HATCH Venture Builder

HATCH Accelerates Ventures with Impact

HATCH Venture Builder (“HATCH”) is UBC’s late-stage accelerator for technological and social innovations with strong commercial potential. It’s a place where innovators with the drive to shape a better world receive support to achieve their greatest potential. Founded by ICICS working in close partnership with entrepreneurship@UBC, HATCH provides teams with the space, resources, and expertise they need to take their business to the next level, whether that’s identifying their first customer or securing their first major investor.

“By developing new technologies and bringing them to market, HATCH companies are having a significant impact on our society, while creating employment and promoting an entrepreneurial spirit at UBC and beyond.”

— Robert Rohling, Director, ICICS

About HATCH

• University-based: Students, staff, faculty and recent alumni can undergo the transformation to entrepreneur in a familiar environment that gives them access to the best research minds, a top-calibre facility, and tailored mentorship. High-end prototyping equipment in the HATCH makerspace helps ventures realize and test their new technologies, supported by a highly experienced technician. If a new piece of equipment is identified that will help teams, we find a way to get it.

• A Venture-Centric Community: Deep commitment from dedicated Entrepreneurs-in-Residence provides new ventures with tailored mentorship and access to business networks. Teams support one another, and build ongoing relationships.

• Educational: Wide-ranging programming helps ventures learn both how to create a startup and be an entrepreneur—from team-building to marketing and communications to fundraising and more.

HATCH Programming and Support

Meet the Ventures

Makerspace