The On-Ramp

Funding: No programmatic cheque; runs the Market Diversification matching fund separately
Cost: Membership-based; free tiers available · Cohorts: Rolling membership; programs run continuously
Applications: Rolling
Format: Mentorship and coaching for startup and growth-stage companies · Kelowna, in-person + community

Funding: No funding in this program (AC:Studio is the one with money). Up to $600K in partner perks — AWS, Google for Startups, HubSpot
Cost: FREE. No equity, ever — you keep 100% of your company and IP. Funded by the Province of Ontario and the City of Waterloo · Cohorts: Cohorts of 30 companies
Applications: CLOSED — join the notify list for the next cohort (confirmed closed 2026-08-05)
Format: 9 months · Waterloo, in-person workshops plus virtual mentorship

Funding: No direct funding — mentorship and investment-readiness education
Cost: No equity, ever · Cohorts: Rolling
Applications: ALWAYS OPEN — no deadline. The flagship program
Format: Structured four-phase programming · Waterloo HQ, supports startups virtually across Canada

Funding: No direct funding — tools, mentorship and support
Cost: No equity, ever · Cohorts: Rolling
Applications: Check the site — no deadline published
Format: Waterloo HQ, virtual support available

Funding: No direct funding — go-to-market and revenue acceleration
Cost: No equity, ever · Cohorts: Cohort-based
Applications: ⚠️ DEADLINE AUGUST 14, 2026 — confirmed by Landon 2026-08-05
Format: Waterloo, with virtual support

Funding: Up to $100,000 in NON-DILUTIVE funding
Cost: No equity, ever — you keep 100% of your company and IP · Cohorts: Cohort-based
Applications: CLOSED — the July 31 2026 deadline has passed; watch for the next cohort call (confirmed closed 2026-08-05)
Format: Rapid venture development · Waterloo

Funding: Program benefits + pitch/investment pathways into AARP's ecosystem (terms vary by track)
Cost: Free (startup track) · Cohorts: Rolling/annual tracks
Applications: Rolling — no published deadline
Format: Ongoing collaborative + cohort events

Festival of co-located life-science events (BioProcess International, Cell & Gene Therapy International, LSX USA Congress + more) — 5,000+ attendees; RESI Boston runs the same week
When: Sep 22–25, 2026 (Hynes Convention Center + venues)
To present: Speaking/presenting varies by co-located event — check each event's call for speakers
To attend: Separate registration per event (free to $5K+); early-bird pricing typically expires over the summer

Funding: Up to $300K equity-free; the Capstone Grand Prize alone is $250K. No restrictions on use of the funds
Cost: FREE — no application fee, NO equity · Cohorts: ~20 selected per cycle; 2026 cohort was 30
Applications: Applications open in OCTOBER and close ~Dec 1 for the following-year cohort. 2026 closed; the 2027 waitlist is open now at biotoolsinnovator.org/apply
Format: Virtual, June to mid-October, plus two mandatory in-person events (Innovator Summit at the start, Showcase and Finals in October)

Canada's flagship healthcare investor conference — ~66 presenting companies (public, venture-backed and pre-venture) + investor 1-on-1s (Toronto). Hosted by Bloom Burton & Co., healthcare-dedicated investment bank
When: Annual, ~late April (2026: Apr 21–22 · 2027 ~April, TBA)
To present: Presenting-company selection by application/invitation — contact [email protected]; no public deadline, engage ~winter for spring conference
To attend: Registration opens ~winter

Funding: Ignite up to $150K (early validation) · Fuel up to $500K (mature solutions) — non-dilutive, plus tailored acceleration services
Cost: FREE — no fee, no equity · Cohorts: Program intakes vary
Applications: Watch program calls (Ignite/Fuel intakes announced on site)
Format: Program-based + acceleration support, Toronto HQ + remote

Convened by the CVCA, the national body for Canada's private capital industry. Brings the world's largest allocators together with Canada's private equity, growth-stage venture and fund-of-funds managers, its pensions, and the companies they back. Timed to the federal government's global investment summit. Speakers include Brookfield Private Equity, HarbourVest, Mubadala, Northleaf, Novacap, Inovia and Cohere. Sector-agnostic, and the stage is growth and institutional rather than early.
When: One day: SEPTEMBER 14, 2026, downtown Toronto
To present: No pitch slots. Founders attend rather than present - 'Founder / Company' is one of the categories on the request form
To attend: INVITATION-ONLY, by request. Attendance is limited and curated, one representative per firm, and requests are 'reviewed individually' and do not guarantee admission. NO application cutoff is published - it closes when the room fills. There is a fee with a CVCA member rate; the amount is not published and follows the invitation

