{"id":10547,"date":"2024-12-04T15:23:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T20:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yspace\/?page_id=10547"},"modified":"2026-01-28T10:37:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:37:35","slug":"experience-venture-challenges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yspace\/programs-streams\/experience-venture-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Community & Students - Experience Venture Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Experience Venture Challenges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Experience Venture Challenges program, is powered by the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking at the University of Calgary<\/a><\/strong>, a free 6-week asynchronous program designed exclusively for York University students<\/strong> to explore and validate their early-stage tech start-up ideas. Participants will gain access to interactive online asynchronous workshops and essential start-up resources to help bring their ideas to life and lay the foundation for a successful business venture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What to expect<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The program will help refine and validate your business idea through interactive virtual training and curated mentorship. You will engage with industry experts to gain foundational knowledge in building and growing a technology startup and join a network of like-minded individuals to discuss business challenges in a peer-to-peer format. Upon successful completion of the program, eligible students will have an opportunity to receive a stipend of $525 to support their entrepreneurial journey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Upon completion of the 6-week cohort, selected participants will have the opportunity to gain continued support through our ecosystem of resources and educational training.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Leadership development<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Participants gain exclusive access to curated leadership content, personal growth accountability, and peer support programming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Growth frameworks<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Gain practical knowledge on design thinking methodologies, customer profile development and go-to-market strategies to launch your idea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Milestone driven<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Actively work towards the launch of your tech venture. Our programs are goal driven, using proven frameworks that put participants in the driver seat while we help them reach their end destination.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Timeline<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Applications Open<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

December 1st, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Applications Close<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

December 15th, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Final Acceptance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Programming<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

January to February 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Application process<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Step: One<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The applications for the Experience Venture Challenges program are now open!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applications close on December 15th, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If chosen, applicants will be contacted by the YSpace team to be onboarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applicants are chosen based on their application submission. How viable is their business idea? How detailed was the application?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Once onboarded, students will gain access to the YSpace online learning system to being the program and gain access to resources and support for development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • The Experience Venture Challenges program serves York University students going through the ideation process and validating the feasibility of their idea or existing business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • We are looking for York University students, undergraduate or graduate, with innovative tech ideas or businesses. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • We are looking for York University students who are driven, coachable, and collaborative with a growth mindset.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • To be eligible for the stipend, students must be domestic and have not received Experience Ventures funding from April 2025 to March 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Some of the priority sectors for the program are Mobility, Healthcare, AI, and AgriTech.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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