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About
Dana Stephenson and Dave Savory conceived Riipen as a capstone entrepreneurship project at the University of Victoria, frustrated by coursework with no real-world application. Its stated mission is to eliminate underemployment. Savory presented the company's lessons on the TechVancouver stage in August 2016, when he was COO. Riipen operates from Vancouver and Toronto and works with 760+ educational institutions and training providers.
Backers
December 2019 round of $5M USD led by Reach Capital, with Strada Education Network, SEI Ventures, EduLab Capital Partners, Entangled Group, Atrium and ASU ScaleU
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Quick answers
What does Riipen do?
It matches post-secondary courses with real employer projects, so students build work experience inside their coursework and employers get project work done.
Where is Riipen based?
Vancouver, with a Toronto office. It was conceived at the University of Victoria.
Who founded Riipen?
Dana Stephenson, now CEO, and Dave Savory, now VP of Experiential Learning.