Funding: No cheque at the ASCENT and RIDGE tiers. SUMMIT, which is by invitation, adds funding, rent-free lab placement and 300 hours a year of consulting
Cost: FREE — their own FAQ says CBV programming is offered at no cost · Cohorts: Three tiers, rolling entry · see each programme page for start dates
Applications: Rolling applications, no deadline
Format: ASCENT is six months for therapeutics · RIDGE is a year of gap analysis, 40 hours of consulting and investor-conference representation · SUMMIT is two years by invitation

Funding: Equity-free programme, plus access to $100K investment for Acceleration-phase companies
Cost: FREE — no fee, no equity for the Propulsion phase · Cohorts: 2 (fall + winter)
Applications: CALL FOR PROJECTS CLOSED. An interest form for the next cohort is on their site and NO next date is published — submit your interest rather than watching the page
Format: 12 wks (Propulsion) → 2 yrs (Acceleration) · Montréal

Funding: No standard funding (program-specific supports vary)
Cost: Membership-based; many programs free · Cohorts: Rolling
Applications: Rolling
Format: Hub model: programs, peer groups, talent

Funding: NO direct funding — structured investor/mentor objectives; CDL mentors + associated funds frequently invest in participants
Cost: FREE — no fee, NO equity · Cohorts: 1 (Oct–Jun)
Applications: Apps open ~spring, close LATE JULY (2026: Jul 24)
Format: 9 months · objective-setting sessions every 8 weeks, hybrid

Funding: $20,000 grant on completion for startups meeting the agreement's requirements, plus dedicated funding programs, Circle of Partner Funds access, and the Green Light pitch day in front of partner investors
Cost: $750 + taxes residual fee (partners cover the rest, under 2% of actual cost) · Cohorts: 1 per year (10 startups, two groups of five)
Applications: Applications typically open ~May and close mid-July (2026 cycle: opened May 25, closed July 13) for an August kick-off
Format: 5 to 6 months, 3 to 6 hrs/week, Aug 2026 to Mar 2027 · Québec

Funding: No standard funding (occasional program-specific stipends)
Cost: Free (equity-free) · Cohorts: Rolling + cohorts
Applications: Rolling
Format: 18-month incubator, Toronto

Prizes: Two non-dilutive awards of $100,000 — one cardiovascular stream, one general health stream
Applications: ⚠️ Applications close Aug 3, 2026 for the Oct 2026 cohort · pitch competition Oct 2027

Funding: Seed investments + Prospects awards (typically ~$100K–$350K range per public announcements)
Cost: Free; investment terms per deal · Cohorts: Rolling + annual calls
Applications: Rolling (watch their calls)
Format: Investment + hands-on commercialization support

Funding: No programmatic cheque; angel investment from members at their own discretion
Cost: Free to apply as a founder · Cohorts: Monthly pitch nights, plus the annual GAIN Innovation Investment Summit
Applications: Rolling — APPLY AS A FOUNDER is open continuously. THE SUMMIT: 18 September 2026 at BDC's Toronto office, ten startups pitching to angels, family offices and funds behind closed doors, run with BDC and the Canada Startup Association. No application deadline is published, so apply immediately or not at all
Format: Not a cohort programme — pitch night plus capital-readiness coaching. The Summit is a single closed-door day, and it is NOT a competition in their own words, so there is no prize; the value is the room

Funding: No funding — this is customer-validation training, and what it delivers is clarity rather than capital
Cost: $200 to join the cohort · FREE for current students. Childcare support during sessions may be available — flag it on the application if it is critical to your participation · Cohorts: Multiple cohorts a year · fall cohort begins October 8, 2026
Applications: ⚠️ APPLICATIONS CLOSE SEPTEMBER 21, 2026 — extended from the earlier September 11 date. Cohort begins October 8
Format: 7 weeks, in person for the fall cohort · Thursdays 5–7 pm required, 3–5 hours a week total · plus at least two 1:1 coaching sessions and a founder Slack

