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Empowered Startups
Advancing National Innovation. Attracting Foreign Direct Investment. Enabling Global Talent Mobility.
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Overview
Empowered incubates and accelerates driven entrepreneurial leaders capable of building outstanding startups that bring customers and institutional capital knocking on the door. Our unique model incubates talented Canadian entrepreneurs and Foreign entrepreneurs and connects their start-ups with international customers. We invest seed capital and time in the best scalable start-ups so that our start-up founders can aggressively pursue their revenue goals.
Type
For-profit
Founded
2009
Regions
Ontario (ON), British Columbia (BC), Prairies (AB, MB, SK), USA (for CAD companies)
Classification
Industries
General/industry agnostic
Stages supported
IdeaDiscoveryValidation
Services offered
- Access to specialized equipment, lab facilities, and/or services
- Mentorship and access to advisors
- Office space, co-working environment
- Paid programming (cash)
- Practical prototype/MVP development assistance
- Trade and export support (Includes: Business development missions, internationalization, and any other activities linked to international market development)
- Virtual office space, reception services
BAI Positioning
Finessemedium confidence
Refining and expanding venture growth and entrepreneurial competencies and create the connections across innovation ecosystem
Sector-agnostic (broad industry focus). 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.
Learn more about the four BAI types →Programs
Portfolio
Leadership
Chris Lennon
President
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