Insights on entrepreneurship and what it’s like guiding students on their startup journeys

Presenting the first cohort of Concept Science teams.

You might have caught a glimpse of the colourful signs around SCH or heard talk of last term’s Concept $5K Finals, but what exactly is Concept by Velocity and what have we been up to on campus?

Change is the only constant. This mantra reflects the culture of Velocity’s small yet high output team, as well as the team’s capacity to create and embrace change that furthers our mission.

Founded by Harry Gandhi, Huayi Gao, and Maarij Baig, Voyage Labs (formerly Medella Health) joined Velocity in 2015. Gandhi was also a recipient of the Thiel Fellowship in 2015. The startup initially targeted the diabetes management market with a smart contact lens for glucose monitoring.

Emagin co-founders Thouheed Abdul Gaffoor and Mohamad Vedut describe all the lessons they learned prior to selling their company.

Emagin, a Velocity-incubated company, announced today that it has been acquired by Innovyze, a global leader in water infrastructure data analytics. Emagin’s platform will form the backbone of Innovyze’s AI offering, and Emagin’s team size will more than double in the Waterloo Region in 2020 to accommodate the shared global ambition of Emagin and Innovyze.