Schulich Startups presents 2021 | 2022
IMPACT REPORT
OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP 1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPACT REPORT 2021 | 2022 Check out the full report to learn about our last 18 months
WELCOME IMPACT SPOTLIGH TS INITIATIVES WIL PROGRAM TEAM PARTNERS THANK YOU
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WELCOME FROM
THE OFFICE
Dear Schulich Startups Community & Supporters Reflecting back on 2021/2022, it has been a year of new challenges, big breakthroughs and memorable moments within the Schulich Startups Community. We saw a record level of financing for our member companies and an explosion of work integrated learning placements for our students.
CHELSEA GRAY
CHRIS CARDER
OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
A S S O C I A T E
D I R E C T O R
E X E C U T I V E
D I R E C T O R
We have also played a supporting role in countless Schulich and York University initiatives and helped launch a new regional accelerator with ‘Accelerate Newmarket’. Throughout it all, we continue to be so grateful for the level of collaboration, partnership and camaraderie that has grown to be the heartbeat of our community. We couldn’t have done it without your willingness to volunteer, participate on so many levels and to rally behind our member startup companies, offering countless introductions and connections. You also supported our many initiatives with your donations, which helped us to provide award-based funding to our Schulich Startup Night and Together 2021/22 Entrepreneurs. From all of us at the Schulich Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, we wish you a happy, healthy, and prosperous year! 3
18 MONTHS OF
COMMUNITY IMPACT Developing the Next Generation of Schulich Entrepreneurs and Innovators
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MESSAGE FROM
DEAN ZWICK Dear Schulich Startups Community & Supporters 2021-2022 has been filled with inspiration and impact at the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. We are thrilled to see the growth of the Schulich Startups Community and the active participation of students, alumni and ecosystem leaders. The Schulich Startups community, stands 150 + companies, 250 Founders, and 3,000+ members strong! Leading 30+ events to create learning opportunities for students, alumni, and the wider community.
DETLEV ZWICK DEAN SCHULICH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS YORK UNIVERSITY
The Together 2022 Entrepreneurship Bootcamp and Venture Competition was a first of its kind bi-national bridge, that doubled its impact to 400 students, and 200 mentors bringing together the Innovation economies, academic sectors, and startup ecosystems of India and Canada. Thank you to the entire Schulich Startups community and supporter base for believing in our mission to inspire, mentor, and connect the next generation of Schulich innovators.
Detlev Zwick Dean, Schulich School of Business
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OFFICE OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
BY THE NUMBERS
Last 18 MONTHS
3,000+
200+
STARTUP VENTURES
COMMUNITY MEMBERS
ACTIVE ALUMNI SUPPORTERS
Founded by Schulich Students and Alumni
Joining our mission to grow Schulich Startups
150+
Mentors, Speakers and Work Placement Hosts
500+ $31M+ $70K COACHING SESSIONS
VENTURE FUNDING RAISED
COMMUNITY DONATIONS
30+ ANNUAL EVENTS
Past 18 MONTHS
160+
4000+
1.5M+
STUDENT PLACEMENTS
SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS
ONLINE IMPRESSIONS
Across 4 courses for BBA and MBA Students
@SchulichStartups LinkedIn & Instagram
Across all posts during this period of time 6
2021-2022 OUR BIGGEST YEAR YET The Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship partnered with leaders to scale our impact
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INTRODUCING
A regional program to develop entrepreneurs
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STARTUP FOUNDERS 8 Week Accelerator and Demo Day
300+
DEMO DAY ATTENDEES Attracting mentors, advisors and investors in the startup ecosystem
