{"id":8829,"date":"2025-04-02T10:06:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/?p=8829"},"modified":"2025-04-02T10:06:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:06:52","slug":"datakinetics-partners-with-carletons-innovation-hub-to-support-student-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/2025\/datakinetics-partners-with-carletons-innovation-hub-to-support-student-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"DataKinetics Partners with Carleton\u2019s Innovation Hub to Support Student Entrepreneurs"},"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-5xl  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                                    <h1 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-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        DataKinetics Partners with Carleton\u2019s Innovation Hub to Support Student Entrepreneurs\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Ottawa-based technology company<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dkl.com\/\">&nbsp;DataKinetics<\/a>&nbsp;has partnered with Carleton University\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/\">Innovation Hub<\/a>&nbsp;to inspire and engage student entrepreneurs in their learning and new venture journeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDataKinetics is an active participant in the community in terms of philanthropy and employee benefits that support gift giving,\u201d said Allan Zander, CEO, DataKinetics. &nbsp;\u201cI am proud of that legacy but as I reflect on where I am now in my career, my desire to give back now involves not only being generous with our community gifts but also in projects where we can give back in terms of time, career development and the wisdom of my years.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-quote cu-component-spacing\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cThe Allies in Innovation program with Carleton allows for that to happen.&nbsp; Not only does it allow us to be part of the school but to hopefully help inspire, mentor, and develop entrepreneurial students as they embark on their careers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Allies in Innovation program connects businesses to students in Carleton\u2019s Innovation Hub to support and nurture future founders and changemakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful to Data Kinetics for supporting the innovation ecosystem at Carleton and in Ottawa, and for championing our student entrepreneurs. We rely on the support of community partners like Data Kinetics to deliver high-impact programs that support experiential learning and exploration, launching a business or social enterprise and accelerating growth,\u201d said John Nelson, director of the Innovation Hub. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Led by the Sprott School of Business, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/\">Innovation Hub<\/a>&nbsp;serves Carleton students from all faculties in entrepreneurship exploration and new venture development through experiential learning, mentorship and support. Since its launch in fall 2021, the Innovation Hub has supported more than 100 student-led businesses and social enterprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Headquartered in Kanata, Ontario,&nbsp;DataKinetics\u2019 solutions drive more than a billion financial transactions from the world\u2019s largest financial and insurance organizations every single day. With a focus on innovation and giving back to our communities,&nbsp;DataKinetics has spent the past 45+ years investing in people, ideas, and startups \u2014 helping to shape the technology landscape and great people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/04\/DataKinetics-Logo-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8832\" style=\"width:1024px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/04\/DataKinetics-Logo-1-1.png 597w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/04\/DataKinetics-Logo-1-1-512x129.png 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/59\/2025\/04\/DataKinetics-Logo-1-1-320x80.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ottawa-based technology company&nbsp;DataKinetics&nbsp;has partnered with Carleton University\u2019s&nbsp;Innovation Hub&nbsp;to inspire and engage student entrepreneurs in their learning and new venture journeys. \u201cDataKinetics is an active participant in the community in terms of philanthropy and employee benefits that support gift giving,\u201d said Allan Zander, CEO, DataKinetics. &nbsp;\u201cI am proud of that legacy but as I reflect on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":168,"featured_media":8830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[136],"class_list":["post-8829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-allies-in-innovation"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8829"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8833,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8829\/revisions\/8833"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/innovationhub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}