To Elana,http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/07/startup-roundup-thefounderprojects-student-investment-fund-comes-to-toronto/
My name is Emily Luk and I'm currently the Toronto Director of the
Founder Project.
I'm reaching out to you now because I have an exciting opportunity for
UWaterloo Computer Science students. We are currently hiring student VC's
to join our team.
The Founder Project is a student run VC fund investing and empowering
student entrepreneurs and recently had a successful launch in Toronto.
Both the National Post and TechVibes covered our launch to Toronto and
we're rapidly gaining traction. After our Montreal competition (which led
to the creation of 160 startups) one of our top startups was featured in
the National Post (article below) and is currently in negotiations for
$500k in seed funding. They are just one of numerous startups in
negotiations for over $400k in funding each, all of which were found
through our competition.
National Post Expansion Article:
[1]Article:http://www.techvibes.com/blog/montreals-the-founder-project-to-name-toronto-as-new-chapter-2013-06-11
Tech Vibes Expansion
[2]http://business.financialpost.com/2013/07/17/montreal-student-expelled-after-finding-security-flaw-now-leading-new-startup-outpost-travel/?__lsa=f4cf-267d
National Post - Startup Feature:
[3]Are you interested in the world of STARTUPS?
We were hoping that you would aid us in extending this opportunity to
your students through notifying students on your mailing list. Would this
be possible? The email we are hoping to have sent is below.
Thank you very much for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Emily Luk
Toronto Director
Founder Project
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The email would be as follows:
Do you want to join a team of passionate individuals who want to fuel
Canadian entrepreneurship?
Do you have ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE, or are you an aspiring
entrepreneur?
Are you a DESIGNER or a DEVELOPER?
Do you know what it means to HUSTLE?
WE'RE OUT TO CHANGE STUDENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP ON A GLOBAL SCALE.WE ARE AT THE HEART OF THE CANADIAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM.
Our mission is to establish a vibrant student startup ecosystem amongst
the student body.
The Founder Project is a student run VC fund investing and empowering
student entrepreneurs. After our Montreal competition, numerous of our
startups in negotiations for over $400k in funding each, all of which
were found through our competition.
_APPLY HERE: _
Over the last eight months we've contributed to the creation of over 160
student companies. A handful of those companies have received venture
financing from major Canadian venture capital firms, and we've seen
students take positions at high-growth startups.
Things are heating up here at TheFounderProject and we are taking things
to the next level.
If you would like to join us, we are currently hiring.
APPLICATIONS ARE DUE AT MIDNIGHT ON OCTOBER 18TH.