Manu Goswami
Manu "Swish" Goswami is an award-winning Canadian serial tech entrepreneur and innovator, UN Youth Ambassador, LinkedIn Youth Editor, TEDx speaker, and venture capitalist. He studied at the University of Toronto, studying Peace, Conflict, and Justice Studies and Ethics, Society, and Law through the Munk School of Global Affairs and the Trudeau Center of Peace, Conflict, and Justice Studies. Manu is one of the youngest venture capitalists in the world as a Business Development Associate at JB Fitzgerald Venture Capital. He has won a multitude of awards, including Canada’s Top 20 Under 20 award, the United Nation’s Outstanding Youth Leadership award and Startup Canada’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. He is a founder of many ventures, including the World Youth Fund, The Next Foundry, RafikiMedia, FoodShare, Technotronics, and most recently, Ballin.
Early life
Born April 14, 1997 in Singapore, Manu studied at Princess Elizabeth Primary School before moving to Calgary, Canada in 2004. At 7 years old, Manu tried to start a business by taking the neighbour’s flowers out of their gardens, creating bouquets, and selling the bouquet back to them. Though this endeavour did not last very long, it did solidify his beliefs that “entrepreneurship was a field not restricted by age”.
Education
Manu attended the Calgary Science School (CSS) from grades 4 to 9, and Webber Academy, a university preparatory school that has been ranked as one of Canada’s top private schools, from grades 10 to 12. He attributes his ability to think creatively to his education at CSS, and was part of many sports teams and clubs at both schools, including Student Council, Varsity Basketball and Volleyball, and Canada’s national debate team. By age 16, he had already started six high impact ventures in seven industries, one of which won Southwest Alberta’s Company of the Year in 2014. Manu also attended the Politics and Public Policy, U.S. Foreign Policy program at TWC) in 2016. He is the youngest person in the history of TWC to be selected for the program. His involvement includes RafikiMedia (Co-Founder and CEO), FoodShare (Founder and CEO), The Next Foundry (Co-Founder and Managing Director), LinkedIn (Youth Editor), JB Fitzgerald Venture Capital (Business Development Associate), and Technotronics (CEO and Co-Founder). Manu is currently working on writing a book which he anticipates will release in early 2018.
Awards
Manu has won several awards and acclamations for his entrepreneurship and innovation. Below is a list of notable awards Manu has won:
* “Global Shaper” from World Economic Forum, March 2017
* “One of the world’s most accomplished teenagers”, Future Sharks, January 2017
* “Entrepreneur of the Month” from UTM Entrepreneur’s Club, February 2017
* “100 Fastest Growing Canadian Startups” for RafikiMedia, Strategy Magazine, November 2016
* “Face and Future of Canadian Entrepreneurship”, UPS Canada, November 2016
* “10 Gen Z Experts to Follow”, Forbes, May 2017
* “Social Rockstar of Tomorrow”, Social Media Today, November 2016
* “Young Changemaker of the Year”, Social Enablers, October 2016
* “Young Entrepreneur of the Year”, Startup Canada, September 2016
* "Global Grand Finalist”, 2015 World Schools Debating Championships, August 2015
* “Canada’s Top 20 Under 20” Plan Canada, June 2015
** "#UNCONVENTIONAL: Mark Cuban”
** “#UNCONVENTIONAL: Shauna Arnott”
** “#UNCONVENTIONAL: Kristen Scholer”
** "#UNCONVENTIONAL: Josh Fechter”
** “#UNCONVENTIONAL: Jules Schroeder”
** “#UNCONVENTIONAL: Eliot Robinson”
** “#UNCONVENTIONAL: Lewis Howes”
* “How to Build a Business from Scratch”
* “Why You’re Not Succeeding at UofT”
* “UofT Voices: Why Challenging UofT Conventions is Integral to Your UofT Success”
* “UofT Voices: Mark Khalil’s Dream to Fly”
* “Joel Brown’s 4 Powerful Dimensions of Success”
* “10 Steps to Building a Brand's Business”
* “Who Am I”
* "Meeting a 20-Year Overnight Success: Michael Hyatt”
* “The Mantra for Success”
Early life
Born April 14, 1997 in Singapore, Manu studied at Princess Elizabeth Primary School before moving to Calgary, Canada in 2004. At 7 years old, Manu tried to start a business by taking the neighbour’s flowers out of their gardens, creating bouquets, and selling the bouquet back to them. Though this endeavour did not last very long, it did solidify his beliefs that “entrepreneurship was a field not restricted by age”.
Education
Manu attended the Calgary Science School (CSS) from grades 4 to 9, and Webber Academy, a university preparatory school that has been ranked as one of Canada’s top private schools, from grades 10 to 12. He attributes his ability to think creatively to his education at CSS, and was part of many sports teams and clubs at both schools, including Student Council, Varsity Basketball and Volleyball, and Canada’s national debate team. By age 16, he had already started six high impact ventures in seven industries, one of which won Southwest Alberta’s Company of the Year in 2014. Manu also attended the Politics and Public Policy, U.S. Foreign Policy program at TWC) in 2016. He is the youngest person in the history of TWC to be selected for the program. His involvement includes RafikiMedia (Co-Founder and CEO), FoodShare (Founder and CEO), The Next Foundry (Co-Founder and Managing Director), LinkedIn (Youth Editor), JB Fitzgerald Venture Capital (Business Development Associate), and Technotronics (CEO and Co-Founder). Manu is currently working on writing a book which he anticipates will release in early 2018.
Awards
Manu has won several awards and acclamations for his entrepreneurship and innovation. Below is a list of notable awards Manu has won:
* “Global Shaper” from World Economic Forum, March 2017
* “One of the world’s most accomplished teenagers”, Future Sharks, January 2017
* “Entrepreneur of the Month” from UTM Entrepreneur’s Club, February 2017
* “100 Fastest Growing Canadian Startups” for RafikiMedia, Strategy Magazine, November 2016
* “Face and Future of Canadian Entrepreneurship”, UPS Canada, November 2016
* “10 Gen Z Experts to Follow”, Forbes, May 2017
* “Social Rockstar of Tomorrow”, Social Media Today, November 2016
* “Young Changemaker of the Year”, Social Enablers, October 2016
* “Young Entrepreneur of the Year”, Startup Canada, September 2016
* "Global Grand Finalist”, 2015 World Schools Debating Championships, August 2015
* “Canada’s Top 20 Under 20” Plan Canada, June 2015
** "#UNCONVENTIONAL: Mark Cuban”
** “#UNCONVENTIONAL: Shauna Arnott”
** “#UNCONVENTIONAL: Kristen Scholer”
** "#UNCONVENTIONAL: Josh Fechter”
** “#UNCONVENTIONAL: Jules Schroeder”
** “#UNCONVENTIONAL: Eliot Robinson”
** “#UNCONVENTIONAL: Lewis Howes”
* “How to Build a Business from Scratch”
* “Why You’re Not Succeeding at UofT”
* “UofT Voices: Why Challenging UofT Conventions is Integral to Your UofT Success”
* “UofT Voices: Mark Khalil’s Dream to Fly”
* “Joel Brown’s 4 Powerful Dimensions of Success”
* “10 Steps to Building a Brand's Business”
* “Who Am I”
* "Meeting a 20-Year Overnight Success: Michael Hyatt”
* “The Mantra for Success”
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