LaunchPad Program
incubatorCore incubation program for launching startups
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Overview
Launch Academy is Vancouver's leading tech startup hub providing you with education, mentorship, and a collaborative environment to get your amazing idea off the ground, build your startup and become a successful entrepreneur.
Type
Not-for-Profit
Founded
2012
Regions
National (all of Canada)
Global community of 100,000+ entrepreneurs. Traction Conf 2022 featured speakers from Atlassian, UiPath, Twitter, and Mercury. Strong emphasis on community building and peer networking as core differentiators.
Classification
Industries
Digital media & telecommunicationsFinancial services
Focus Areas
lean metricsbusiness model testingstartup scalingentrepreneurship education
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Stages supported
IdeaValidationEfficiencyScaleMature
Services offered
- Financing opportunities and connections with investor groups
- Free educational events or programming (ie. lunch and learns)
- Mentorship and access to advisors
- Networking opportunities and community events
- Paid programming (cash)
- Trade and export support (Includes: Business development missions, internationalization, and any other activities linked to international market development)
BAI Positioning
Massive Growthhigh confidence
Pushing, driving, shaping and forging selected organizations to massively scale by company valuation or impact
Sector-specific (Digital media & telecommunications, Financial services). Higher accountability signals (equity/paid programs, later-stage focus).
Learn more about the four BAI types →Programs
Traction
eventGlobal community platform with webinars, retreats, and conferences for fastest-growing tech companies
Traction Conference
eventRanked amongst top 10 marketing conferences in North America, featuring leaders from major tech companies
Traction University
courseEducational offering for entrepreneurs
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Leadership
Ray Walia
Not specified
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