Octave Niamie

Octave Niamie currently serves as an Assistant Professor at Polytechnique Montreal, specializing in technological entrepreneurship with a focus on accelerators, incubators, venture capital, tech business formation, and entrepreneurial ecosystems. Niamie is also a Researcher at Mosaic HEC, Co-founder at Netdollar and FoodHub MTL, and a shareholder at Hardbacon. At FoodHub MTL, Niamie provides support for new business development in the food industry, guiding entrepreneurs through ideation, incubation, and acceleration stages. Niamie's academic contributions include a role as Chargé de cours at École des sciences de la gestion (ESG UQAM) and past experience as Director of Academic Affairs at Defi3737. Niamie’s educational background includes a Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship from ESG UQAM, two MBAs, and specialized certifications in sustainable food incubation and business launch.