Riipen provides a great opportunity to hire student talent. It helps us accelerate the product development cycle, and we truly appreciate it.

It was helpful to have assistance for the marketing aspect of my business, including bringing in new ideas for social media.

SEEDA has found working with the Level UP Teams from the Riipen Level UP July 2025 Cohort to be an exceptionally positive and productive experience.

Our students were fantastic to work with this summer.

Jeremy was excellent and set up our webinar from scratch. Very proactive with figuring things out and great with taking leadership to get things done!

Unfortunately this project was left incomplete as the communication between myself and the student stopped for some unknown reason.

We were very happy with this program and the students we worked with on our project. We would recommend this program to other companies.

Ali was amazing to work with and highly recommended. He is a motivated person and a great problem solver. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a strong candidate!

Unfortunately the student I chose did not do any work.

The experience was OK and we're grateful for the opportunity. Overall, the applicants for our posted project were fewer in quantity and quality than last year, and the final result was less than what was provided last year. Nonetheless, it was acceptable.

Riipen freed up time for me to work ON my business instead of IN my business by allowing me to work with students who could complete tasks that were important to the business but taking up a lot of my time.

This year makes it 4 years that we have participated as an employer in the Riipen program. We support the program because it gives young Canadians a chance to explore their interests before they have to make serious career decisions. It gives smaller size employers a chance to tap into the creative energy and ideas that the upcoming generation of employees, inventors, creators, and business owners posses.

Seamless execution and responsive team

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I was happy working with Abdulkarim. He showed reliability, willingness to learn, and contributed meaningfully to the tasks assigned. His positive attitude and adaptability made collaboration smooth. With continued experience, I believe he will add even greater value in future roles.

Arpan has shown strong initiative and passion in taking on tasks and projects.

It's been a good experience.

An easy to use platform with valuable students to assist you with your projects. I had a lovely experience. Thank you!

Great initiative. Our company identifies a good talent.

The Riipen Level-Up program gave our organization an opportunity to collaborate with motivated students on real projects. The participants were able to apply their academic learning to practical tasks, which added value to our work while giving them relevant experience. The structure of the program made it straightforward to engage with students, and it helped us identify potential talent for future opportunities.

Very responsive and would 100% do again

Excellent experience. Students were skilled and diligent and made real contributions to the successful launch of our API.

Excellent

We achieved excellent results we achieved with the project teams. We were very pleased with the outcomes and the quality of work.

We had two very important projects completed that will have a large impact for our organization. Very grateful and would highly recommend others to participate in this opportunity.

We had two very important projects completed that will have a large impact for our organization. Very grateful and would highly recommend others to participate in this opportunity.

Working on this project was a highly rewarding experience. Throughout the process, I appreciated the opportunity to collaborate with a dedicated team and engage directly with stakeholders. The project allowed me to apply my skills while also learning new approaches to problem-solving, time management, and effective communication.

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Once again a great program to be part of. The ability to mentor students and open up new positions is very valuable to companies looking to scale up operations or streamline existing workflows

It is always great having the chance to work with and mentor this current generation of tech talent. Would recommend anytime!