entrepreneurship @ UBC Seed Accelerator Competition

Date
Location

Rm 222, Swing Space, 2175 West Mall

Join us for the“entrepreneurship@UBC Seed Accelerator Competition” on October 20th, at which five new ventures from the UBC community will be pitching to become the first recipients of investments between $25k and $100k from the entrepreneurship@UBC Seed Accelerator fund.

A cornerstone of entrepreneurship@UBC, the Seed Accelerator is a venture fund owned and operated by UBC for the purpose of investing in the next generation of entrepreneurs. It seeks out very early stage business opportunities founded by UBC students, faculty, staff or alumni who have graduated within the last three years. A unique partnership between the BC Innovation Council, UBC alumni and the University, the Seed Accelerator fund is capitalized with donations from alumni and the business community with matching contributions from BCIC.

In September, 39 companies submitted business plans as part of the competition to kick off the initial round of investments. Our judging panel, chaired by Haig Farris and comprised of seasoned Venture Capitalists and entrepreneurs, reviewed the submissions and is currently narrowing down the list to 5 finalists. On October 20th, the five finalists will present a summary of their plans to the panel of judges and the audience, and the judges will make investment offers to one or more companies.

Please join us for this exciting event:

  • Location: Room 222, West Mall Swing Space, 2175 West Mall, UBC
  • Date: Thursday October 20th, 2011
  • Time: 5:30 – 7:30pm