| Industry | Startup accelerator, education |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Marat Ressin |
| Headquarters | , Canada |
Number of locations | 4 locations (2019) |
Key people | Marat Ressin, Oleg Amurjuev, Ric Phillips, Maria Konikov |
| Website | yedi |
York Entrepreneurship Development Institute (YEDI) is a venture fund, startup accelerator, incubator and entrepreneurial community located within York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. YEDI facilitates collaboration between students, alumni, and academic and business leaders. [1] The organization was founded in 2013 by businessman Dr. Marat Ressin, a native of Russia with close ties to the Jewish community in Canada. [2]
York Entrepreneurship Development Institute is a sector-agnostic start-up supporting organization that provides mentorship to entrepreneurs and not-for-profit organizations. Upon graduation, the entrepreneurs receive formal certification from The Schulich School of Business (York University) and YEDI. [3] The accelerator programs also assist high potential start-ups with securing funding. [4]
YEDI holds events aimed at creating connections between members from different industry sectors. [5] Start-ups and entrepreneurs use the YEDI spaces during their start-up programs to make prototypes and have a co-working space located within facilities of York University and YEDI's partners. [6]
YEDI is a general partner of Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association. [7] In March 2016, YEDI partnered with Israeli Ariel University to share its methodology with students through an intensive two-week business acceleration program that was launched for the first time on August 7, 2016. [8] [9] In 2018, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics opened the Joint Department of International Finance and Economics of Small Business Development with YEDI. [10] In 2020, YEDI brought its International Program to Kazakhstan in partnership with Suleyman Demirel University. [11]