Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking

Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking Our mission is to create and support game-changing innovators and accelerate their ideas from conception to impact on society.

Created with a transformational gift from the Hunter Family Foundation in 2017, the Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking is UCalgary’s community innovation hub for all things entrepreneurial on campus: events, challenges, programs, placements & more. We cultivate and support changemakers, connect and build the innovation community across campus, and amplify our innovators’ stories. The Hunter H

ub contributes to the University of Calgary’s strategic vision to be the most entrepreneurial university in Canada.

06/05/2026

Doors open at 12PM at Platform Calgary for the Start Something Summit! Here’s a preview of the space 👀

Beyond the live competition, discover what’s being built across Calgary’s innovation ecosystem.Explore the Innovation Sh...
06/02/2026

Beyond the live competition, discover what’s being built across Calgary’s innovation ecosystem.

Explore the Innovation Showcase at the Start Something Summit and discover emerging startups, research-driven innovation, and entrepreneurial program from across the city. Meet the people behind the ideas and learn what’s happening across Calgary’s innovation community.

🗓 June 5, 2026
⏰ 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📍 Platform Calgary

This event is free and open to the public. Click the link in our bio to learn more and register today.

06/02/2026

The countdown is on. 💥

In just a few days, the top teams from Business Playbook, Launchpad, Evolve to Innovate (e2i), and Map the System will take the stage live at Start Something Summit to compete for a share of $40,000 in prizes.

The teams are ready. The stage is set. See it unfold live on June 5 at Platform Calgary. 🎤

Click the link in our bio to register and secure your spot.

06/01/2026

Samantha Jones and Jessica Wilkins participated in Map the System and dove into the topic of rigging, hoisting, and lifting activities in Alberta, and why they are involved in a large amount of workplace fatalities.

Watch them compete live for $10,000 at the Start Something Summit on June 5 at Platform Calgary.

Click the link in our bio to register today and watch it unfold live. 🎤💥

06/01/2026

This Map the Systems team dove into the topic of Social Media as a De Facto Governance Structure. They mapped out how social media is designed to concentrate power among the elites.

Watch them compete live for $10,000 at the Start Something Summit on June 5 at Platform Calgary.

Click the link in our bio to register today and watch it unfold live. 🔗✨

Watch the top two Map the System teams take the stage at Start Something Summit on June 5 at Platform Calgary. Map the S...
05/31/2026

Watch the top two Map the System teams take the stage at Start Something Summit on June 5 at Platform Calgary.

Map the System is a global competition led by the University of Oxford that focuses on systems thinking. Instead of pitching solutions, teams research and map complex social or environmental challenges to better understand how change happens.

Swipe through to meet the teams going head-to-head for the $10,000 prize and learn more about their projects.

Click the link in our bio to register today and watch it unfold live. 👆💥

Did you attend one of our program finales this year? Or were you unable to attend?Now’s your chance to see the top two t...
05/30/2026

Did you attend one of our program finales this year? Or were you unable to attend?

Now’s your chance to see the top two teams from Business Playbook, Launchpad, Evolve to Innovate (e2i), and Map the System take the stage together at Start Something Summit.

On June 5 at Platform Calgary, the finalists from each program will go head-to-head for a share of $40,000 in prizes.

Click the link in our bio to register and discover what UCalgary innovators are building next.🎤✨

05/29/2026

Hear what entrepreneurial thinking means to Bill Zheng, a UCalgary nursing student, and how he used his entrepreneurial skills to co-found his own social enterprise, RadiCare Ventures. 
 
Bill was one of four recipients of the Cannon Lachapelle Award in 2024 and was awarded $10,000 to further develop his venture. Applications close in 2 days — May 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM MST. 
 
Apply now via the link in our bio. ✨

05/28/2026

Gerry Giesbrecht and his team are developing a first-in-class psychobiotic derived from a previously uncultured gut bacterium to help prevent and treat perinatal depression symptoms.

Watch Gerry compete live for the $10,000 Evolve to Innovate (e2i) prize at the Start Something Summit on June 5 at Platform Calgary.

Click the link in our bio to register today and watch it unfold live. 🔗💥

05/28/2026

Adaptive Smart Lens addresses the challenge of light sensitivity, particularly after eye surgeries or for those with conditions such as photophobia.

Watch Narsis (Narges) Mohammad Mehdipour, Founder of Adaptive Smart Lens compete live for the $10,000 Evolve to Innovate (e2i) prize at the Start Something Summit on June 5 at Platform Calgary.

Click the link in our bio to register today and watch it unfold live. 🎤✨

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4th Floor, Hunter Student Commons Building
Calgary, AB

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Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

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