Funding: No funding, equity or fee published. What you get is 18 months of space, people and programming: dedicated Entrepreneurs in Residence advising on company development, sales and marketing, recruiting and fundraising
Cost: Not published · Cohorts: Annual - 'teams who meet this criteria will be invited to apply on an annual basis'
Applications: BY INVITATION, once you are eligible. No public application and no published dates; the date that matters to you is Venture Founder's, which closes OCTOBER 11, 2026 for the Spring 2027 cohort
Format: Up to 18 months of programming, support and access to the spaces

Funding: Up to $200K convertible notes + sequencing credits + reagents/instruments + Bay-Area labs
Cost: Free to apply; equity via notes · Cohorts: ~2 cycles/yr
Applications: Rolling global application confirm cycle dates before applying
Format: 6 months · SF Bay Area (+ Cambridge UK legacy)

Funding: $250K–$500K+ investment (SAFE) + lab space
Cost: Free to apply; equity via investment · Cohorts: 2 per site (SF + NY)
Applications: Rolling; batches ~spring + fall
Format: 4–6 months · in-person w/ labs

Funding: No cheque — advisory, mentorship, investor connections and desk space at Bayview Yards
Cost: FREE · Cohorts: Quarterly cohorts
Applications: Applications accepted year-round; cohorts start quarterly
Format: 10-week bootcamp · Ottawa

Funding: No direct funding - coaching, workshops and a closing pitch to pre-qualified investors
Cost: Not published · Cohorts: Annual cohort running October to March
Applications: 2026-27 cohort CLOSED. LSBC publishes no application window anywhere on their site - ask them directly when the next one opens
Format: October to March

The industry's biggest annual healthcare investor gathering — 8,000+ executives, investors and dealmakers (San Francisco). Presenting slots and attendance are INVITATION-ONLY (J.P. Morgan clients)
When: 45th annual: Jan 11–14, 2027 (Westin St. Francis)
To present: No open application — invitation-only. The open-door route for early-stage companies is RESI JPM and the week's satellite events
To attend: Invitation-only; satellite events around the conference are open

Funding: No funding — lab space + J&J ecosystem (JJDC invests separately, case-by-case)
Cost: Residency fees (subsidized lab space) · Cohorts: Rolling
Applications: Rolling
Format: Residency model, MaRS Toronto

Prizes: A $20,000 prize envelope, plus coaching and mentorship
Applications: ⚠️ CLOSES September 23, 2026 · semi-finals filmed September 28 to October 2 at UdeM's Innovation Centre · finale November 4

Funding: $10,000 Mitacs stipend per accepted team
Cost: Free · Cohorts: Annual per hub: applications through September, cohorts the following spring
Applications: 2026 intakes: Ontario CLOSED Sept 11 · Pacific (BC and Yukon) CLOSED Sept 19 · Quantum CLOSED Sept 25 · ATLANTIC CLOSES OCTOBER 5. Cohorts start March 2027
Format: 16 weeks

BC's premier life-science investment gathering, built around Invest in BC presented by Lumira Ventures. Over 100 investors expected; last year's room included adMare, Amplitude, BDC, Bloom Burton, CTI Life Sciences, Genome BC's I2 Fund, InBC, J.P. Morgan, Lumira, Pender, Providence Health Care Ventures, Novartis, Novo Nordisk and Pfizer. Pitch sectors: digital health, devices, medtech, diagnostics, biotech
When: Week runs NOV 2-5, 2026, Vancouver. The Invest in BC conference itself is NOV 3-4 at the Vancouver Convention Centre West. Side events: invitation-only investor reception Nov 2, Blakes Women in Life Sciences breakfast Nov 4 am, UBC Life Sciences Day Nov 5 (apply to attend; registration details not yet announced)
To present: 2026 presenting slots are CLOSED - the 25 companies are already selected and named on the event page. Next pitch window ~spring 2027
To attend: Open. EARLY-BIRD CLOSES FRIDAY OCT 2: $449 LSBC members / $549 non-members. From Oct 3 it is $549 / $649. Pass covers both conference days, the BIO Partnering meeting system and the Nov 3 networking reception. Partnering meeting requests open a few weeks out

Funding: Up to $10,000 in matching funds per project, covering up to 50% of eligible costs
Cost: Free to apply · Cohorts: Call for proposals open for 2026/27
Applications: OPEN NOW — 2026/27 call for proposals
Format: Project-based · inquiry form, then a program alignment call

