Ushark Announces Partnership with Accelerator Centre

October 27, 2022

October 24, 2022 — Waterloo, ON — We are excited to announce a new partnership between the Accelerator Centre and Ushark, to support access to investment, innovation, and entrepreneurship in Southern Ontario. Through our collaborative partnership, we will work together to achieve our shared goal of developing a strong community of international entrepreneurs and increasing access to capital for founders in Southern Ontario. “By building partnerships across the innovation ecosystem, we in turn are better equipped to support not only our founders, but our community and our economy,” said Jay Krishnan, CEO of the AC. “Through our partnership with USHARK, we will strengthen access to investment opportunities for founders and create a trusting environment for both our partners and our startups to share knowledge, make meaningful connections, and thrive.” About Accelerator Centre At the AC, we exist to help ambitious dreamers impact global change through their businesses. The AC is ranked Canada’s #1 private business accelerator and is among the top five such organizations globally. We offer an extensive selection of customizable opportunities for startups across Canada—allowing founders to rapidly bring their innovation to life. We work with our global partners to bolster the innovation ecosystem in Waterloo and beyond. About Ushark Ushark desires to impact lives through entrepreneurship and technology around the four corners of the world, helping underprivileged people acquire the mindset of great entrepreneurs. We are in the excellence and innovation era, we transform ordinary and economically vulnerable people into truth market sharks.

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October 24, 2022 — Waterloo, ON — We are excited to announce a new partnership between the Accelerator Centre and Ushark, to support access to investment, innovation, and entrepreneurship in Southern Ontario.

Through our collaborative partnership, we will work together to achieve our shared goal of developing a strong community of international entrepreneurs and increasing access to capital for founders in Southern Ontario.

“By building partnerships across the innovation ecosystem, we in turn are better equipped to support not only our founders, but our community and our economy,” said Jay Krishnan, CEO of the AC. “Through our partnership with USHARK, we will strengthen access to investment opportunities for founders and create a trusting environment for both our partners and our startups to share knowledge, make meaningful connections, and thrive.”

About Accelerator Centre

At the AC, we exist to help ambitious dreamers impact global change through their businesses. The AC is ranked Canada’s #1 private business accelerator and is among the top five such organizations globally. We offer an extensive selection of customizable opportunities for startups across Canada—allowing founders to rapidly bring their innovation to life. We work with our global partners to bolster the innovation ecosystem in Waterloo and beyond.

About Ushark

Ushark desires to impact lives through entrepreneurship and technology around the four corners of the world, helping underprivileged people acquire the mindset of great entrepreneurs. We are in the excellence and innovation era, we transform ordinary and economically vulnerable people into truth market sharks.

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