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Centech

Montréal, QuébecFoundations & Ecosystem-BuildingMember

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Open to all, Centech supports companies and deeptech projects with high growth potential from the science, engineering and the medical fields. We offer support services for startups free of charge, without taking equity in the companies or the intellectual property they generate.

Type

Not-for-Profit

Founded

1996

Regions

Quebec (QC)

Ranked in UBI Global's top incubators for university-based business incubators. Centech reports that startups in early phase have raised millions in capital over the past 5 years and their graduated companies have created thousands of jobs. Offers expert-in-residence program with entrepreneurs, coaches, and mentors.

Industries

Advanced materials & advanced manufacturingClean technologiesDigital media & telecommunicationsLife sciences & advanced healthTransportationOther

Focus Areas

DeeptechMedtechAutomatisation et industrie 4.0Transport et logistiqueTélécommunications et microélectroniqueÉnergie et environnement5GAI et Machine LearningCybersécuritéDronesIdO/capteursImpression 3DMatériaux avancésOptique et photoniqueRobotiqueTechnologie quantique

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Stages supported

DiscoveryValidation

Services offered

  • Access to free or discounted licenses for products or devkits
  • Access to specialized equipment, lab facilities, and/or services
  • 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
  • Office space, co-working environment
  • Trade and export support (Includes: Business development missions, internationalization, and any other activities linked to international market development)
Foundations & Ecosystem-Buildingmedium confidence

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).

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Programme Accélération

accelerator

A free 12-week program designed to accelerate the growth of technology companies by advancing them 6 to 12 months

Programme Propulsion

incubator

A personalized 2-year program offering tools and resources to ensure business sustainability

Collision Lab

other

An open innovation hub that facilitates collaboration between large enterprises and technology startups

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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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Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)

Montréal, Québec

BUILD SOMETHING MASSIVE

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives based program for massively scalable, seed stage, science and technology based companies.

Advanced materials & advanced manufacturingAgricultureClean technologies+6
University
Foundations & Ecosystem-Building
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NABI (Northern Alberta Business Incubator)

St. Albert, Alberta

CONNECT | GROW | INNOVATE

NABI (Northern Alberta Business Incubator) is a nonprofit business incubator created by the City of St. Albert in 1989 to provide entrepreneurs and small businesses with mentorship and support to launch, grow and establish and thereby cultivate entrepreneurship. NABI’s unique sector-agnostic incubator serves as a ‘growth’ catalyst for businesses that create/provide technological innovations, business services (legal, accounting, financing, IT, etc.), health and wellness products/services, renewable and non-renewable products/services, retail, engineering, and manufacturing.

Advanced materials & advanced manufacturingClean technologiesDigital media & telecommunications+4
Finesse
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Bay & Co

North York, Ontario

We Succeed Together

Bay and Co is a company that offers an Acceleration Program designed to support entrepreneurs, local and foreign, who are looking to start, establish or grow their businesses in Canada. They provide tailored support throughout the entire entrepreneuria...

Advanced materials & advanced manufacturingAgricultureClean technologies+7
Finesse