1) Communitech Communitech is a Waterloo-based industry-led innovation center.
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Country: Canada Started in: 1997 Founders: Danielle Graham, Tom Jenkins Industries: Hardware, Incubators, Information Technology, Internet, Non Profit Number of investments: 13 Number of exits: 2 You can find their website here .
2) Accelerator Centre A network of facilities dedicated to the development and commercialization of technology companies is known as the Accelerator Centre.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2006 Industries: Hardware, Information Technology, Software Number of investments: 112 Number of exits: 6 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 144 You can find their website here .
3) NextAI NextAI is a global innovation hub dedicated to the invention and commercialization of artificial intelligence-related businesses and technologies.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2016 Founders: Ajay Agrawal Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Information Technology, Machine Learning, Non Profit, Software, Training Number of investments: 89 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 27 You can find their website here .
4) SheEO SheEO invests in businesses managed by women and with a majority of women as owners that produce social impact through new models and mindsets.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2013 Founders: Vicki Saunders Industries: Finance, Psychology, Women's Number of investments: 9 You can find their website here .
5) NEXT Canada NEXT Canada is a national non-profit organization dedicated to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in Canada.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2010 Founders: Ajay Agrawal, Claudia Hepburn, Reza Satchu, Tim Hodgson Industries: Education, FinTech, Hardware, Health Care, Human Resources, Information Technology, Internet of Things, Mobile, Software Number of investments: 316 Number of exits: 16 You can find their website here .
6) ventureLAB ventureLAB is a non-profit organization that offers development services to enterprises.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2011 Founders: Melissa M. Chee Industries: Business Development, Non Profit, Social Entrepreneurship Number of investments: 10 You can find their website here .
7) Velocity The University of Waterloo's Velocity program is a premier entrepreneurship program that oversees Canada's most prolific startup incubator.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2008 Industries: Business Development, Incubators Number of investments: 261 Number of exits: 18 You can find their website here .
8) Innovation Guelph Entrepreneurial mentorship and company support services are provided by Innovation Guelph, a management and consulting firm.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2010 Industries: Consulting Number of investments: 6 You can find their website here .
9) Prodigy Ventures Inc. Prodigy VenturesTM is an early-stage investment opportunity in new technology and an innovation firm.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2015 Founders: Tom Beckerman Industries: Financial Services, Information Services, Information Technology, Internet, Software You can find their website here .
10) York Entrepreneurship Development Institute York Entrepreneurship Development Institute is a sector-agnostic start-up accelerator that mentors innovative entrepreneurs in a variety of industries.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2013 Industries: Consulting, Management Consulting, Non Profit, Social Entrepreneurship, Training Number of investments: 4 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 15 You can find their website here .
11) Bioenterprise Canada Bioenterprise Corporation is a business accelerator and commercialization agent that was founded to aid in the formation of new businesses.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2003 Industries: Enterprise Software Number of investments: 6 You can find their website here .
12) DMZ The DMZ at Ryerson University is a tech startup company incubator that helps new businesses succeed.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2010 Founders: Hossein Rahnama, Sheldon Levy Industries: Business Development, Consulting, Incubators, Management Consulting Number of investments: 256 Number of exits: 26 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 16 You can find their website here .
13) The CDMN Soft-Landing Program The CDMN Soft Landing initiative connects qualified, established entrepreneurs and SMEs with global commercial prospects.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2009 Industries: Information Services, Information Technology Number of investments: 3 You can find their website here .
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14) Extreme Venture Partners Extreme Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in start-ups, early stage companies, and seed stage companies.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2007 Founders: Imran Bashir, Ken Teslia, Ray Sharma, Sunil Sharma Industries: Angel Investment, Banking, Finance, Impact Investing, Venture Capital Number of investments: 72 Number of exits: 14 You can find their website here .
15) Highline Beta Highline Beta is a startup co-creation firm that partners with prominent organizations and entrepreneurs to establish new ventures.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2016 Founders: Benjamin Yoskovitz, Marcus Daniels Industries: Finance, Incubators, Venture Capital Number of investments: 11 You can find their website here .
16) Canadian Technology Accelerator The Canadian Technology Accelerator is a business development initiative that helps high-potential companies break into the market.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2013 Founders: Christine Carr Industries: Advice, Consulting, Finance, Financial Services, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Social Entrepreneurship Number of investments: 35 Number of exits: 3 You can find their website here .
17) L-SPARK The L-SPARK Accelerator brings together market-ready SaaS and cloud businesses with Canada's SaaS professionals.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2014 Founders: Leo Lax Industries: Autonomous Vehicles, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Internet of Things, SaaS Number of investments: 60 Number of exits: 6 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 24 You can find their website here .
18) Invest Ottawa Invest Ottawa is an economic development agency that promotes entrepreneurship via a variety of projects.
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Country: Canada Started in: 1983 Industries: Business Development, Commercial, Consulting, Finance, Management Consulting, Marketing, Non Profit Number of investments: 3 You can find their website here .
