ventureLAB is a leading global community for hardware technology and enterprise software companies in Canada, located in Ontario’s innovation corridor in York Region. As part of one of Canada’s largest tech communities, we focus on raising capital, talent retention, and commercializing technology. Our initiatives have helped thousands of companies create over 7,300 jobs and secure more than $420 million in investment capital. At ventureLAB, we empower hardtech founders to build and scale globally competitive ventures, advancing Canada’s knowledge-based economy.
Avinash has decades of experience in the technology sector – in software, hardware and semiconductor development and production. He started his career at Bell Northern Research, followed by Nortel, Leitch Technologies, ATI, AMD, Fresco Microchip and most recently Spectra7 Microsystems. Most recently he has set up end-to-end semiconductor supply chains in Asia from wafer production, IC assembly and test, board assemblies and box builds. He is experienced in set up of ISO systems, NPI and PDP development process, product characterisation, and qualification and many other aspects of bringing hardware products to market.