Accelerators in Toronto

Seed-stage program for massively scalable, science-based ventures, founded 2012 by economist Ajay Agrawal at UofT's Rotman School. Uses an objectives-based mentorship model pairing founders with serial entrepreneurs and investors. Now sp...

Canada's largest scale-up hub, designed for venture-backed, post-seed tech companies with product-market fit aiming to scale 5x-10x within 18-24 months. Grand opening was attended by then-PM Justin Trudeau and Mayor John Tory; it expande...

National non-profit founded 2010 as The Next 36, delivering three entrepreneurship streams: Next 36 (top undergrads/recent grads), Next Founders (growth-stage founders) and NextAI (idea/early-stage AI ventures, co-delivered in Montreal w...

Toronto chapter of the global Techstars mentorship-driven accelerator, running a ~3-month program with access to 6,000+ mentors and a worldwide investor and alumni network. Relaunching after a hiatus with a new local governance board inc...

Toronto-based venture studio and co-creation firm founded 2017 that builds and co-invests in new startups alongside major corporations, and runs corporate-backed accelerators (e.g., the Intuit Prosperity Accelerator). Operates Highline H...

Toronto chapter of the world's largest pre-seed startup accelerator (5,000+ companies launched globally). Its FI Core program pushes idea- and pre-seed-stage founders through structured milestones toward investment, with lifetime alumni ...

Free, mentorship-driven pre-accelerator for very early-stage founders preparing to raise their first round or apply to top accelerators. The Toronto program runs short cohorts focused on pitch refinement, business-model validation and in...