Linh Le
Founder, Mentor, Activator Adjunct Prof at UBC
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About
Linh Le is a scientist turned startup founder. As a serial entrepreneur, he founded flextrapower to help diabetic patients, and most recently co-founded buyo to promote circular economy. He embedded himself into deeptech startup ecosystem, acting as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at e@ubc, mentor at CSL and advisory member of NMIN as well as expert reviewer at CIHR.
He currently holds more than 10 patents world wide and acts as Board Member at several deeptech startups incluing SharperSense, STMPatch and Focal Lines.

Linh is currently based in Vancouver, Canada, however he can be seen in New York, Seattle and Hanoi working with his team and partners. He’s most proud holding the titles of husband, dad of two boys, and an endurance athlete.
He spends his day-to-day working with teams, either in person or hybrid with focus on product development, business operations, and strategy. He enjoys every aspect of scaling the company — from building the team and aligning strategic partnerships to executing the work.
He strongly believes in the value of mentorship and currently push his boundaries as an educator with University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business.
Education
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PhD in Chemical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology
MS in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University
BS in Chemistry from Vietnam National University
Volunteer
Linh is serving as Vice Chair at the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Foundation with its mission to help immigrants to settle in Canada, and Board Director at Exceleration Multisport and Triathlon Club to promote Physical Literacy for youth and kids via the love of sports.
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Innovation Strategy Consultation
Leverage Linh Le's 15 years of deep-tech entrepreneurship to elevate your startup. In this 60-minute consultation, receive tailored advice on patents and market dynamics, especially if you're in early-stage sciences or technology. Expect actionable strategies to enhance your technology's commercial potential and succeed in a competitive landscape.
It is highly recommended to donate $50 after for this meeting.
The donation will go towards SUCCESS Foundation or Exceleration. These are the 2 non profits that Linh spent the majority of his volunteering time to serve the vision!
UBC - APSC440 - Office Hours
Meeting regarding Management Fundamentals for Technology-Based Product Marketing and Development course at UBC.