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Foresight

Toronto, British ColumbiaFinesseMember

Canada's Cleantech Innovation and Adoption Accelerator

Foresight CAC is a cleantech accelerator that rapidly launches, commercializes, and scales climate solutions across Canada. We help clean technology entrepreneurs form and accelerate their companies in British Columbia.

Type

Not-for-Profit

Founded

2013

Regions

National (all of Canada)

Foresight has created 10K+ jobs and generated $622M in revenue across portfolio companies. They have raised $2.45B in venture capital. Operating for over 10 years with trusted relationships with industry leaders like FortisBC and Magna International. Host the Canadian Cleantech Awards. Active in dual-use technology scaling for both sustainability and national defence.

Industries

Advanced materials & advanced manufacturingAgricultureClean technologiesFood & beverageForestryMining, oil, & gasTransportation

Focus Areas

CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage)Renewable energyFacility emissions reductionEnergy infrastructure optimizationFirst Nations energy resilience

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Stages supported

DiscoveryValidationEfficiency

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
  • Paid programming (cash)
Finessemedium 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

Foresight Venture Studio

accelerator

Provides embedded leadership support including interim C-Suite roles to help scale cleantech companies

Innovation Challenges

other

Industry-led challenges connecting companies with groundbreaking cleantech solutions

Sectoral Expertise Programs

accelerator

Sector-specific networks providing sustainability-focused support

Regional Networks

other

Coast-to-coast networks driving economic competitiveness

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IU

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Technology ~ Engagement ~ Coworking

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