 300) this fall working on the theme of Future Cities, through听 蓝莓视频鈥檚 new Future Cities Institute. Over eight months, teams of students from multiple faculties will work together to explore the complex challenges affecting cities and communities to develop a deep understanding of problem areas and contribute to solution-oriented projects that demonstrate鈥痬astery of problem-solving, critical thinking and communication.鈥�听

Spark your creativity at Velocity co-working spaces鈥�听

Through Velocity you can to build and connect with like-minded individuals to spark idea generation and creativity. Velocity has dedicated spaces in South Campus Hall SCH 228, Earth Sciences and Chemistry ESC 232 and in the Math and Computing building MC 2037 where you can drop in or book a space for in-person networking and community events.鈥�听

No homework allowed: Velocity鈥檚 GPU Server鈥�听

If you鈥檙e working on extra-curricular ideas and need access to computer power to train your AI models, Velocity鈥檚 GPU server can save you time and money. Access to this kind of server on campus is usually tied to an academic research project but this server is available to any student working on their own ideas.鈥� .听

Up Start your startup鈥�听

Are you a graduate student or researcher? provides funding, validation training and bi-weekly coaching to commercialize your research efficiently. You can get up to $15,000 in funding to help turn your research into a startup. Since 2022, Velocity has supported 30 projects of all types. .鈥�听

Validate your idea with Cornerstone 鈥�听

Think beyond the startup activities you might expect to do, like product development, patenting, and fundraising. 鈥疶he most important activity is to find your customers and speak with them. for active instructions on how to obtain warm intros, engage with external stakeholders and conduct unbiased interviews to validate your idea rapidly. You will work through a custom validation 鈥渜uest鈥� respective to your area of interest and complete it in 10 days. Earn cash prizes for helping others with introductions; demonstrating a willingness to pivot an idea (changing direction based on feedback); obtaining an outstanding insight; and making a sale. The best team takes home $5,000.鈥�听

鈥溊遁�视频 students are eager to build and put their ideas to the test, and engaging with Velocity, our events, and other startup founders is a unique opportunity to ask questions and get real-world answers,鈥� says Krysta Traianovski (BSc 鈥�15, MBET 鈥�16), Velocity鈥檚 associate director of founder development.鈥�听

Attend Velocity鈥檚 open house on September 12听

The Innovation Open House Mixer is an opportunity to meet fellow students and aspiring or emerging entrepreneurs from across campus.听