Today in cohorts: Safe X Connected Cities Accelerator, 7 Gate Academy
Two Canadian programs have recently announced that new companies or individuals are joining their ranks. Here’s the latest on Canadian tech cohorts. Safe…
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Today in accelerators: FounderFuel, Founder Institute, BDO Canada
Three programs meant to accelerate startup growth, led by FounderFuel, Founder Institute, and BDO Canada, have announced new events for 2020. FounderFuel opens applications…
How CDL-Rockies programming director Kari Gordon wants to boost Alberta tech
Over the summer, Creative Destruction Labs’ (CDL) Rockies division, located at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary, hired its first-ever…
Creative Destruction Lab opens newest location in Atlanta’s Georgia Tech
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) announced on Thursday, the newest location for its accelerator program. Opening in Atlanta, Georgia, CDL is partnering with the Georgia…
Techstars AI demo day showcases second cohort of the Montreal accelerator
Last Thursday, Techstars AI Montreal hosted the demo day for its second cohort in the Cinéma Imperial, downtown Montreal. All 10 startups were pitching…
BlackBerry, L-Spark announce second cohort of joint accelerator
BlackBerry and Ottawa-based SaaS accelerator L-Spark have announced the six companies in the second cohort of their joint accelerator program. The program has officially…
Canadian SaaS investment skyrockets by over 200 percent in 2019
Ottawa-based accelerator L-Spark has released the results of its annual State of Canadian SaaS report, which found that Canadian SaaS companies received a cumulative…
Five new startups join Ryerson, MLSE’s sport tech accelerator
Ryerson University and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) have announced that five startups have been selected to join the second cohort of the…
Five startups in Volta’s new cohort each receive $25,000 investment
Halifax-based accelerator, Volta, has announced five early-stage tech startups entering its latest cohort. The startups were selected from a pool of 14 during a…
Propel reveals 32 companies selected for its largest Incite cohort to date
Saint John, New Brunswick-based accelerator Propel has announced its selection of 32 companies for its cohort of Phase 2 of Incite. The selected companies,…
Accelerator Centre, Amazon collaborating on first Canadian Alexa tech accelerator
Applications are officially open for the Accelerator Centre’s Alexa Voice Tech Accelerator program at the University of Waterloo, a collaboration between the Accelerator Centre…
Creative Destruction Lab expands seed-stage program to Paris
The University of Toronto’s Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) has announced a partnership with international business school HEC Paris to expand to the French capital….
Accelerate Okanagan wants OKGNtech community to raise $1 million for charity
Accelerate Okanagan is partnering with Kelowna-based fundraising platform Trellis to launch a campaign challenging the OKGNtech community to raise $1 million for charity. The…