Alumni Werner Biegler: From Founding to Exit in 6.5 Years
The Graduate Advanced Training and Entrepreneurship (GATE) Centre Presents: A Keynote by Werner Biegler!
Join us for an exciting and insightful talk with University of Regina alumnus, Werner Biegler, B. Comm, MBA, an accomplished entrepreneur, exited founder, and active angel investor with StartupTNT and start-up mentor. Whether you’re an innovator, or someone passionate about startups and technology, this is an event you don’t want to miss as exited founders are very rare!
📅 When: Saturday, February 8
⏰ Time: 4:00–6:30PM
4:15-5:30PM presentation
5:30-6:30PM networking
📍 Where: Innovation Place
👤 Special Guest Speaker: Werner Biegler
Topic: From Founding to Exit in 6.5 Years - My Startup Story
Werner Biegler is an accomplished entrepreneur and product leader. In 2014, Werner co-founded and served as CEO of Varafy, an Edmonton based edtech startup which developed an innovative platform for helping post-secondary students learn the STEM subjects. This platform introduced technological advances which remain unmatched. In early 2021, Werner led Varafy’s successful exit to Chegg, where he served as Senior Director of Product Management until late 2023.
Werner brings an engaging and collaborative leadership style, with cross-functional experience that includes product management, design & development, founder-led sales, brand building and finance. Following the successful exit of Varafy to Chegg, Werner wanted to “give back to the start-up community” and as a result is an active angel investor with StartupTNT and start-up mentor.
Werner graduated from the University of Regina with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and has an MBA from the University of Saskatchewan.
🤔 Did you know?
- Werner is a proud University of Regina alumnus with a Bachelor of Business Administration.
- He’s one of the rare few to achieve a successful exit in the startup space!
- Outside the boardroom, Werner keeps life balanced with weightlifting, swimming, running, and shredding on the electric guitar.
- Werner and his wife are high school sweethearts!
👀 What to Expect:
A welcoming space to connect with like-minded innovators, enjoy snacks, and an informative discussion! Stories of startup challenges, growth, and lessons learned from Werner’s incredible journey.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of the best!