The Onova Story

Helen and Victor met in 2016 and immediately bonded over a shared passion for transforming ideas from whiteboard to reality. This shared passion brought them together to compete in hackathons across North America early in their careers. Through these events, they were exposed to open innovation at scale with large group of diverse participants coming together to build hundreds of tangible prototypes in just 24 hours.

Helen and Victor teamed up to launch a myriad of programs and initiatives while working together at a global consulting firm, including the company's first-ever hackathons in North America and a colossal global internal innovation event that engaged more than 50,000 employees in 20 countries. Through these experiences, they developed a deep understanding of what it takes to foster and sustain a culture of innovation within large organizations and unearth brilliant ideas.

With their wealth of experience in delivering internally-driven open innovation events, they ventured into a new realm of service offerings for Fortune 500 companies. In 2018, their groundbreaking vision gained the financial backing of internal leaders and external partners, allowing them to bring their service to fruition. Following a phenomenal year of executing 12 Invention Sprints for several industry-leading clients, they made the strategic decision to establish Onova, dedicated to providing top-notch innovation services.