Beatrice Sacripanti, a fourth-year Nanotechnology Engineering student, leveraged the Velocity Residence to develop a wearable toxic gas detector for her Fourth Year Design Project, gaining mentorship and support from the entrepreneurial community.

7 startups at the 20th Velocity Fund finals award walks away with $125K in funding.

Presenting the Velocity Fund F17 $5K finalists.

Mirage VR has opened Canada’s first free roam multiplayer VR experience in Kitchener, allowing players to interact and move freely in immersive quests.

BridesMade, founded by Mallory McKewen and Kaleah Baker, aims to revolutionize the bridal wear industry by offering affordable bridesmaid dress rentals starting at $70, eliminating costly alterations and fittings while providing stylish options for modern bridal parties.

Bart Chrzaszcz, a Computer Science student, chose the Velocity Residence at the University of Waterloo to pursue his startup goals, leveraging community support and micro-funding for his emotion-detecting neural network project.

At the Velocity Fund Finals, University of Waterloo startups showcased groundbreaking innovations, with eight companies collectively receiving $125,000 in funding to advance health technologies.

Presenting the Velocity Fund F17 $5K finalists.

At the Capstone Design Symposium, University of Waterloo engineering students showcase innovative projects, including Palette, co-founded by Calvin Chu, which allows users to build personalized control interfaces for creative software using modular components.