In May 2020, the Catalyst established The Catalyst Cyber Accelerator, solely committed to supporting innovation in the Canadian cybersecurity ecosystem. The first of its kind in Canada, the Catalyst Cyber Accelerator provides growth strategies, mentorship and resources to support the most promising cybersecurity scale-ups and help them succeed nationally and internationally. The success of the program is driven by the expertise and support of our Entrepreneurs-in-Residence in addition to our Corporates-in-Residence which comprises of companies such as - AWS, Microsoft, Sunlife, Torys, Rogers, RBC and other.
Type
Not-for-Profit
Affiliation
Toronto Metropolitan University (Formerly Ryerson University)
Regions
National (all of Canada)
Industries
Stages supported
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)
- Intellectual property education and assistance (Includes: patent, trademark and copyright evaluation, intellectual property strategy, protection and licensing)
- Mentorship and access to advisors
- Networking opportunities and community events
- Office space, co-working environment
- Practical prototype/MVP development assistance
- Regulatory assistance
- Trade and export support (Includes: Business development missions, internationalization, and any other activities linked to international market development)
- Virtual office space, reception services
Pushing, driving, shaping and forging selected organizations to massively scale by company valuation or impact
Sector-specific (Other). Higher accountability signals (equity/paid programs, later-stage focus).
DisclosureBAI type is CAIN’s inferred classification based on available data. It has not been confirmed by the member unless otherwise indicated.
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