Incubators & Accelerators

entrepreneurship@UBC has mobilized UBC innovation and entrepreneurship, helping the UBC community to translate their innovation into tangible impact through the creation of transformative ventures. Working with a multitude of faculties, institutes and student clubs, entrepreneurship@UBC activates entrepreneurs and innovators in an equitable and inclusive environment by providing experiential learning, resources, and services directed at company creation, funding and growth.

• Focus Sectors: Industry Agnostic
• Business Stage Focus(es): Infancy to Growth Stage
• Geographical Focus(es): British Columbia  

To learn more about their programs click here

Email: sean.lumb@ubc.ca 

Foresight is Western Canada's CleanTech accelerator. We support CleanTech ventures in every vertical, from transportation, natural resources, built environments, energy, industrial efficiency, and beyond. Participants in our programs benefit from mentorship and tailored educational programs alongside investor introductions, innovation challenge opportunities, and networking events. Since 2013, we have supported 1000+ ventures to grow their business, land pilot programs, and scale internationally.

• Focus Sectors: Clean Technology, Energy, Water, Power, AgriFood, CarbonTech, BioEconomy, Built Environment
• Business Stage Focus(es): Ideation to Growth Stage
• Geographical Focus(es): Across Canada  

To learn more about their programs click here

Email: lmackinnon@foresigthcac.com 

Invoke  is a strategy, design, and development studio creating user-tested, market-ready products from idea conceptualization to first release launch. For early-stage startups, Invoke serves as an extension of the team to validate concepts and accelerate roadmap strategies while a startup is making key hires.

• Focus Sectors: Automotive (B2B/B2C, Finance and Insurance (B2C, Health and Wellness (B2C, Arts and Entertainment
• Business Stage Focus(es): Pre-Seed to Early Stage
• Geographical Focus(es): Canada, US Wes + North East, Northern Europe (UK, Ireland, Norway)  

To learn more about their programs click here

Email: dominic.wong@invokedigital.co 

Launch Academy is Western Canada’s premier tech incubator and accelerator. Since 2012 Launch has incubated more than 6000 entrepreneurs of which 300 have grown their startups to Seed and Series A stage and raised over $2.5 Billion in funding.

• Focus Sectors:
  Tech sector including SaaS, FinTech, AI, ML, IoT, Cyper Security, VR/AR, eCommerce, eSports, Data Science, Health Tech, Ag Tech, Blockchain, Web3 and Ed Tech
• Business Stage Focus(es):
  Launch works primarily with companies that already have a product in the market, are financially stable, have already raised funding either internally or externally, and/or already have revenues.
• Geographical Focus(es):
  Global. Launch members come from over 100 countries. With a majority of companies coming from Canada, USA, India.  

To learn more about their programs click here

Email: sam@launchacademy.ca 

SFU Venture Labs  scales-up world-class technology companies by ‘powering up’ ventures with amazing talent, technologies, entrepreneurial and research expertise, access to funding, government assistance programs and international expansion opportunities.

• Focus Sectors: Science and technology-based ventures
• Business Stage Focus(es): Growth and Scale stage
• Geographical Focus(es): BC & Western Canada

To learn more about their programs click here

Email: info@venturelabs.ca 

Spring is a global incubator, accelerator, and advisory firm that helps impact entrepreneurs and investors thrive. In addition, we identify ways in which we can further develop the entrepreneurial ecosystem to increase collaboration and to develop programs that work in your communities. Specifically to entrepreneurs, we provide direct teaching, training, and mentorship. In addition, we run programs such as the Impact Startup Visa Accelerator, the Impact Investor Challenge, and more.

• Focus Sectors: CleanTech, Heath-Tech, Alternative Financing, Gender-lens Investing, Newcomer Businesses.
• Business Stage Focus(es): Pre-seed, Seed, and Series A
• Geographical Focus(es): Across Canada, including newcomer business through the Impact Startup Visa  

To learn more about their programs click Spring Collective and Spring Impact Capital

Email: help@spring.is 

Volition helps founders and their teams address those inevitable “now what?” moments on their entrepreneurial journeys. We do this through working with ecosystem partners, to provide tailored advisory services and educational programming to meet the needs of their community. Our team of 19 advisors each specializes in a common pain point or knowledge gap for founders, and brings lived expertise as teachers, entrepreneurs, and investors.

• Focus Sectors:  Industry Agnostic
• Business Stage Focus(es):  Ideation to post seed and/or fundraising round(s)
• Geographical Focus(es):  Across Canada  

To learn more about their programs click here

Email: paul@volitionadvisors.com 

WeBC is a not-for-profit organization that has supported women entrepreneurs across BC for nearly three decades, providing access to capital, resources, knowledge, and skills they need to navigate their entrepreneurial journey. To date, we have provided over $35 million in debt financing and thanks to funding from the federal government’s Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, we are so pleased to offer a new program that will give women the skills to access equity financing. Women who would like help to determine the best funding mix of grants, debt and equity for their business can find more information on the We-BC.ca website or contact us to speak with an advisor.

• Focus Sectors:  Women Entrepreneurs - Sector Agnostic
• Business Stage Focus(es):  Any stage of business growth
• Geographical Focus(es):  British Columbia  

To learn more about their programs click here

Email: hello@we-bc.ca

Zen Launchpad has provided support to early-stage companies in British Columbia, Canada, since 2013. In 2023 Zen Launchpad partnered with Spring Activator to access the Canada Startup Visa program and bring companies from around the world to Vancouver. Zen Launchpad runs three cohorts of ten startups per year with a particular focus on Hardware, FinTech and MedTech companies.

• Focus Sectors: Broadly sector agnostic but have particular interest in Hardware, FinTech and Medical Devices
• Business Stage Focus(es): ​​Ideation to Pre Revenue
• Geographical Focus(es): Global  

To learn more about their programs click Incubator Program

Email: contact@zenlaunchpad.com