GreenCentre Canada secures over $2.5 million from FedDev Ontario to launch cleantech accelerator program
Waterloo-based ALT TEX, Material Futures among startups selected to join the program.
Waterloo-based ALT TEX, Material Futures among startups selected to join the program.
Third cohort sees return of Deeplite, Sensor Cortek.
Participants range from smart windows to dental software to agtech.
NEXT Canada taps Hatch for mentorship in metals, infrastructure, and energy.
Past participants include solution providers for maternal care, document management, and textiles.
Applications are open to SMEs that show a clear value proposition for Alberta.
The accelerator aims to connect corporations with cleantech startups to advance climate innovation.
This is first cohort since program’s creation alongside Montréal Inc.-Bonjour Startup Montréal merger.
Participating startups can receive up to $100,000 in seed funding.
Alberta Innovates also set to invest $2 million into program for reusing plastics.
The program is one of the six Google accelerators available to Canadians.
Alberta IoT’s funding is the latest in several government commitments to Alberta’s tech sector.
For the second time, 16 Canadian startups participated in a YC cohort.
Tiggy, Booxi, and SmartONE are some of the 11 startups joining this year.
“This means twice the potential, and twice the possibilities for participating ventures.”