Programs

Leveraging startups into scaleups

Scale Up Canada has three programming streams to help bridge the success gap for Canadian startups:

Canada250

  • Most scalable Canadian startups list featuring Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Waterloo and Edmonton

  • Overarching goal is to establish and enhance Canada as a source of world class innovation

  • Aimed to help accelerate success for high potential Canadian startups by providing them access and intros to investors and strategic customers at a global scale

Expert Advisory + Grants

  • Aimed at startups with high potential but barriers or challenges to access financing/capital raise

  • Overarching goal is to make larger number of Canadian startups fundable

  • Government partnership stream

  • 100% matching by Scale Up Canada (up to $50K grant)

  • Scale Up Canada support non-dilutive and non-repayable

  • Must qualify for government funding to receive matching grant

  • In-kind contribution of $2 million+ per startup by Scale Up Canada

SuperAccelerator

  • Aimed at startups with relatively easy access to financing who want to raise and grow at a higher speed and a bigger scale

  • Overarching goal is making Canadian tech successes even more successful and world-leading in their categories

  • By invitation only