{"id":8541,"date":"2025-03-03T14:17:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T19:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/cutheme-homepage\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:05:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:05:38","slug":"cutheme-homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2026\/02\/P_SprottPhotography_StudentShoot_031022-1-1024x681.jpg); background-position: 71% 24%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Innovation Hub\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"carleton-innovation-hub\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Carleton Innovation Hub<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Turning Todays Ideas Into Tomorrow&#8217;s Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The Carleton Innovation Hub supports student entrepreneurs in turning ideas into real ventures. With access to mentorship, hands-on programming, workspace, and access to funding opportunities, the Hub provides the tools, guidance, and community students need to build, test, and grow their businesses. Whether you are developing an early-stage idea or scaling an existing startup, the Innovation Hub helps you move forward with confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/innovation-hub-applicants\/\">Apply to the Innovation Hub Here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Build Experience. Build Your Resume.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Don\u2019t think you\u2019re an entrepreneur or don\u2019t have a venture of your own? There are still opportunities for you at the Innovation Hub. We work with students interested in marketing, finance, design, photography, operations, and more to support growing startups while building valuable, real-world experience. If you\u2019re looking to strengthen your resume and get involved, contact <a>innovationhub@carleton.ca<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-callout cu-callout--center cu-component border-8 md:border-[12px] border-solid border-cu-black-50 px-8 pt-5 pb-6 md:px-16 md:pt-8 md:py-10 rounded-lg cu-prose-first-last\">\n                    <header class=\"cu-pageheader cu-component cu-prose-first-last  cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto\">\n                <h2 id=\"weekly-office-hours-with-rowland\" class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] relative cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-1\/2 after:-ml-5 after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-4 after:w-8 after:bg-cu-red\">\n                    Weekly Office Hours with Rowland\n                <\/h2>\n            <\/header>\n        \n        \n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Office Hours with Rowland are an opportunity for students to receive one-on-one advice on their ideas and ventures in a collaborative setting. Whether you are refining a concept, working through challenges, preparing for a pitch, or exploring your next steps, you\u2019ll gain practical guidance and honest feedback. With other student entrepreneurs present, this is a supportive environment where you can share ideas, learn from peers, and help each other move ventures forward with confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Every <\/strong><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Thursday 11 a.m to 4 p.m<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n    \n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--grey ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl bg-cu-black-50 max-w-screen-2xl mx-auto rounded-xl px-6 py-5 md:px-14 md:py-12 md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Student Innovation Spotlight\n                    <\/h2>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                            \n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> Divine Eyo is a Software Engineering student at Carleton University and the founder of Spequlo, a proudly student built fashion-tech startup building what they call an \u201cagentic fitting room.\u201d Spequlo allows shoppers to virtually try on clothing using AI-powered technology, helping them visualize how outfits will look before purchasing online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Divine developed Spequlo after noticing how difficult it is to shop for clothing online with confidence especially when it comes to fit, styling, and sizing. As both a developer and a frequent online shopper, I saw an opportunity to combine computer vision, generative AI, and personalization systems to solve a real-world problem that millions of consumers face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Where is Spequlo today?<\/strong> While working with the Innovation Hub Spequlo is currently piloting integrations with fashion brands while continuing to refine fit and sizing intelligence layer. The long-term vision is to become the infrastructure layer for online fashion powering personalized fitting experiences across retailers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/spequlo.com\/\">Check out Spequlo here!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/participants-and-alumni\/\">Learn about other students &amp; ventures!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"allies-in-innovation\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Allies In Innovation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/DataKinetics-Logo-400x101.png\" alt=\"Data Kinetics Logo\n\" class=\"wp-image-8116\" style=\"width:326px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/DataKinetics-Logo-400x101.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/DataKinetics-Logo-160x40.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/DataKinetics-Logo-240x60.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/DataKinetics-Logo-360x90.png 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/DataKinetics-Logo.png 597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/thumbnail_knak-logo-colour-2-400x124.png\" alt=\"Knak Logo\" class=\"wp-image-8117\" style=\"width:243px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/thumbnail_knak-logo-colour-2-400x124.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/thumbnail_knak-logo-colour-2-160x50.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/thumbnail_knak-logo-colour-2-240x74.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/thumbnail_knak-logo-colour-2-768x238.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/thumbnail_knak-logo-colour-2-1536x475.png 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/thumbnail_knak-logo-colour-2-360x111.png 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/thumbnail_knak-logo-colour-2.png 1764w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carleton Innovation Hub Turning Todays Ideas Into Tomorrow&#8217;s Impact The Carleton Innovation Hub supports student entrepreneurs in turning ideas into real ventures. 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