NEWMARKET CHAMBER OF COMMERCE A complimentary one-year membership to the Newmarket Chamber of Commerce which is dedicated to helping businesses succeed
TREEFROG ACCELERATOR
SCHULICH MINI-MBA
The 6-week accelerator is designed and delivered virtually by industry professionals, subject matter experts and professors
Participants have the chance to apply for a complimentary Mini-MBA: Essentials of Management
#REALTALK A 4-month Mastermind for tech founders to share and solve business and interpersonal problems
YSPACE MEMBERSHIP A 6-month virtual YSpace membership 8
AMBITIOUS COLLABORATIONS
COMMUNITY IMPACT
4 Venture Cohorts
Sean Stephens
“Schulich came along, and magic happened in 90 days”
CEO
World Class Mentorship from members of the Schulich Startups Community
Althea Wishloff
Stuart Browne (MBA ‘09)
Ben Stacey
Roshni Wijayasinha (MBA ’09)
Schulich Instructor; Head of Growth
Schulich Instructor; Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO
Schulich Instructor; CEO & Lead Strategist
Dan Tzotzis (MBA ‘10)
Keith Loo (MBA ‘12)
Chevonaé Walcott
Barry Hiller
Schulich Instructor; Founder
Schulich Instructor; Founder & CEO
Corporate Development Manager
Founder, Investor & CEO
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ANNOUNCING
SCHULICH INNOVA T ION & ENTREPRE NEUR SHIP FUND The Schulich Innovation & Entrepreneurship Fund supports student and alumni entrepreneurs and innovators through a variety of special events, training and accelerator programs, startup competitions and prizing opportunities. The Schulich Innovation & Entrepreneurship Fund helps to: • Increase the value and impact of Schulich Startup Night prizing • Launch innovative programs & training events for our Entrepreneurs • Grow our portfolio of Work Integrated Learning placements
Bespoke Donation Opportunities: •
Awards, Scholarship and Bursaries
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Click here to support Schulich Innovators
INTRODUCING THE
SCHULICH STARTUPS WEBSITE Visit and Join the Community Today
schulich.yorku.ca/schulich-startups
Founder Highlights
News and Events
Community Leaders
Bold problemsolvers inspired to improve the world.
Stay tuned with latest news features and coverage.
Featuring dynamic innovators ready to support entrepreneurs, and students. 11
Introducing The
SCHULICH STARTUPS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM An elite Founder Mentorship Program in partnership with MindFrame Connect.
Launched January 2022 The inaugural Schulich Startups Mentorship Program Led by
Cherry Rose Tan Entrepreneur in Residence
Schulich Startups was announced as one of 10 pilot sites last year, as part of MindFrame’s mission to advance the craft of mentorship in Canada. Powered by
Mentored by
Brice Scheschuk Managing Partner of Globalive Capital
We were honoured to have Brice Scheschuk, Managing Partner of Globalive Capital and Co-Founder of MindFrame Connect, train our Mentors this year. 12
EMPOWERING MEANINGFUL MENTORSHIP The program connects top Schulich student/alumni early-stage founders with our established Schulich alumni in the innovation ecosystem. POWERHOUSE MENTORS AND OUTSTANDING MENTEES:
Snita Balsara (MBA ‘12)
Arnab Dastidar (MBA ‘19)
Jeremy Vo (BBA ‘14)
Dimash Kunayev (MBA ‘21)
Investor
CEO
Co-Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO
Joanna Track (MBA ‘95)
Sophia Rondinone (BBA ‘21)
Jack Fraser (EMBA ‘13)
Vice President
Co-Founder
Partner
Daniel Warner (MBA ‘12) Co-Founder & CEO
Imposta La Scena
Mudit Rawat (MBA ‘12)
Kavita Sharma (MMKG ‘21)
Katherine Homuth (BBA ‘11)
Head of M&A and CRO
Co-Founder
CEO
Myra Arshad (BBA
‘18)
Co-Founder & CEO
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TOGETHER 2022 MENTORSHIP COHORT
A GLOBAL VISION TO INSPIRE STUDENTS Inspiring New Ideas in
Social Impact Sustainability Self Reliability
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DOUBLING THE IMPACT
TOGETHER 2022
JAN 3 – JAN 9
Entrepreneurship Bootcamp & Venture Competition With Together 2022, we expanded our global partnership with Startup India (Government of India) and doubled the number of Student Participants and Mentors.
