Venture for Canada, which helps grads find work in Canadian startups, has issued the following press release:
Venture for Canada Launches its Graduate Placement Product
TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2014 -- Venture for Canada has launched its search for the next generation of top Canadian business leaders. Recent grads and soon to be grads have until September 30th, 2014 to apply for the first application round of Venture for Canada’s Fellowship program.
Venture for Canada connects top recent graduates of Canadian post-secondary institutions to work at top Canadian startups and growth companies that are in need of talent, with the goal that these young Canadians become mobilized to launch businesses moving forward.
Fellows commit to working at partner startups, such as Bionym, InteraXon, and Wattpad, for a minimum of two years. During that time, fellows are given training, as well as access to mentors. The program is the Canadian counterpart of Venture for America, which has produced several hundred fellows from universities such as Harvard, Princeton and MIT, and been backed by prominent figures such as former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman.
The program has the support of some of Canada’s leading business leaders. Venture for Canada’s Honorary Chairs include SVP of Salesforce and Co-founder of Rypple.com Dan Debow, Chairman of Drake International Bill Pollock, Clearwater Fine Foods Inc. CEO John Risley, EllisDon CEO Geoff Smith, NexJ Systems CEO Bill Tatham, CSI Group CEO Ajit Someshwar, and former Home Depot Canada President and NRStor CEO Annette Verschuren.
Moreover, representatives from a wide range of different organizations support the program, with the advisory board including representatives from Build Ventures, Communitech, the Economic Developers Council of Ontario, Enactus Canada, Futurpreneur Canada, iNovia Capital, Launch Academy, MaRS, Mitacs, OMERS Ventures, Osler, Real Ventures, The Next 36, and Queen’s University.
Young entrepreneurial Canadians have until September 30th, 2014 to apply in Venture for Canada’s first application round.
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