19) UTEST UTEST is a commercialization accelerator that is part of the University of Toronto's increasing ecosystem of incubators and support services for entrepreneurs.
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Country: Canada Number of investments: 83 Number of exits: 4 You can find their website here .
20) Startup Canada The grassroots entrepreneurship movement in Canada is known as Startup Canada.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2012 Industries: Association, Communities, Non Profit, Online Portals, Training Number of investments: 11 You can find their website here .
21) 500 Startups Canada The global 500 Startups fund has a geo-fund.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2016 Industries: Venture Capital Number of investments: 37 Number of exits: 9 You can find their website here .
22) LatAm Startups LatAm Startups is a non-profit that helps multinational startups grow their presence in Latin America.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2014 Founders: Miryam Lazarte Industries: Angel Investment, Events, Financial Services, Non Profit, Venture Capital Number of investments: 35 Number of exits: 1 You can find their website here .
23) The Narwhal Project To transform exceptional ideas into unicorns, we're accelerating our growth.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2018 Founders: Charles Plant Industries: CleanTech, Medical Device, Software Number of investments: 4 You can find their website here .
24) Colliers Proptech Accelerator Powered by Techstars Colliers Proptech Accelerator Powered by Techstars focuses on tackling difficulties in the commercial and residential real estate industries.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2006 Industries: Business Development, Commercial Real Estate, Financial Services Number of investments: 23 Number of exits: 2 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 13 You can find their website here .
25) R-LABS Canada Inc. We create cutting-edge businesses that address big real estate issues.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2017 Founders: George Carras Industries: Commercial Real Estate, Construction, Real Estate, Real Estate Investment Number of investments: 1 You can find their website here .
26) KIGALabs KIGALabs is a facility dedicated to helping Korean startups softland into the global startup ecosystem.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2016 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12 You can find their website here .
27) ideaBOOST A bootcamp for technological platforms and interactive applications for the entertainment industry is a unique business accelerator.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2012 Industries: Digital Entertainment Number of investments: 37 Number of exits: 1 You can find their website here .
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28) INcubes INcubes offers firms technology programs to help them speed up their business processes.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2010 Founders: Ben Zlotnick Industries: Automotive, Finance, Incubators Number of investments: 1 You can find their website here .
29) Berkshire International Finance, Inc. Firm that specializes in corporate finance and business consulting
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Country: Canada Started in: 1992 Founders: John Figliolini Industries: Apps, Information Technology, Internet, Medical, Mobile Apps You can find their website here .
30) DigitalCPR DigitalCPR is a software development and creative studio that also conducts a pre-accelerator for startups.
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Country: Canada Founders: Andrew Magdy Kamal Industries: Blockchain, Digital Marketing, Software Engineering Number of investments: 39 You can find their website here .
31) Shad Valley Shad Valley is a summer enrichment program that lasts four weeks. Students live in residence for a month at one of our host university sites.
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Country: Canada Started in: 1980 You can find their website here .
32) Climate Ventures Climate Ventures is a climate and environment coworking space, community, and incubator for entrepreneurs, innovators, and their teams.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2017 Industries: Communications Infrastructure, Innovation Management, Social Number of investments: 1 You can find their website here .
33) Innovate Financial Health The Innovate Financial Health (IFH) accelerator is a non-profit organization.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2018 Industries: Finance, Financial Services Number of investments: 4 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 15 You can find their website here .
34) Costarter Costarter connects you to the resources you need while also allowing you to benefit from our experience.
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Country: Canada Number of investments: 11 You can find their website here .
35) EPICentre EPICentre is the University of Windsor's hub for all entrepreneurial endeavors.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2014 Industries: Education, Incubators Number of investments: 1 You can find their website here .
36) Public Incubator Public Incubator is a startup and entrepreneur incubation platform that helps them develop their ideas into profitable enterprises.
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Country: Canada Started in: 2019 Founders: Ratna Chourasia, Sanjiv Chourasia Industries: Angel Investment, Business Development, Consulting, Education, Incubators, Information Services, Information Technology, Internet, Software Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 1,224 You can find their website here .
37) Safe x Connected Cities Accelerator The Safe x Connected Cities Accelerator is a milestone-based accelerator program for startups.
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Country: Canada Industries: Finance, Financial Services Number of investments: 3 Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 24 You can find their website here .
38) Startup Ottawa Startup Ottawa is a gathering place for aspiring and seasoned entrepreneurs alike.
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39) Canada India Accelerator Program CIAP allows female entrepreneurs to expand their businesses while also increasing their overseas revenue.
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40) Toronto Fashion Incubator TFI uses its abundance of experience, talent, and knowledge to mentor highly sought-after fashion business executives.
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Country: Canada Started in: 1987 Industries: Fashion, Lifestyle Number of investments: 2 You can find their website here .
41) Social Ventures Zone Ryerson University's Social Companies Zone works with social innovators to create social ventures that have a genuine impact.
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Country: Canada Number of investments: 2 You can find their website here .