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Indian Students Top 100 teams selected from 500+ ventures
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200 Mentors
Canadian Students Inspired graduate and undergraduate students
Ecosystem leaders from Canada and India
CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS
CHAMPIONSHIP JUDGES
Vijetha Shastry
Arati Sharma
Naman Budhdeo
Gautham Sivaramakrishnan
Abhishek Sethi
Sandro Stephen
Executive Director TiE Bangalore
Founder Backbone Angels
Partner Antler Canada
Director Headstart Network Foundation
Co-Founder gradCapital
Vice President Indian Angel Network
$40K Prize Money
Seed funding and cash prizes for winners
1,000+ Audiences
Across all broadcasts and sessions
$100K
Potential Funds
For high potential and promising startups
To view our Together 2022 Impact Report: Click here
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TOGETHER 2022 EXPERIENCE 7-day Educational Bootcamp 100 New Venture Ideas 200 + Global Mentors Together 2022 created a unique platform for collaboration and knowledge sharing between Canada and India.
“Thank you so much to the Schulich School of Business and Startup India. I can tell you I've met with Startup India and what a great group of people they are. Seymour Schulich, someone I know very well would be absolutely thrilled with what's happening here today. Your commitment to developing the next generation of Ontario entrepreneurial leaders is an inspiration.“
- Hon. Minister Victor Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Together 2022 Speaker
“What an absolute pleasure to be part of the second edition of Together...let me begin by thanking Schulich School of Business and Startup India for putting together this wonderful initiative... I'd also like to commend the hard work of all the participating students... I'm pretty sure the entrepreneurship skills that all of you have gained by participating in Together 2022 will spawn some wonderful companies in the near future.”
- H.E. Apoorva Srivastava, Consul General of India in Toronto Together 2022 Speaker
“The City of Toronto is a strong supporter of the Together 2022 program, forging new connections between the Toronto and Indian innovation economies. And in its second year of the program, it has already doubled in size! Schulich and York University have been leaders throughout the pandemic, designing ways for young innovators and entrepreneurs to team up and to contribute to building solutions for pressing global issues.”
- Mayor John Tory, City of Toronto Together 2022 Speaker
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CLOSING CEREMONY
OPENING CEREMONY PROGRAM LAUNCH
FEATURED GUESTS Together 2022
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TOGETHER 2022 OUR PARTNERS
Thank you for supporting us in this global initiative.
Seed Partners
Sector Partners
Resource Partners
Community Partners
Incubation Partners
Additional Partners
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ANNOUNCING
TOGETHER 2023 READY FOR SCALE Expanding the support, resources and mentorship for 1,000+ Entrepreneurs globally
1000+
Students Globally
Participating in a Online Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
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100+
Top Ventures
Mentors & Trainers
Develop a strategic pitch in 30 Day Venture Competition
Supporting founder and Venture Development
Indian student entrepreneurs will register in teams and complete in an action-packed Entrepreneurship Bootcamp accessible to 1000+ Students. The top ranked teams will participate in a 30-Day Live Competition, working closely with Schulich MBA students and be assigned strategic mentors to enhance their business plan, investor pitch and road map. The Top 25 ventures will receive 3 Weeks of mentorship prior to ‘Selection Day’ for the Top 6 ventures who will compete in the Championship Final for seed funding and partner awards to scale their business. 19
Visit Online:: Schulich.YorkU.ca/Together
SIGNATURE INITIATIVES & EVENTS Presented by Schulich Startups
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SCHULICH
STARTUP NIGHT 15 & 16
SSN-15
SSN-16
700+
$30,000+
ONLINE ATTENDEES ALUMNI
PRIZE MONEY & AWARDS ALUMNI
SSN-15 HOST
ALUMNI
SSN-16 HOST
FIRESIDE HOST
Myra Arshad (BBA ‘18)
Daniel Warner (MBA ‘12)
Co-Founder & CEO
Aaleen Anjum (MBA ‘21) Analyst
Co-Founder & CEO
ALUMNI
FIRESIDE SPEAKER
Nikita Iliushkin (BBA ‘16) Co-Founder & CEO
ALUMNI
FIRESIDE SPEAKER
Joanna Track (MBA ‘95) VP & Executive Publisher
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SSN-15
MARCH 11, 2021
SCHULICH STARTUP NIGHT
CHAMPIONS
A milestone in Schulich Startups history
SSN-15 STUDENT CHAMPION Bansee Dave (MBA ‘21) Founder
With MYoga, users can start or advance their Yoga, Pranayam, and Meditation practice with advanced instructors directly from India the spiritual hub of the world.
