Venture Founder

Run by Innovation UBC.

Venture Founder is Innovation UBC's 16-week hybrid programme in Vancouver: weekly 3.5-hour online sessions on Thursdays plus four in-person sessions in weeks 5, 10, 15 and 16. It is generalist, and the programme page publishes no investment amount and no equity terms.

Investment: Not disclosed
Equity taken: Not disclosed
Duration: 16 weeks (Longer than North America median 13 wks · Shorter than global median 20 wks)
Format: hybrid
Cadence: biannual
Location: Vancouver, Canada

Sectors

Generalist

How to apply

Official website

This programme has notes explaining its undisclosed figures, available in the full dataset.

Sources

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https://innovation.ubc.ca/entrepreneurship-ventures/entrepreneurial-pathways/venture-founder read 2026-09-09 — supports cheque note, equity note, duration weeks, duration note, batch cadence, format, sectors, application url, website, city, status

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