Ready to contribute to meaningful projects and gain hands-on experience with real ventures?
This interdisciplinary Experience Ventures opportunity allows you to take on a defined role within a collaborative team, working alongside innovative startups and social ventures. You will build practical skills, receive mentorship from venture leaders, and strengthen your portfolio while making a real impact.
Program highlights:
- 80-hour placement
- Take on a defined role (e.g., research, marketing, design, business development)
- Work within a collaborative, interdisciplinary team
- Gain mentorship from venture leaders
- Build your portfolio and expand your professional network
- Receive a $850 honorarium upon successful completion
Available interdisciplinary roles
Explore the current interdisciplinary project opportunities below. Students can apply for a role that aligns with their area of study, skills, and interests while collaborating with students from other disciplines on a shared industry challenge.
Playmove — interdisciplinary learning platform: market expansion research
Available roles:
- software engineering
- social media
- pedagogy
- business/marketing
Project overview
Playmove is a Canadian EdTech company developing active learning solutions for schools and communities. As part of an interdisciplinary team spanning business, marketing, social media, pedagogy, and software engineering, students will explore how their respective disciplines can contribute to Playmove’s market expansion goals.
Each student will research their area of focus, develop a discipline-specific deliverable, and collaborate with the team to integrate their work into the project’s broader findings and recommendations.
This opportunity is ideal for students interested in applying their skills to a real-world EdTech challenge while gaining experience working collaboratively across disciplines.
Klosa Technologies — Canada launch: community and partnership growth
Available roles:
- partnership and channel engagement
- end-user marketing and engagement
Project overview
Klosa Technologies is a fintech startup preparing to launch in Canada by building community-driven partnerships with Ghanaian associations, churches, and organizations across the country.
As part of a two-student interdisciplinary team, one student will focus on partnership outreach and relationship development, while the other will focus on social media content and end-user marketing and engagement. The two roles will work together to support Klosa Technologies’ Canadian market entry and community growth efforts.
This opportunity is ideal for students in marketing, business development, communications, or related fields who are interested in community engagement, partnership development, and startup growth.
Interested in one of these roles?
Applications are now open for our upcoming fall 2026 opportunities starting in September.
Apply now and select the role or roles that best align with your skills and interests.
Application deadline: September 10, 2026
Participant experiences
Playmove Canada
The Playmove project focused on introducing an innovative educational product into the Canadian market. Across two phases, students worked collaboratively in specialized roles such as marketing research, sales strategy, user experience, and web development to support market entry and adoption.
Phase one was completed by six students in winter 2025, followed by phase two with five additional students in winter 2026. Each student took on a defined role and responsibility, contributing to different aspects of the project.
Through this experience, the teams conducted research, developed insights, and created practical recommendations to support future program development, community engagement, and broader adoption within the education sector.
ConnectedKW
This project focused on supporting ConnectedKW, a digital platform designed to help Kitchener-Waterloo residents access curated events, local information, and community resources. Students worked collaboratively in roles such as software development, web development, marketing, and business development to enhance platform functionality and expand content offerings.
A team of four students contributed to developing new features, including user account functionality and enhancements to the local info section. Their work included building interactive map-based tools, curating relevant local content, and engaging with community partners.
Through this experience, students gained hands-on experience in technology, content strategy, and stakeholder engagement while contributing to a platform that supports community connection and accessibility.
Participant experiences
“My Experience Ventures placement was a truly enriching opportunity. It was a pleasure to meet and collaborate with people from across Canada and Brazil, gaining diverse perspectives and insights. I consider myself lucky to have been part of this successful experience, which allowed me to develop valuable skills while expanding my professional network. I would be more than happy to participate in similar projects in the future, as this experience has been both rewarding and inspiring.”
Student participant, winter 2025
“What each student delivered was truly impressive; they helped us navigate complex challenges and brought valuable insights to our team. This experience was exceptional, and the students’ contributions played a key role in helping us introduce our product to the Canadian market.”
Host venture, fall 2025
Have questions? We're here to help
For more information or any questions, feel free to contact us at experienceventures@conestogac.on.ca.