Johan Klarin
Assistant Vice President, Managing Director OEI
Johan Klarin
Assistant Vice President, Managing Director OEI
Bio
Johan Klarin comes to Venture Creations from Columbia University, where he served as manager of the NYSERDA-funded Entrepreneur-in-Residence program, assisting clean-tech startups in New York state. Previously, he was managing director of Viaduct Inc., a consulting company focused on Western New York startups, out of Buffalo, N.Y. Johan has an extensive background in creating and advising business startups.
Johan is also co-founder of several companies including AmeriCan Syndicate, a cross-border consulting company that advises Canadian startups that create prototypes and scale-up sales in the United States; Architect Marketing Platform; and online intermediary Arriving Here LLC.
In the News
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November 11, 2024
![RIT launches Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation appears in white text on a black background with yellow and orange arrows pointing from the upper right to lower left.]()
New Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation captures the startup spirit on campus
The Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in partnership with students, faculty, staff, alumni, industrial partners, and investors, will catalyze the development of successful ventures, and will strategically consolidate several existing departments and centers supporting the university entrepreneurial community, and beyond.
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September 20, 2024
![R I T president David Munson stands next to Yamillet Payano and Nikolas Kelly, center, co-founders of startup company Sign-Speak, along with Venture Creations coach Brad VanAuken.]()
From business incubator to market: Four startups graduate from Venture Creations
Venture Creations has graduated 54 companies, with approximately $500 million in total funds raised.
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September 19, 2024
![Johan Klarin appears on screen with FOX Rochester.]()
Four startup companies graduate from RIT's business incubator program
WHAM-TV speaks with Johan Klarin, director of RIT's Venture Creations Incubator, about the companies.
