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League of Innovators
Empowering young people to be their own bosses in life and career, supporting their growth as entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers.
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Overview
League of Innovators (LOI) is a national startup accelerator focused on developing young entrepreneurs at scale. The LOI Startup Accelerator is registered as a Canadian charity and offers a range of free programs to provide young entrepreneurs educational experiences including mentorship, curriculum, a founder/investor community, ecosystem introductions etc) that shorten their path to success and amplify their impact as future entrepreneurs. The program has been running for over 5 years and has developed 1,000+ alumni that have gone on to create over $1 billion of enterprise value through fundraising, current valuations and past exits.
Type
Registered charity
Founded
2017
Regions
National (all of Canada)
Classification
Industries
General/industry agnostic
Stages supported
IdeaDiscoveryValidationEfficiencyScale
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)
- Mentorship and access to advisors
- Networking opportunities and community events
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.
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