SSN-15 ALUMNI CHAMPION Ashleigh Berger (MBA ’13) & Jenna Kellner (MBA ‘13) Co-Founders
Little Traders is a marketplace for pre-used baby gear. Designed for parents, the startup eliminates the inefficiencies and uncertainty of buying baby items on secondhand marketplaces. 22
SSN-16
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
SCHULICH STARTUP NIGHT
CHAMPIONS
Ambitious Schulich Entrepreneurs and Innovators
SSN-16 STUDENT CHAMPION Faridah Yagboyaju (iBBA ‘22) Founder
MErai E-Learning is a platform that hopes to re-ignite the passion students have for learning through fun activities and by expanding their social network.
SSN-16 ALUMNI CHAMPION Ashkan Beigi (MBA ‘19) Founder & CEO
Qoherent provides solutions and a platform for integrating machine learning into software-defined radios, for the purpose of building robust, aware, and adaptive radio communication systems. 23
ANNOUNCING
SCHULICH STARTUP NIGHT 17
FIRESIDE CHAT A Canadian trailblazer inspires the next generation
SSN-17
FIRESIDE SPEAKER
John Ruffolo Founder & Managing Partner
John is the Founder and Managing Partner of Maverix Private Equity, a private equity firm focused on technology-enabled growth and disruption investment strategies. As a firm run by entrepreneurs, funded by entrepreneurs, and for entrepreneurs, Maverix is investing out of an inaugural fund of USD$500 million in the areas of health and wellness, financial services, transportation and logistics, live, work, play and learn, and retail. 24
SCHULICH
VIP SERIES 2021- 2022
Amplifying the impact of leaders from our innovation ecosystem We had 8 inspirational
Keith Loo (MBA ‘12)
Richa Gupta (MBA ‘10)
Founder & CEO
Founder & President
fireside chats VIP Speakers in 2021-2022, courtesy of Zeifmans.
Special thanks to Richa Gupta (MBA ‘10), Founder & President of GOOD FOOD FOR GOOD, and Keith Loo (MBA ‘12), Co-Founder & CEO of Skinopathy, for taking on the responsibility of Guest Hosts in the series.
Fatima Zaidi
Jake Neiman( BBA ’21)
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & CEO
Bryan Gold
Sep Seyedi
Co-Founder & CEO
CEO
Gerti Dervishi
Dan Beach (MBA ’10)
Andy Hoang (MBA ‘13)
Luke Vigeant
Chief Growth Officer
Co-Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO
President
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SCHULICH
IDEA JAM & NAMESTORM Connecting experts with founders in a strategic forum Idea Jam & Namestorm are venture strategy and marketing brainstorming session events that bring together aspiring entrepreneurs and experts seeking a positive, judgement free environment. We had a stellar line-up of founders in 2021, and are thankful for the active sponsorship from Zeifmans LLP for ‘The Final Word’.
ALUMNUS
MODERATOR
Vito Giovannetti (BBA ’14) Idea Jam Moderator
FOUNDERS
Khasan Aripov (BBA ’14)
Flex Aleo (MMKG ‘19)
Dolores Dickson
Bansee Dave (MBA ‘21)
Founder
Founder
Founder
Founder
Dimash Kunayev (MBA ‘21)
Melanie Amadasun
James Prince (MBA ‘19)
Founder & CEO
Founder
Co-Founder
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SCHULICH
VENTURE SERIES Engaging dialogue with expert panel discussions We had an amazing line-up of Speakers in 2021, Courtesy of Zeifmans.
Snita Balsara (MBA ‘12)
Jeffery Potvin
Ahmad Aslam
Investor
Founder
Partner
Special thanks to Snita Balsara (MBA ‘12), Investor at Graphite Ventures, Jeffery Potvin, Founder of OPN, and Ahmad Aslam, Partner at Zeifmans for taking on the responsibility of Guest Hosts in the series.
