W5 - Western Entrepreneur Association
Venture Capital and Private Equity PrincipalsView the employees at
W5 - Western Entrepreneur Association-
Benjamin Zheng Incoming Student at Western University
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Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
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Rising Star
Tina Xu Software Engineering and Business @ Western University | Schulich Leader National Scholar | Seeking 2023 Summer Internships-
Rising Star
Yusuf Nissar 3rd Year Computer Science and Business Administration @ Western & Ivey-
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Emily Yu Incoming BMOS Student @ Western University | IBDP Graduate-
Greater Toronto Area, Canada
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Adeline Solarman Politics, Philosophy, and Economics Student @ Western University-
London, Ontario, Canada
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Rising Star
Overview
W5 is Western University's largest entrepreneurship-focused organization on campus. Throughout the year, we run startup firm trips, case competitions, and a full-fledged 5-month accelerator program. We partner with successful entrepreneurs, industry experts, and companies to provide events tailored towards aiding aspiring student entrepreneurs. Flagship events: • Start-up firms trip (past partners: Clearbanc, VirgoCx, gBeta, ampleorganics) • W5 Summit, Entrepreneurship Case Competition (past partners: Accenture, UberEats, IEC, Propel) • Accelerator program/Pitch5 (past partners: parkbench.com, Uber, BDC, Hurt Capital, Expresso, Georgian Partners, CVCA, Propel) • Summer Dinners (past partners: Next36, Voiceflow)
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