How Waterloo's student-owned IP policy built Canada's top founder pipeline
CSProfKGD · x · 2026-11-02
A Waterloo EDC article explains how the University of Waterloo built a community of builders: its IP policy lets students and faculty own what they invent, and its co-op program places students in companies and labs so they graduate with real startup experience. Waterloo ranked 7th globally in 2026 and became the first Canadian university in PitchBook's top 10 for undergraduate founders.
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