Funding: No cheque from membership itself. The draw is the MaRS Capital Program (free support for companies preparing a seed or Series A raise), wet lab space in the Discovery District, and introductions into hospitals and research institutes. MaRS also runs its own fund, MaRS IAF, separately
Cost: FREE — no membership fee. They are a registered charity; the one thing they ask in return is feedback and regular progress updates · Cohorts: Rolling membership, no cohorts. 1,200+ ventures across all sectors; 300+ in the health portfolio
Applications: Rolling — apply any time through MaRS Connect. Expect to hear back in about a week, then a screening call; two to three weeks end to end. You may reapply if you were declined before
Format: Open-ended membership, no fixed timeline · Toronto, with unlimited access to core services

Funding: Equity-free cash prizes (historic $10K–$100K awards; $19M+ awarded program-wide)
Cost: FREE — no fee, NO equity · Cohorts: 1–2 (varies by year)
Applications: Apps ~Jan–Apr for summer programs
Format: ~4 months · hybrid (Boston hub)

Funding: Up to $500K in equity-free prizes for early-stage (pre-Series B) companies, in their own words on the apply page. Their page headline advertises "$1M in awards" across the whole programme, but the only figure attached to the early-stage competition is $500K — quote the $500K
Cost: FREE — no fee, NO equity · Cohorts: 50+ into the accelerator; the 2026 cohort took 65 companies from 1,835 applicants
Applications: 2026 applications CLOSED (extended deadline was Dec 16). NO 2027 dates are published — the waitlist at medtechinnovator.org/apply is the only action available today. Historically opens ~Oct and closes early-to-mid December
Format: ~6 months · virtual + conference showcases

Prizes: Prize pool ~$300K across categories (BC companies)
Applications: Apps typically March–May; winners in fall

Funding: Grant funding for selected ventures (historically up to ~$25K–$50K; verify current)
Cost: Free (equity-free) · Cohorts: 1 (annual)
Applications: Apps ~Oct–Jan for summer cohort
Format: ~8 months, Toronto

Funding: No cheque — a free programme; the value is manufacturing expertise, not capital
Cost: FREE, but gated: 'AMLab participants must be enrolled and accepted into the North Forge Founders Program' · Cohorts: Runs alongside the Founders Program cohorts
Applications: Via the Founders Program — next deadline 2 NOVEMBER 2026 for the January 2027 cohort
Format: Concept through commercialization · delivered with Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters

Funding: Not funding — a $4M equipment resource on membership
Cost: Membership-based; training courses and tours available · Cohorts: Rolling membership
Applications: Rolling — no deadline
Format: Ongoing membership · in-person makerspace

Funding: No direct cheque — their FAQ is explicit: 'While North Forge doesn't provide direct investment, we connect startups with funding opportunities through our North Forge Angel Network, investor readiness training, and curated introductions to private and public funding sources.' Acceptance is the only route into the NF Angel Network and into AMLab.
Cost: Free to apply AND free to participate — all four stages are at no cost · Cohorts: Four cohorts a year · the next one starts January 2027
Applications: APPLY BEFORE 2 NOVEMBER 2026 for the January 2027 cohort. (The August 10 deadline for the September 2026 cohort has passed.)
Format: Four stages — Pathfinder (validate the idea) · Base Camp (product-market fit) · Ascent (MVP and go-to-market) · North Star (scaling toward Series A). Pathfinder and Base Camp run on Zoom, about two hours a week, so you do not have to be in Winnipeg

Funding: Not funding — a paid build service, and the only North Forge resource with NO membership or programme requirement
Cost: Paid per project; quoted after they contact you · Cohorts: Rolling — submit any time
Applications: Rolling — no deadline
Format: Per project · you submit a request, an expert maker contacts you to scope it

Canada's premier health-science investment event, hosted by the Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (Toronto). The 2026 edition ran 100+ presenting companies, 190+ VC and corporate VC investors and 735+ partnering meetings; summit companies have raised $3.1B since 2018
When: 2027: FEBRUARY 2–4, Arcadian Court & Loft, 401 Bay Street, Toronto
To present: The company application window for 2027 is NOT YET PUBLISHED. Investor registration is live and presenting-company details typically follow in the fall — get on the OBIO newsletter now rather than watching the page
To attend: Investor registration is already open; general registration typically ~fall onward

Funding: NONE. Their own page: 'Pathway is not an accelerator.' What you get is access, not a cheque
Cost: $1,997 programme price ($1,697 early bird). Landon, 5 Sept 2026: this is the programme price, not an application fee · Cohorts: Rolling applications, 20 companies per cohort
Applications: ROLLING - no deadline. Silicon Valley immersions: NOV 30 - DEC 2, 2026 and JUNE 14-16, 2027. New York launching spring 2027
Format: Virtual prep with US investors and executives, then a 3-day Silicon Valley immersion, then milestone tracking

