Startup Visa Program
acceleratorHelping entrepreneurs immigrate and scale their businesses in Canada through a 12-month advisory and mentorship program tailored to each business' needs.
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Overview
Alacrity Canada is a non-profit that specializes in clean technologies, SaaS, e-commerce, ICT, Data, AI, and digital marketing. Alacrity Canada provides resources, support and entrepreneurial mentorship to promising entrepreneurs, in addition to finding and connecting these individuals with the venture capital funding needed to develop thriving local tech companies.
Type
Not-for-Profit
Founded
2009
Regions
British Columbia (BC)
Portfolio companies have avoided 402.9M kg of CO2 and generated $462.2M in export revenue. Powered by Startup Science. Partnership with Fulbright Canada and PacifiCan.
Classification
Industries
Clean technologiesDigital media & telecommunicationsOther
Focus Areas
Scale-up supportGlobal market accessInvestment readinessSustainabilityImmigrant entrepreneurshipDefence sector technology
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Stages supported
DiscoveryValidationEfficiencyScaleMature
Services offered
- Access to free or discounted licenses for products or devkits
- Discounted and/or free professional services (legal, accounting, bookkeeping, etc.)
- Financing opportunities and connections with investor groups
- Free educational events or programming (ie. lunch and learns)
- Intellectual property education and assistance (Includes: patent, trademark and copyright evaluation, intellectual property strategy, protection and licensing)
- Mentorship and access to advisors
- Networking opportunities and community events
- Office space, co-working environment
- Paid programming (cash)
- Paid programming (Equity)
- Trade and export support (Includes: Business development missions, internationalization, and any other activities linked to international market development)
BAI Positioning
Finessehigh confidence
Refining and expanding venture growth and entrepreneurial competencies and create the connections across innovation ecosystem
Sector-agnostic (broad industry focus). Higher accountability signals (equity/paid programs, later-stage focus).
Learn more about the four BAI types →Programs
APEX Program
otherHelping BC SMEs overcome barriers to global export by providing expert support in growth strategy, investment readiness, sustainability, and in-market execution.
ARC Lab
acceleratorScaling homegrown technologies to meet both civilian and defence sector needs.
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