VENTURE PANELISTS
Peyvand Melati (EMBA ‘18)
Qhalisa Khan
Jennifer Renda (MBA ‘08)
Naman Budhdeo
CEO
Senior Analyst
President & CEO
Partner
Diverso Solutions Inc.
Ali El-Shayeb (iBBA ‘17)
Ramin Wright
Myra Arshad (BBA ‘18)
Dhaman Rakhra (iBBA ‘14)
Co-Founder
Investment Associate
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & COO
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SBEA - TEAM UP SCHULICH BUSINESS EXCELLENCE ACADEMY
Entrepreneurship bootcamp supporting Black and Indigenous Ontario high school students
Chevonaé Walcott
Boyd Reid
Corporate Development Manager
Co-Founder & COO
Schulich BBA students designed SBEA in the summer of 2021 to provide an introduction into business for underrepresented black and indigenous high school students. The Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship teamed up with the SBEA team to provide an in-depth four-day entrepreneurship bootcamp with the support of a phenomenal group of guest speakers, mentors, and trainers.
Abdel Ali (MBA ‘21)
Jelaine Foster
Investment Analyst
Founder
Aaleen Anjum (MBA ‘21)
Jeremy Vo (BBA ’14)
Kelly Saltzman (MBA ‘18)
Analyst
Co-Founder & CEO
Founder
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WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING Unlocking growth for Students, Alumni, and Founders
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EXPANDING
WORK -INTEG RA TED LEARNING WIL programs in 2021-2022 (with 160+ placements) in 18 Months
ENTR 6960 Instructor: Chris Carder Bringing together an elite group of MBA Students with special Mentors (Leading Founders and Venture Capitalists in Canada)
MGMT 6850 Instructor : Ashwin Joshi Offering MBA in India students an in-depth appreciation of culture and business practices in the Canadian business environment
MGMT 4850 Instructor: Prof. Farrokh Zandi Matching an elite group of BBA/iBBA Students with leading startups and venture capitalists in the Schulich Startups Community
MGMT 6905 Instructor: Chris Carder Co-Instructor: Rama Iyer Offering a hands-on experiential opportunity to MBA in India students in corporate innovation 30 within the real-world context of GMR Group
MENTORSHIP MATCH ENTR 6960 Bringing together an elite group of Schulich MBA Students with special Mentors Winter ‘22 students are receiving a $3,000 stipend thanks to the York Student Internship Program
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Student Positions
Founders and Venture Capitalists
Week Placements
ENTR 6960 Annual Alumni Mixer
Tamzid Azad (MBA ‘21) Tulip “Experiential learning is the future of education and ENTR 6960 is the best platform for this at Schulich. Highly recommended!”
Heather Page (MBA ‘20)
Aaleen Anjum (MBA ‘21)
Willful
Two Small Fish Ventures
“I cannot recommend this course enough! Perfect way to put your MBA learnings to practice and have fun doing it.”
“I highly recommend this course to anyone at Schulich that is interested in pursuing a career in VC. I am grateful for my match.” 31
LOCAL INTERNSHIPS MGMT 6850 Offering Schulich MBA in India students summer work placements in Canada An in-depth appreciation of culture and business practices in the Canadian business environment
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Student Positions
Schulich Startups Companies
Week Internships
A course specifically designed for Schulich MBA in India Cohorts – providing them Summer Internship opportunities in Canada as they are just moving from our campus in India to Canada at the start of their second-year studies.
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WORK PLACEMENT MGMT 4850 Matching an elite group of Schulich BBA/iBBA Students with leading startups and VCs Select Fall ‘21 students received an $1,800 stipend through CEWIL for a special podcast assignment
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Student Positions
Schulich Startups Companies
12+ Week Internships
A Schulich Startups team-up with Professor Farrokh Zandi, offering students work placements.
COMPANY SITE HOSTS
Mariem Kakal (BBA ‘24) On the podcast assignment“I really appreciated the training. there should be more content and conversations around how people are going out and creating podcasts.”
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BRINGING BUSINESS IDEAS TO LIFE MGMT 6905
Offering a hands-on experiential opportunity to MBA in India students The course includes $10,000 in cash prizing for Top solutions
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$10K
Student Positions
Special Cash Reward
10 Challenge Statements
In Collaboration with
Rama Iyer
Head of Innovation
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Abdul Khan (MBA ‘23) On a course session“This session really made me wish that I should’ve recorded, watched, rewatched and shared this with my network!”