Funding: No direct funding. Mentors, market assessments, IP support, investor networks and PitchBook access
Cost: $400 + GST per month membership; co-working rent extra. No equity stated · Cohorts: Not cohort-based
Applications: YEAR-ROUND APPLICATIONS. Apply, then present to a selection panel. Referrals from VentureLabs or partners still complete the same form
Format: Open-ended - 'companies remain in the program as long as they continue to progress and meet their goals'

Funding: Up to $25,000 CAD non-dilutive, for tailored project work against commercialization milestones. No equity, no fee. ISED-funded
Cost: FREE — no fee, NO equity · Cohorts: 1 cohort a year · maximum six companies (4–6 typical)
Applications: 2026 applications CLOSED July 8; that cohort runs Sept 22, 2026 to Mar 11, 2027. NO 2027 date is published — ask them directly when the next call opens rather than watching the page
Format: 6 months, fully virtual · 160–200+ hours of 1:1 mentorship

Early-stage life-science partnering conference — curated investor 1-on-1s + Innovator's Pitch Challenge. Runs during Biotech Week Boston
When: Sep 22–23, 2026 (Westin Copley Place) + virtual partnering Sep 25, 28–29
To present: Innovator's Pitch Challenge applications are ROLLING, first-come-first-served with a waitlist — apply as early as possible
To attend: Paid registration open until the event; partnering platform opens ~weeks before

RESI partnering event held during J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference week — the open-application route into JPM week for early-stage companies (San Francisco)
When: ~Jan 12–13 annually (JPM week)
To present: Pitch Challenge + partnering applications rolling — apply early; fills fast
To attend: Paid registration open until the event

Funding: No direct funding of its own. It delivers AccelerateIP (up to $25K/$60K, mentorship stream only right now) and the Lab2Market Validate Pacific hub ($10,000 Mitacs stipend), which do carry money
Cost: Varies by programme. Perago membership $400 + GST/month, co-working rent extra; Discovery Foundation bootcamp CAD $500 per company · Cohorts: Rolling and cohort, depending on the programme
Applications: SEVERAL DOORS OPEN. Perago: year-round applications. Marketing PowerUp: open. AccelerateIP mentorship: open until spaces fill. Lab2Market Validate Pacific: closed Sept 19, next cycle Sept 2027. Discovery Foundation Health Sciences BD Bootcamp: waitlist. ScaleUp Accelerator: closed
Format: Varies - Perago is open-ended, Lab2Market is 16 weeks, the bootcamp runs September to October

Prizes: A $300,000 pool of EQUITY-BASED investment from about 30 women angels — top three take $150K, $100K and $50K. Default instrument is a convertible note, negotiable if you have already raised. This is not grant money
Applications: Applications open in APRIL for that year's cohort; six-week bootcamp runs September to November; coaching and a ghost board continue for six months after the pitch

Funding: $10K stipend + curated investor/customer access
Cost: FREE, no equity · Cohorts: 1
Applications: Applications around February to April; confirm current dates
Format: ~6 months · virtual

Prizes: Cohort of impact angels co-diligence Canadian ventures; a pool from angel entrance fees goes to the cohort winner; all finalists get investor exposure, publicity, and network access
Applications: Cohorts rotate themes: healthcare / climate / women-led — watch for the next healthcare cohort

Funding: No direct investment — this is investor ACCESS. Their own description: an accelerator and introduction network, not a fund
Cost: Free to apply to programmes · Cohorts: Multiple programmes running on their own cycles
Applications: Rolling / by programme — check the site
Format: Programme-dependent · Washington DC base, programmes run nationally

Funding: Investment via membership model (modest cheque + long-term community)
Cost: Equity for membership confirm current terms before applying · Cohorts: Rolling
Applications: Rolling
Format: Multi-year membership model

Prizes: Multiple $100K investment prizes (Best of Fest, Women in Tech, Black Entrepreneur, Impact + more)
Applications: Apps typically spring; event July

Funding: Up to $800K seed as co-founding studio
Cost: Equity — studio co-founder stake (significant) · Cohorts: Rolling intake
Applications: Rolling
Format: 18+ months · in-residence Montréal

