World-class founder and venture development acceleration network for AI-enabled startups
Next AI is a leading national accelerator and founder development program for early-stage AI-powered startups. It is delivered to founders all accross Canada and has physical sites in both Montreal and Toronto.
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Not-for-Profit
Founded
2017
Affiliation
HEC Montreal
Part of NEXT Canada program. 2024 cohort includes startups across diverse industries: Life Sciences, Advanced Health, Enterprise Software, Art, Digital Media, Telecommunications, Financial Services, Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, Retail, Consumer, Human Resources, Clean Tech, E-commerce, Security, Mining, Oil & Gas, Transportation, Tourism, Culture, Entertainment, and Proptech. Partners include NVIDIA, AWS, and Osler for in-kind support. Faculty includes notable AI researchers like Yoshua Bengio (Université de Montréal; Mila), Joelle Pineau (Cohere; McGill), and others from top institutions.
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Services offered
Build the entrepreneurial foundations and an innovation platform for ventures and founders to build from
Sector-agnostic (broad industry focus). Flexible accountability (community-oriented, earlier-stage).
Learn more about the four BAI types →NEXT AI 2026 Program
accelerator6-month accelerator program (March-August in Toronto, March-September in Montreal/Remote) for Discovery-Efficiency stage AI startups. Includes curriculum from award-winning faculty, mentorship, investor access, and free office space.
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