Anchoring entrepreneurship@UBC is the e@UBC Seed Fund.
The entrepreneurship@UBC Seed Fund is a cornerstone of the entrepreneurship@UBC initiative. A unique partnership between the BC Innovation Council, UBC alumni and the university, the Seed Fund is a for profit venture fund owned and operated by UBC for the purpose of investing in new and innovative entrepreneurial initiatives related to UBC.
Foundation capital for the fund has been provided thru donations from alumni with matching contributions from the BC Innovation Council. The Seed Fund seeks out early stage businesses that have been founded by UBC students, faculty, staff or recent alumni as well as new commercial initiatives based around technology or research undertaken at UBC.
Many of British Columbia’s entrepreneurs got their start as students from all walks of life at UBC and have gone on to build business in all sorts of sectors.
- Brian Scudamore of 1-800-Got-Junk started his international junk hauling business while in second year at UBC.
- The seeds of Blake Hanacek’s Agro Café were planted while he was studying agriculture at UBC.
- Janice Cheam partnered with other UBC students through the New Venture Design Course and now have founded and are successfully building EnergyAware.
- Paul Giesbrecht began running his family’s female retail store LeslieJane while a first year UBC Fine Arts student and has recently led his business to the best year ever in its thirty year history.
The e@UBC Seed Fund considers investments in emerging companies that have their roots at UBC – regardless of what where on campus those roots may have originated. If you have an interesting start-up or early stage business then the e@UBC Seed Fund is a great place to seek financial support.
Find out more about how to apply or how to contribute to the entrepreneurship@UBC Seed Fund.