Funding: $120K standard: $20K stipend + $100K convertible
Cost: Free to apply; 6–9% equity typical · Cohorts: 3 windows/yr across programs
Applications: Rolling windows ~Feb/Jun/Oct (per-program)
Format: 3 months · city-specific

Prizes: Three grand prizes of $125,000 in funding, technology and exposure · six Community Awards of $10,000 · a $25,000 People's Choice. NOTE THE WORDING: the $125,000 is a BUNDLE of money, technology and promotion, and TELUS does not publish the split — ask what portion is cash
Applications: ⚠️ CLOSES September 2, 2026, 11:59 pm ET. Winners announced October 1; People's Choice voting runs October 1–15

Funding: NO direct funding — 3-month strategy program: a 3-year plan in your chosen stream (Finance, Leadership & Team, or Operational Systems), 1:1 support and warm introductions. Presented by RBC.
Cost: $500 / $850 / $1,250 sliding scale by annual revenue (full market value $5,000); NO equity. Free for founders in listed Elk Valley Resources / Teck regions (Elkford, Fernie, Sparwood, Crowsnest Pass, Trail & area). · Cohorts: 1 (Fall 2026 pilot cohort)
Applications: Fall 2026: applications close Aug 20, 2026; cohort selected by Sep 1
Format: 3 months · in-person kickoff mid-September in Vancouver and Toronto, closing session December · 10–12 hrs/month, hybrid · travel not covered

Funding: Up to $150,000 per company, always as a CO-INVESTMENT alongside your lead investor
Cost: Free to apply · Cohorts: Annual · intake June to August
Applications: DEADLINE Monday 31 August 2026, 5:00 pm ET
Format: Diligence September to December · decisions first week of December

A morning inside UBC's life-sciences research base rather than a pitch event. Innovation & Industry Breakfast followed by lab tours at the Life Sciences Institute and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Built for industry leaders, investors, UBC researchers and innovation partners looking for collaboration and licensing opportunities
When: November 5, 2026, 8:30 am to 12:45 pm, UBC Point Grey campus. Falls on the Thursday of Life Sciences Investment Week
To present: No pitch slots. Companies attend; UBC researchers present the technology
To attend: INVITE-ONLY, by request. Register through the event page and 'your registration will be reviewed by our team' before it is confirmed. Capacity is limited and tour sizes are capped, so register early. No cost published. No published cutoff - it closes when it fills

Funding: Velocity Fund pre-seed investments for affiliated companies (verify current terms)
Cost: Free (equity-free incubation) · Cohorts: Rolling
Applications: Rolling
Format: Incubation + lab space, Waterloo

Funding: No funding or stipend published. 250+ mentors and advisors, 16 experiential workshops, introductions to partners and investors
Cost: Not published · Cohorts: Annual cohorts
Applications: SPRING 2027 APPLICATIONS CLOSE OCTOBER 11, 2026. Programme runs February 3 to June 24, 2027
Format: 16 weeks. Weekly 3.5-hour online sessions on Thursdays plus four in person; expect 25-35 hours on your venture beyond session time

Funding: NO FUNDING — their FAQ: 'Volta does not provide funding directly to founders.' You get Halifax space, peer community, office hours, perks and 1:1 coaching once traction is observable
Cost: Coworking from $70/month (Focus) · $200/month (Build, waitlisted) · $100/month (Virtual Office), all + tax · Cohorts: No cohorts — rolling admission
Applications: Year-round through the ImpactOS Founder portal — 'no cohort deadline; applications are reviewed as they come in.' Screen, ~30-minute interview, then an accept or decline with the reason stated
Format: Open-ended residency, Halifax · target is $1M ARR within 18 months

Prizes: PITCH is the startup battle, capped at 105 companies. Prize detail and programme prices are not published
Applications: Event May 25-28, 2027. Applications for the 2027 startup programme are OPEN NOW and that is effectively the deadline: no closing date is published, places are scouted and capped and go as they are allocated, and pricing escalates in tiers

Funding: $500K standard deal: $125K for 7% + $375K uncapped MFN SAFE
Cost: Free to apply; 7%+ equity · Cohorts: 4 batches a year (W/Sp/Su/F since 2025)
Applications: WINTER 2027: applications open now, deadline 2 NOVEMBER 2026, 8:00 pm PT, decisions by 11 December. Other batches: ~Jul (Fall) · ~Jan/Feb (Spring) · ~Apr/May (Summer)
Format: 3 months, January to March for the Winter batch · San Francisco, in-person