Ankita Tiwari (MBA’23) On the curriculum“This subject has given us the opportunity to solve real world industry problems in such a safe and experimental 34 environment.”
TEAM,INSTRUC T ORS, AND VOLUNTEERS Committed to supporting Students and Alumni Innovators
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A PASSIONATE
SCHULICH STARTUPS TEAM Devoted to the next generation of Schulich Entrepreneurs and Innovators.
Chris Carder
Chelsea Gray
Cherry Rose Tan
Executive Director
Associate Director
Entrepreneur in Residence
Vito Giovannetti Entrepreneur Strategist BBA ‘14
Shuvo Charles Gomes Project Manager
Anjelica Ramsewack Digital Marketing Coordinator
IMBA ‘22
MMTG ‘22
WE EXPANDED IN 2021 With the appointment of Cherry Rose Tan to Entrepreneur in Residence and Chelsea Gray to Associate Director, the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship expands the breadth of our impact and capabilities. 36
ENTR STUDIES
PROFESSORS AND INSTRUC TOR S Mobilizing knowledge and distilling it for practice
MOREN LÉVESQUE Co-Director ENTR Studies
EILEEN FISCHER Professor
GEOFFREY M KISTRUCK Professor
DAN TZOTZIS Instructor
JANE-MICHELE CLARK Adjunct Professor
CHERRY ROSE TAN Entrepreneur in Residence
YUVAL DEUTSCH Professor
NARBE ALEXANDRIAN Adjunct Professor
ALTHEA WISHLOFF Instructor
GREGORY MILAVSKY Adjunct Professor
BBA ‘02 | MBA ‘10
BBA ‘09
JULIEN PAPON Sessional Instructor
KEITH LOO Instructor
STUART BROWNE Instructor
MBA ‘08
MBA ‘12
MBA ‘09
STEVE PULVER Adjunct Professor MBA ‘81
SNITA BALSARA Instructor MBA ‘12
ROSHNI WIJAYASINHA Instructor MBA ‘09
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SCHULICH STARTUPS
LEADER OF THE YEAR Awarded to a Community Champion and Innovator
MBA ‘12 VENTURE INVESTOR | ALUMNI LEADER
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AN INSPIRING INVESTOR
ALUMNI CHANGEMAKER T H A N K Y O U F O R Y O U R C O M M I T M E N T THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT
• Schulich Instructor
• Schulich Donor
• Venture Series Host
• Schulich Mentor
• SSN- 15/16 Judge
• Together 21/22 Trainer
FEATURED IN
DMZ WOMEN OF THE YEAR Founding Member Canadian Women in Venture Capital Community Founding Member Diversity and Inclusion Small Council
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PARTNERS WITH VISION Building experiences that empower the next generation of innovators
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CELEBRATING
PARTNER ECOSYSTEM Expanding Work Integrated Learning initiatives and forging network connections that deliver Impact Thanks to our dedicated sponsors: (Audrey S Hellyer Foundation, Bereskin & Parr LLP, Zeifmans LLP, Wildeboer Dellelce LLP, Indochino, YSpace - York University, BEST Lab & StylePhotos)
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PARTNER SPOTLIGHT Celebrating one of our most successful Schulich Startups Partnerships Since 2019, Schulich Startups and Zeifmans have co-created events and initiatives to educate and connect young innovators with expert advisory and financial support.
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www. Zeifmans.ca
@Zeifmans_LLP
info@Zeifmans.ca
A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR S FROM THE COMMUNITY
Olivia (Hyunsoo) Lee (MBA ’20) Strategy @ TELUS Consumer It's been life-changing to be a part of the incredible Schulich Startups community and to attend the various Schulich Startups events. Schulich Startups founders and speakers embody what it really means to be a founder, and I think the conversations in these events can literally transform how aspiring entrepreneurs approach first and subsequent product launches, as well as how to effectively listen to customers and overall, strongly navigate through the journey of being a founder. The community is so grateful for our committed sponsors who have made all these incredible opportunities available to the wider community of innovators and entrepreneurs. 43
THANK YOU 2021-2022 Contributors To all Students, Alumni, and Community Leaders; volunteering your time and support means the world to us!
