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League of Innovators

Vancouver, British ColumbiaFinesseMember

Empowering young people to be their own bosses in life and career, supporting their growth as entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers.

League of Innovators (LOI) is a national startup accelerator focused on developing young entrepreneurs at scale. The LOI Startup Accelerator is registered as a Canadian charity and offers a range of free programs to provide young entrepreneurs educational experiences including mentorship, curriculum, a founder/investor community, ecosystem introductions etc) that shorten their path to success and amplify their impact as future entrepreneurs. The program has been running for over 5 years and has developed 1,000+ alumni that have gone on to create over $1 billion of enterprise value through fundraising, current valuations and past exits.

Type

Registered Charity

Founded

2017

Regions

National (all of Canada)

Registered as a Canadian charity. Has been running virtual programs since 2017. Alumni startups have raised $32M in collective funding and achieved $712M in collective enterprise value. 9,553 youth engaged in LOI programs and 1,800 online learners through Innovators Academy. Digital-first education model. Community spans across Canada.

Industries

General/industry agnostic

Focus Areas

youth entrepreneurshipearly-stage foundersskill-buildingmentorshipstartup acceleration

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Stages supported

IdeaDiscoveryValidationEfficiencyScale

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)
  • Mentorship and access to advisors
  • Networking opportunities and community events
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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).

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Innovators Academy

course

Online modules about the basics of entrepreneurship

Foundations Idea Incubator

incubator

Getting you from idea to action in 6 weeks

Labs Accelerator

accelerator

Develop your startup with the right support for market-ready startups

Boost Residency

accelerator

Drive scale your startup's growth

Impact Innovation Challenge

event

Challenge for young entrepreneurs

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Empowered Startups

Vancouver, British Columbia

Empowered incubates and accelerates driven entrepreneurial leaders capable of building outstanding startups that bring customers and institutional capital knocking on the door. Our unique model incubates talented Canadian entrepreneurs and Foreign entrepreneurs and connects their start-ups with international customers. We invest seed capital and time in the best scalable start-ups so that our start-up founders can aggressively pursue their revenue goals.

General/industry agnostic
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BC Tech

Vancouver, British Columbia

BC Tech Association is dedicated to making British Columbia the best place to grow and scale a tech company. They provide opportunities for the tech industry to collaborate, learn, and grow together. They connect companies, develop talent, share stories.

General/industry agnostic
Foundations & Ecosystem-Building
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Accelerate Okanagan

Kelowna, British Columbia

Located in Kelowna, BC, and serving the Okanagan community. We give entrepreneurs the mentorship, connections, and community they need to build technology-driven ventures. As the Okanagan tech community and companies within it continue to grow, so does our support model. Coined ‘Continuous Acceleration,’ we deliver unique programming for different stages of growth. The reality is, each stage of the entrepreneurial process demands a different set of tools and we are constantly iterating in an effort to meet those needs.

General/industry agnostic
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entrepreneurship@UBCO

Kelowna, British Columbia

Trusted Guidance, Lasting Impact

e@UBCO's mission is to provide enriching opportunities for the UBCO community to engage in entrepreneurial thinking and inspire action on some of the worlds most pressing problems.

General/industry agnostic
University
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