Wrap around innovation services
We connect you to professional services suited to your project, such as intellectual property, legal, accounting, and more.
Investment Readiness Training program
This program helps develop interest and participation in a growing investment culture for entrepreneurs and investors in the territory.
Supporting women entrepreneurs
We are a Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) aimed at identifying the additional barriers and challenges women face and providing support to overcome them.
- Rich Thompson (Chair), Zero Gravity Inc & Northern Vision Development - President/CEO
- Lesley Brown, Yukon University - President and Vice-Chancellor
- Bronwyn Hancock, Yukon University - Associate Vice-President, Research Development
- Ben Sanders, PROOF - Co-Founder & CEO
- Kari Johnston, Independent Contractor
- Les Wilson, Chu Níikwän Development Corp - Business Development Project Manager
- Valerie Fox, The Pivotal Point - Founder & Chief Innovation Consultant
- Sierra Van Der Meer, Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency - Director
- Justin Ferbey, Yukon Government - Deputy Minister of Economic Development
- Math'ieya Alatini, Independent Contractor
- Rodney Hulstein, Chair, School of Business & Leadership
- Josh Callahan, OUTFRNT - Principal & Co-Founder
- Davida Wood, IRP Consulting
- Blair Hogan, Gunta Business Consulting
Get in touch
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Yukon University
2180 2nd Ave,
Whitehorse, YT
Y1A 5N6
t 867 668 8759
innovation@yukonu.ca
ColdAcre provides custom food solutions to communities
"Northern food security is in an exciting place," shared Tarek Bos-Jabbar, CEO of ColdAcre Food Systems and IncubateNorth participant. "It's making some great strides forward. A lot of smart people have been solving individual solutions, and then we're just trying to put them all together in one cohesive thought right now. That's the big picture of where we also want to be: selling a full food system that fits the community."
North Star Agriculture provides expertise to grow food in harsh climates
Sonny Gray and the team at North Star Agriculture provide innovative food sovereignty solutions to communities of all sizes, and have been growing their company while participating in IncubateNorth. North Star has supported comprehensive projects, such as Na-cho Nyak Dun First Nation Farm, and is working with Carcross/Tagish FN on Porcupine Creek Farm.
YukonGrow soil blends are designed to optimize northern growing conditions
Michel Duteau, founder of YukonGrow and former IncubateNorth participant, is passionate about providing high-quality, local, eco-friendly and effective living soils, grow media and grow amendments. The Yukon poses challenging growing conditions and poor soil quality, which impacts our ability to grow local, nutritious food.
Birch bio-fermentation: Aurum Skincare's journey through innovation and entrepreneurship
Elise McCormick and Joanne Sherrard were raising their children and working day jobs, when they decided to find a project they could collaborate on as friends. Curiosity led them on a journey into the world of cosmetic chemistry. Both women experienced irritation from eczema, acne and rosacea, and wished to develop a remedy for sensitive skin.
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