Gain market traction and grow your company
The HATCH Venture Builder program provides established, UBC research-based venture teams with the space, resources and expertise to scale their business.
While in HATCH, ventures work towards a transformative commercial goal such as closing a Seed or Series A investment, completing major commercial partnerships, achieving repeatable sales, or completing an asset or company acquisition transaction with the mentorship of dedicated Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EiRs).
Together with the Institute for Computing Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS), we provide the guidance and resources for entrepreneurs to achieve their greatest potential. Ventures will build on our foundational and operational programming, office space, and have access to shared wet lab space or HATCH Makerspace (located at ICICS). ICICS' world-class makerspace provides an environment where early-stage companies can technically de-risk their innovation, build their teams in collaborative office spaces, and access technical interns and an alumni network. In addition to the office and makerspace at ICICS, HATCH Ventures also have access to office space at the Innovation UBC hub at UBC Robson Square.
Program Highlights:
- Up to 18 months of programming, support and access to our spaces
- Advisory services: Dedicated Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiRs) who advise and support company development, sales and marketing, recruiting and fundraising.
- Education and workshops: Attend workshops covering corporate value/vision articulation, team building, revenue and business modelling, fundraising, leadership and management skills, all of which layer on top of the knowledge and skills acquired as in the Venture Founder program.
- Leadership training: Access to CEO MasterMind advanced workshop series for leadership training and skill development to boost survival and growth prospects:
- business development/sales
- presenting and fundraising
- people management
Interested?
The HATCH Venture Builder program is available only to UBC spinoff companies that have completed our Venture Founder program. Teams who meet this criteria will be invited to apply on an annual basis. Want to learn more about our program? Contact our team.
