Led by the University of Ottawa’s Innovation Support Services, Start-up Garage fosters youth entrepreneurship for Ottawa and Eastern Ontario youth between 18-29. The summer cohort program offers youth-led ventures the opportunity to accelerate their business by working full time over the summer, receiving funding, office space, mentorship, and support.
Founded in 2010, the initiative is a partnership between the university, Gowling WLG, BMO, and Logan Katz LLP. More than 70 firms have enrolled in Start-up Garage.
Spectrafy is a start-up developed through Start-up Garage based on the research of University of Ottawa’s Master’s student Viktar Tatsiankou, under the supervision of Dr. Karin Hinzer. Tatsiankou developed the SolarSIM products line, which is revolutionizing the way sunlight is measured around the world. These products use advanced analytics to make it easy and affordable for customers to get the solar and atmospheric data they need. Spectrafy is currently working with a range of businesses, including Morgan Solar, Techno Solutions, and Geonica Earth Sciences.
