Volta launches program to help Atlantic Canada founders navigate COVID-19 recovery
Atlantic Canada innovation hub Volta is opening applications for a new six-week program led by various industry experts to…
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Accelerator Centre to fund eight startups in COVID-19 cohort of JumpStart program
Eight Ontario-based startups developing COVID-19 solutions are set to receive $30,000 in seed funding and $10,000 in business…
Five Atlantic Canada startups receive investment at virtual Volta Cohort pitch event
Five Atlantic Canada-based tech startups have been selected to receive $25,000 each as part of the Volta Cohort pitch competition…
Propel CEO Barry Bisson to retire from role by the Fall
Barry Bisson, CEO of Propel ICT, is retiring from his role at the New Brunswick-based online accelerator after three years…
This year’s Colliers Proptech Accelerator program postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19
Real estate firm Colliers International and Techstars have announced the 2020 Colliers Proptech Accelerator program, which…
11 startups to pitch at NEXT Canada’s virtual Venture Reveal
This month, 11 Canadian ventures will be showcased at the NEXT Venture Reveal, formerly known as Prototype Day. This year,…
Zone Startups Calgary to offer support to early-stage AgTech startups through new partnership
Zone Startups Calgary, an accelerator for pilot-ready tech startups, has partnered with United Farmers of Alberta Co-operative…
L-SPARK announces first cohort of Compass North accelerator program
SaaS accelerator L-Spark and Queen’s University have unveiled ten companies joining the first cohort of Compass North, an…
Applications open for Lazaridis Institute’s 2020 ScaleUp Program
The Lazaridis Institute, housed at Wilfrid Laurier University, has opened applications for the sixth cohort of its ScaleUp…
Atlantic Canada’s Propel accelerator shifts to continuous intake model
New Brunswick-based online accelerator Propel is shifting to a continuous intake model, meaning startups can begin the accelerator…
Techstars to hold Startup Weekend virtually as it shifts event focus to COVID-19 solutions
This week, global accelerator Techstars will host its first-ever online and national Startup Weekend. This time around, the…
Creative Destruction Lab launches COVID-19 rapid response program
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) has launched a new program to focus on rapidly transforming tech innovations to aid in the current…
C100 announces newest 48Hrs in the Valley cohort, postpones event to October
Twenty-six Canadian tech startups have been selected to join the 2020 48Hrs in the Valley program, hosted by C100, an…
Techstars Toronto announces 10 startups joining 2020 cohort
Techstars Toronto has announced the 10 startup’s joining the accelerator program’s third cohort, which will now begin on…
11 Canadian companies in Y Combinator’s Winter 2020 Demo Day
This week, Y Combinator (YC) held its Winter 2020 Demo Day, the 30th for the Silicon Valley incubator. To minimize health concerns…