Venture Series Panelists
Mentors & Trainers
Competition Judges
Myra Arshad (BBA ‘18)
Althea Wishloff
Arati Sharma
Qhalisa Khan
Stuart Browne (MBA ‘09)
Naman Budhdeo
Ramin Wright
Ben Stacey
Snita Balsara (MBA ‘12)
Ali El-Shayeb (iBBA ‘17) Naman Budhdeo
Roshni Wijayasinha (MBA ’09) Althea Wishloff Chevonaé Walcott Dan Tzotzis (MBA ‘10)
Dhaman Rakhra (iBBA ‘14)
Keith Loo (MBA ‘12)
Raag Bhatia (MBA ‘20)
Peyvand Melati (EMBA ‘18)
Chevonaé Walcott
Alexander Pau (MBA ‘20)
Jennifer Renda (MBA ‘08)
Barry Hiller
Celine (Pan) Shi (MBA ‘20)
Special Guest Hosts
Snita Balsara (MBA ‘12)
Priyanka Sondur (MBA ‘20)
Jeremy Vo (BBA ‘14)
Heather Page (MBA ‘20)
Peter Lu (BBA ‘14)
Rodmehr Seyrafi (MBA ‘20)
Abdel Ali (MBA ‘21)
Tamzid Azad (MBA ‘21)
Aaleen Anjum (MBA ’21)
Hashikesh Patel (MBA ‘21)
Kelly Saltzman (MBA ‘18)
Stephen Boersma (MBA ‘21)
Boyd Reid
Shruti Srivastava (MBA ‘21)
Jelaine Foster
Shenquan (Isabelle) Li (MBA ‘21)
Rama Iyer
Faisal Riaz (MBA ‘21)
Volunteers
Ajay Ramasubramaniam
Taposh Ghosh (MBA ‘23)
& All Together 2022 Mentors
VIP Series Speakers
Yohann John (MBA ‘22)
Previous Team Members
Denzelle Hunter (MBA ‘22)
Satwik Pai Nejigar (MBA ‘21)
Sep Seyedi
Harsimran Bhamra (MBA ‘21)
Jake Neiman
Abeera Khan (MMKG ’21)
Gerti Dervishi
Sofia Sadr (iBBA ‘22)
Luke Vigeant
Shuvo Gomes (IMBA 22)
Dan Beach (MBA ’10)
Keith Loo (MBA ‘12) Daniel Warner (MBA ‘12) Cherry Rose Tan Richa Gupta (MBA ‘10) Snita Balsara (MBA ‘12) Jeffery Potvin Ahmad Aslam
Ankur Mishra (IMBA ‘22) Priyanka Jha (MBA ‘23)
SSN VIP Guests Nikta Iliushkin (BBA ‘16)
Fatima Zaidi Bryan Gold
Andy Hoang (MBA ‘13)
Joanna Track (MBA ’95)
How YOU can Help in 2022-2023 OFFICE HOURS MENTORSHIP
SPONSORSHIP KEYNOTES/PANELS
NETWORK INTROS FUNDRAISING
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THE YEAR AHEAD 2022 -2023 Follow @SchulichStartups on Social Media
MAY 2022
Schulich Startup Night 17 Schulich Startup Night set to take th place on May 26 2022
Schulich Startup Night 18
NOVEMBER 2022
The RETURN of in person Schulich Startup Night, Fall 2022.
JANUARY 2023
Together 2023 Our third year will be our most impactful event, reaching 1000+ students globally
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THANK YOU FOR READING
IMPACT REPORT 2021-2022 WANT TO COLLABORATE? Chris Carder Executive Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Email: cwcarder@schulich.yorku.ca 111 Ian MacDonald Blvd, North York, ON M3J 1P3
Chelsea Gray Associate Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Email: cbgray@schulich.yorku.ca 111 Ian MacDonald Blvd, North York, ON M3J 1P3
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