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YSpace is at the centre of Toronto and York Region’s technology and consumer packaged goods innovation ecosystem.
LaunchYU graduate wins prominent award, credits program for her success
Janelle Hinds, a 2016 LaunchYU graduate known as the MobileAppQueen on Twitter, has always had a passion for making a difference. After...
LaunchYU works with non-profit and local entrepreneurs
York University’s entrepreneurship unit, LaunchYU, is collaborating with the Toronto-based not-for-profit Back 2 Basickz for Passion into Profit, an initiative aimed at helping individuals...
From tea to 3D, York University opens YSpace, a new innovation hub in Markham
Today, York University announced the official opening of YSpace, its new innovation and entrepreneurship centre in Markham aimed at helping budding...
Four LaunchYU AccelerateUP graduate ventures win ventureLAB's BOOST Award
Four graduate ventures of Innovation York’s LaunchYU 2016 cohort have won ventureLAB’s coveted BOOST Award. The BOOST program is run...
York University launches LaunchYU: a campus-wide entrepreneurship program
On Monday, York University announced the creation of LaunchYU, a campus-wide initiative that supports early-stage entrepreneurship and helps to accelerate...
Media features
YSpace and its ventures has also been featured in the following publications.
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Toronto Star - November 5, 2025
Building on success, York University launches The YSpace Network -
Markham Business - September 4, 2025
CoLab is Creating a Community for Teachers -
Retail Insider - September 3, 2025
SELLIT9 Trade Expands as Canadian Retailers Embrace Circular Economy -
Canadian Immigrant - August 27, 2025
Immigrant-led AI robotics startup puts Canada on the global EV map -
Betakit - August 19, 2025
Markham’s tech ecosystem helped this founder take on construction’s biggest bottleneck -
Crewscope - August 14, 2025
Crewscope Raises Over $1M to Boost Productivity for Construction and Industrial Field Crews
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