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Platform Calgary

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Platform Calgary serves as the front door to Calgary's rapidly growing innovation ecosystem, connecting entrepreneurs with the resources, programming, and networks they need to build and scale successful ventures. As a central ecosystem convener, Platform Calgary streamlines access to over 180 partner organizations, bringing together a deeply collaborative community of startups, investors, industry, academia, and government to accelerate regional innovation capacity.

Industries

General/industry agnostic

Focus Areas

Regional ecosystem developmentFirst-time foundersScaling companies (Series A+)Talent development / EIR pools

Stages supported

IdeaDiscoveryValidationEfficiencyScaleMature

Services offered

  • Discounted and/or free professional services (legal, accounting, bookkeeping, etc.)
  • 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
  • Paid programming (cash)
  • Trade and export support (Includes: Business development missions, internationalization, and any other activities linked to international market development)
Finessehigh 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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10x Future Founders Scholarship

A program offering $1,000 cash scholarships to passionate Grade 11 students in Calgary and surrounding areas pursuing tech, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

CEO Roundtable

A year-round peer advisory group providing a safe and confidential environment for tech founders and CEOs to discuss their business challenges.

Discover 101

A four-week virtual workshop focused on understanding customer needs, pain points, and preferences to help early-stage founders achieve product-market fit.

National Bank Investor Hub

A service that pairs founders looking to raise their next venture round with a Platform Investor Coach for tailored insights and warm introductions

Peer 2 Peer

An ongoing monthly networking and problem-solving space designed exclusively for Platform Calgary Grow and Scale members to connect with peers in similar roles.

Platform Membership

The Platform Calgary Membership program is designed to connect Calgary-based tech startups and tech-enabled companies with a dynamic community of peers and a network of over 120 partner organizations to help them launch, grow, and scale.

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Community Safety & Wellness Accelerator (CSW Accelerator)

Edmonton, Alberta

About Community Safety & Wellness Accelerator Powered by AlchemistX In partnership with AlchemistX, the Edmonton Police Foundation, and Alberta Innovates, the CSW Accelerator is bringing proven Silicon Valley acceleration programming to the social impact space in Edmonton, Alberta. About the Program The Community Safety & Wellness Accelerator (CSW) is a first-of-its-kind accelerator focused on addressing the social and safety challenges facing our communities. In partnership with AlchemistX, the Edmonton Police Foundation, and Alberta Innovates, the CSW Accelerator is bringing proven Silicon Valley acceleration programming to the social impact space in Edmonton, Alberta. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to: - gain targeted introductions to the CSW Accelerator’s partners across Alberta including community agencies and governmental partners (e.g., the Edmonton Police, non-profit organizations, social sector agencies, academic partners), and - receive intensive training to succeed via Alchemist Accelerator’s proven program. All participants gain access to Alchemist’s global network of over 30,000 entrepreneurs and mentors and will be supported to connect with investment and partnership opportunities. The benefits of this program include: 1:1 Mentorship Access to partnerships Access to global funding and VC network Access to first customers and customers in new locations via our network Access to deep, specialized mentorship Extensive coaching that meets the needs of your start up Proven curriculum Space in Edmonton available for on-site support and connections to explore all that Edmonton and Alberta have to offer Access to resources and information about visas and investment attraction to support your start-up scaling in Canada Access to grants for travel and connection to support to relocate to Canada There is no fee and no equity to attend this program Our goal is to accelerate startups that can make a difference with our community partners and innovate for social and economic benefit in our communities while promoting Edmonton as a world-class destination for innovation. The www.cswaccelerator.com is funded by Alberta Innovates and Prairies Economic Development Canada I Développement économique Canada pour les Prairies and the Edmonton Police Foundation. Big thanks to our accelerator program delivery team extraordinaire AlchemistX.

General/industry agnostic
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Elite Startup Hub

Edmonton, Alberta

From first idea to market entry and growth, Elite Startup Hub (ESH) gives founders the strategy, mentorship and resources to move forward. ESH offers a wide range of services including: Startup Validation, Business Strategy, Financial Modelling, Go-to-Market, Mentorship, Professional Development, Strategic Partnerships and more. We are also a Government of Alberta designated Agency providing coaching to individuals applying to the Foreign Graduate Entrepreneur Stream, part of the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program.

Advanced materials & advanced manufacturingAgricultureClean technologies+6
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Open ExO

Montréal, Alberta

Discover Your 10x Growth Potential

OpenExO, Inc. is a Professional Services community focused on innovation and digital transformation, based on the ExO Model shared in the book Exponential Organizations. The ExO Model is expressed in the Formula MTP+SCALE+IDEAS. MTP Stands for Massive Transformative Purpose, any organization that wants to be an ExO needs to have an MTP. There are 10 additional Attributes. SCALE Attributes focus externally and allow the organization to tap into Abundance outside the organization, these attributes are Staff on Demand, Community and Crowd, Algorithms, Leveraged Assets, and Engagement. The 5 Internal Attributes are Interfaces, Dashboards, Experimentation, Autonomy, and Social Technologies. These use the acronym IDEAS and allow the organization to manage the organization at scale. We are likened to a decentralized McKinsey. We work at the individual, organizational, and civic levels. We are over 18000 members and growing #exostrong. You can join the OpenExO Community to transform your company or to help others to transform theirs. By becoming a member you can access our tools and resources as well as the many brilliant minds that are within the community.

General/industry agnostic
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Edmonton Unlimited

Edmonton, Alberta

Innovation From Here For The World

Innovation From Here For The World – Edmonton Unlimited. We provide free programming and resources that Edmonton’s innovators, big thinkers and problem solvers need to turn their ideas into solutions.

General/industry agnosticOther
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