RCET · President
Forest Li
Founder @ Velox Systems | President @ Rotman Commerce Emerging Technologies | Rotman Commerce, University of Toronto
Now
Two things I'm building
A company, and a club.
Velox Systems
ERP and automation solutions for SMBs. Built on the belief that administrative work in Canadian businesses is wildly inefficient, and solvable: Velox helps operators reclaim the hours lost to manual back-office work.
Founder · veloxsystems.ca ↗
Rotman Commerce Emerging Technologies
Spearheading the adoption of technical tools and skills on the non-technical, business side of the Rotman Commerce community, so students can make AI their unfair advantage.
Highlights
Things I've built and been part of
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President, Rotman Commerce Emerging Technologies Jan 2026 – present · Operations Manager since Mar 2025
Leading RCET with one central idea: spearhead the adoption of technical tools and technical skills on the non-technical, business side of the community, and empower those students to make AI their unfair advantage. Workshops, builds and partnerships all serve that.
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Founded Velox Systems Apr 2026 – present
ERP and automation solutions for SMBs. Administrative work in Canadian businesses is wildly inefficient and solvable; Velox builds the systems that give operators back the hours currently lost to manual back-office work.
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aUToronto design team · SAE AutoDrive Challenge II Year 5 · 2026Joined the University of Toronto's self-driving car team for the final year of the AutoDrive Challenge II, working on the Mobility Innovations sensor-suite MVP and product management. The team placed first overall for the eighth time in nine years.
- 1st place · Mobility Innovation Challenge
- 1st place · Static Events Overall
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Founder & CEO, Echo Eye Dec 2024 – Jan 2026Deep-tech hardware: a wearable camera built so no spontaneous moment goes unnoticed, taken from an idea to a working MVP. Led hardware, software and user-experience work across a small team, and the partnerships and early-adopter community around it.
Along the way: first place at RCEO's Launch Your Big Idea pitch competition, the Richmond Hill SBEC Summer Company program, and the CLIC 2025 cohort with OCAD University.
Say hello
The best way to learn a technology is to ship something with it.
If you're a student who wants to build, a company that wants to meet Rotman Commerce students, or a small business tired of spreadsheets, I'd like to hear from you.