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MT Lab

Montréal, QuébecPrecisionMember

l'accélérateur d'opportunités en tourisme, culture et divertissement

MT Lab is the premier innovation incubator in North America for tourism, culture, and entertainment. Based in Montreal, MT Lab serves as a meeting place, startup incubator/accelerator, and exchange platform, fostering innovation and collaboration betwe...

Type

Not-for-Profit

Founded

2017

Regions

Quebec (QC)

MT Lab is supported financially by the City of Montreal and ESG-UQAM as founding members. The organization is committed to leveraging innovation as a driver of transition toward responsible, inclusive, and sustainable tourism by 2030. It operates regional innovation hubs including one in Abitibi-Témiscamingue focused on regenerative innovation.

Industries

Tourism & culture

Focus Areas

Sustainable tourismResponsible tourismInclusive tourismTravel techRegenerative innovation

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Stages supported

ValidationEfficiency

Services offered

  • Access to specialized equipment, lab facilities, and/or services
Precisionhigh confidence

Deepening and honing both venture and entrepreneurial competency to gain deeper sectoral traction

Sector-specific (Tourism & culture). Flexible accountability (community-oriented, earlier-stage).

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Incubation/Acceleration Programs

accelerator

Structured support pathways designed to propel startups and stimulate innovation in tourism, culture and entertainment

Thematic Innovation Hubs (Pôles)

incubator

Real experimentation grounds where startups test solutions with partners ready to innovate

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  • France Lemire

    Director of Pôle d'innovation régénérative

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Garage Incubation

Longueuil, Québec

Garage co est un hub d'innovation dédié aux technologies Hardtech

Garage&co is a startup incubation company that focuses on hardtech startups. They provide a holistic approach to design and work with entrepreneurs to develop a functional prototype that can be brought to market.

Advanced materials & advanced manufacturingAgricultureClean technologies+10
Foundations & Ecosystem-Building
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Montréal, Québec

Zú is an incubator initiated by Guy Laliberté in 2018. It supports and propels creative entrepreneurs who use technology to develop products and content that revolutionize the cultural, creative, and entertainment industries by generating innovative projects and world-class intellectual property. Zú offers support programs for startups, open innovation services for SMEs and large corporations, financing expertise including privileged access to a venture capital fund and a local and international network of over 100 renowned coaches. It also offers a unique creative hub in downtown Montreal that brings together state-of-the-art tools and studios, business hosting opportunities and showcase spaces for research and experimentation with the public. Zú is a non-profit organization that rallies a community whose ambition is to create wealth in Quebec by promoting our creativity around the world.

Digital media & telecommunicationsOtherTourism & culture
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La Piscine

Montréal, Québec

Accélérateur d'entreprises créatives et culturelles

Created in 2015, La Piscine is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to catalyze and cultivate the first-ever ecosystem dedicated to the development of entrepreneurship in the cultural and creative sectors in Montréal and across Québec. Since its creation, the organization has implemented successful incubation and acceleration programs to accompany the development of creative and cultural entrepreneurs and companies with high growth potential. In addition, La Piscine delivers made-to-measure services to help private sector companies and public institutions mobilize the most innovative cultural and creative industry players to leverage effective and strategic business solutions. La Piscine is currently working with Gestion Georges Coulombe on the development of the Rodier Project, the first site dedicated to cultural and creative entrepreneurship in Montréal.

Consumer retailDigital media & telecommunicationsFood & beverage+1
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District 3 Innovation Hub

Montréal, Québec

Transform your ideas into startups and companies with global impact

District 3 Innovation Hub is a leading innovation hub in Montreal that nurtures and develops multidisciplinary startup teams. They focus on harnessing emerging technologies to create businesses with global impact.

General/industry agnosticOther
University
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