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Top 10 Accelerators and Incubators in Canada
1) CEED – Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development
CEED has been working for more than 25 years to promote and support the spirit of entrepreneurship.
Details of the startup:
City: Halifax
Started in: 1993
Industries: EdTech, Education
Number of investments: 342
Number of exits: 1
You can find their website here.
2) NEXT Canada
NEXT Canada is a national, non-profit organisation that trains talented people to start world-class businesses and get more people to use technology.
Details of the startup:
City: Toronto
Started in: 2010
Founders: Ajay Agrawal, Claudia Hepburn, Reza Satchu, Tim Hodgson
Industries: Industry Agnostic
Number of investments: 316
Number of exits: 16
You can find their website here.
3) Velocity
Velocity is a leading entrepreneurship program at the University of Waterloo that has helped more than 400 companies start and grow.
Details of the startup:
City: Waterloo
Started in: 2008
Industries: HealthTech
Number of investments: 261
Number of exits: 18
You can find their website here.
4) DMZ
DMZ is a startup incubator at Toronto Metropolitan University that is one of the best in the world.
Details of the startup:
City: Toronto
Started in: 2010
Founders: Hossein Rahnama, Sheldon Levy
Industries: Technology
Number of investments: 256
Number of exits: 26
Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 16
You can find their website here.
5) Startup Edmonton
Edmonton provides the best resources and tools for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Details of the startup:
City: Edmonton
Started in: 2009
Founders: Cam Linke, Ken Bautista, Sam Jenkins, Sam Jenkins
Industries: Industry Agnostic
Number of investments: 143
Number of exits: 11
You can find their website here.
6) Accelerator Centre
Accelerator Centre is committed to making a community for entrepreneurs that is diverse, fair, and open to people from all walks of life.
Details of the startup:
City: Waterloo
Started in: 2006
Industries: Healthcare, Technology
Number of investments: 112
Number of exits: 6
Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 144
You can find their website here.
7) entrepreneurship@UBC
Through venture creation, entrepreneurship@UBC gets UBC innovations out into the world and gives startups the resources, networks, and funding they need to succeed.
Details of the startup:
City: Vancouver
Started in: 2013
Industries: Mobile, Robotics, Drones
Number of investments: 112
Number of exits: 5
You can find their website here.
8) FounderFuel
FounderFuel is a 4-month intensive incubator program that helps tech founders learn the skills and ways of thinking they need to turn their ideas into companies that change the world.
Details of the startup:
City: Montréal
Started in: 2010
Founders: Alan MacIntosh, Ian Jeffrey, Jean-Sebastian Cournoyer, John Stokes
Industries: Technology, AI
Number of investments: 95
Funding amount: $50,000
Number of exits: 13
Equity Taken: 9%
Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 16
You can find their website here.
9) NextAI
NEXT Canada is a national, non-profit organisation that trains talented entrepreneurs to start world-class businesses and get more people to use technology.
Details of the startup:
City: Toronto
Started in: 2016
Founders: Ajay Agrawal
Industries: Technology
Number of investments: 89
Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 27
You can find their website here.
10) UTEST
The University of Toronto Early Stage Technology (UTEST) Program helps entrepreneurs at the University of Toronto turn their cutting-edge research into businesses.
Details of the startup:
City: Toronto
Industries: Industry Agnostic
Number of investments: 83
Number of exits: 4
You can find their website here.
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