{"id":10,"date":"2016-07-11T10:38:59","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T17:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2019-07-07T18:02:07","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T01:02:07","slug":"companies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/companies\/","title":{"rendered":"E@UVic Founded Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Background<\/h2>\n<p>Since its establishment in 2009, the Engineering Entrepreneurship @UVic Program has spawned seven startup companies; <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/current-project\/tutela\/\">Tutela Technologies<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/current-project\/referral-saasquatch\/\">Referral SaaSquatch<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/current-project\/pretio-interactive\/\">Pretio Interactive<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/current-project\/encepta\/\">Encepta<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/current-project\/echosec\/\">Echosec Systems<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/certn\/\">Certn<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.revela.io\">Revela<\/a>. Of 21 students who have gone through the program, 16 have graduated the program and immediately founded or co-founded companies. This 100% success rate separates the E@UVic program from global competitors and is due in part&nbsp;to the extensive effort put in by program coordinators. These 21 graduates have created seven E@UVic founded companies, whose combined staff of over 180 and which produce over $40M in annual revenues. The program and its companies continue to grow with the help of its <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/sponsors-and-partners\/\">partners and sponsors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Growth<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2019\/07\/JobGrowth_2009_to_2019.svg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-745\" src=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2019\/07\/JobGrowth_2009_to_2019.svg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2019\/07\/JobGrowth_2009_to_2019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-746 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2019\/07\/JobGrowth_2009_to_2019-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"712\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2019\/07\/JobGrowth_2009_to_2019-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2019\/07\/JobGrowth_2009_to_2019-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2019\/07\/JobGrowth_2009_to_2019-1024x587.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2019\/07\/JobGrowth_2009_to_2019.jpg 1039w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">This graph shows a history of the total number of jobs generated through the E@UVic program as of May, 2019. The data includes E@UVic graduates and company founders.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Recognition<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ring.uvic.ca\/news\/2016-craigdarroch-research-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ring.uvic.ca\/sites\/default\/files\/ring-3003164006chosen.jpg\" width=\"329\" height=\"247\"><\/a>Program co-founders were awarded the <a href=\"https:\/\/ring.uvic.ca\/news\/2016-craigdarroch-research-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016 Craigdarroch Award for Excellence in Research Partnerships<\/a>, a tribute to the success of the program. The Craigdarroch Research Awards recognize outstanding performance and operation in research. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/2016\/05\/05\/craigdarroch-award-for-excellence-in-research-partnerships\/\">here<\/a> for more information on this impressive achievement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/category\/awards\/\">More Awards.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2>E@UVic Companies<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Referral-SaaSquatch.png\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/companies\/referral-saasquatch\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-138 \" src=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Referral-SaaSquatch-300x62.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"382\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Referral-SaaSquatch-300x62.png 300w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Referral-SaaSquatch-768x159.png 768w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Referral-SaaSquatch.png 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Tutela-Technologies.png\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/companies\/tutela\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-134 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Tutela-Technologies-300x84.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Tutela-Technologies-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Tutela-Technologies-768x214.png 768w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Tutela-Technologies-1024x286.png 1024w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Tutela-Technologies.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/companies\/pretio-interactive\/\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-136 \" src=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Pretio-Interactive-300x99.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Pretio-Interactive-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Pretio-Interactive-768x253.png 768w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Pretio-Interactive-1024x337.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/companies\/encepta\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-503 \" src=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/EnceptaLogo-300x92.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"307\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/EnceptaLogo-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/EnceptaLogo-640x199.png 640w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/EnceptaLogo.png 646w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 307px) 100vw, 307px\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Echosec.png\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/companies\/pretio-interactive\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-98 \" src=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Echosec-300x58.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"367\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Echosec-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Echosec-768x149.png 768w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Echosec-1024x198.png 1024w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2016\/07\/Echosec.png 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/companies\/pretio-interactive\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-709 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2017\/08\/certn-300x93.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2017\/08\/certn-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2017\/08\/certn-640x200.png 640w, https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1932\/2017\/08\/certn.png 646w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background Since its establishment in 2009, the Engineering Entrepreneurship @UVic Program has spawned seven startup companies; Tutela Technologies, Referral SaaSquatch, Pretio Interactive, Encepta, Echosec Systems,&nbsp;Certn, and Revela. Of 21 students who have gone through the program, 16 have graduated the program and immediately founded or co-founded companies. This 100% success rate separates the E@UVic program [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4253,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full.php","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4253"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":749,"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca\/eemp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}