ABOUT ICUBE UTM

Inspiration | Ideation | Innovation

About
We are the home of Social Entrepreneurship and early-stage start-ups at UTM, offering resources, programs, workshops and mentorship for people who are changing the world. If you want to make a difference, ICUBE is here to help you make it.

Mission

We empower innovators, creators, and change-makers to explore their ideas and make them happen.

Vision

We envision a community where entrepreneurship is an opportunity open to all, and a creation space where diverse leaders can ideate, collaborate, and make an impact together.

Institute for Management and Innovation.
Experiential learning is central to IMI’s teaching philosophy and ICUBE, like all IMI programs, helps prepare the next generation of leaders to contribute to our communities, and solve problems through discovery, application and communication of knowledge

Equity and Diversity Statement

ICUBE’s dedication to promoting diversity in our teams includes a commitment to ensuring every cohort accurately reflects the UTM community, welcoming folks of all gender identities, sexual originations, races and ages, and actively creating space for marginalized change-makers and under-represented disciplines.

All creators, entrepreneurial thinkers, and leaders are encouraged to apply.

ICUBE Values

ICUBE employs a values-based approach to supporting and training entrepreneurs. We believe that innovation needs to happen in a responsible and sustainable way that acknowledges the effects of disruption and aims to make positive impact.

ICUBE will not work with entrepreneurs or support business ideas that may:

  • Exclude any group from employment or service due to race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, or disability
  • Intentionally or unintentionally harm, demean, or disproportionately effect any group
  • Undermine academic integrity
  • Be illegal in nature
Programs Lead
Assistant Director
Creative Studio Lead
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ICUBE is part of the University of Toronto’s Innovation network.

U of T’s diverse accelerators and incubators serve students and faculty from all disciplines and levels of experience.

Indigenous business training program created by RedBird Circle Inc. in partnership with UofT Libraries, ICUBE UTM and The Bridge at UTSC

An experiential learning program that follows the school 3 semesters schedule, for anyone with a great idea who wants to make it happen.

A boutique-style remote program to support your business development and help you grow through one-on-one support. This program is open all year.

A student-led creative studio with intends to serve the prototyping and design needs of our ventures and small businesses in our community.

This 2-day retreat is designed to help you reflect on your journey, what drives you, all the hats you wear and what is next for you and your social enterprise.