The Summer Accelerator at UCalgary
The Summer Accelerator at UCalgary is designed to help promising startups in the UCalgary community continue to build and develop their startup. This program will offer funding and resources to support early-stage entrepreneurs and leverage resources within the UCalgary ecosystem. The objective for this program is for startups to validate their business as a viable business and be able to definitively make the go, no go decision to continue with their venture.
You will also gain exclusive access to the Hunter Hub, the Innovation Sandbox, the UCalgary innovation ecosystem, local startup networks, and the Venture Backbone program. Participants will also have access to a wide range of resources such as lawyers, accountants, potential investors, and more.
This year, the Summer Accelerator will run as Lab2Market Launch. As part of the Lab2Market program, participants will take part in weekly a Hunter Hub Skills Clinic to develop the entrepreneurial skills needed to launch their startup. We are happy to announce that the Hunter Hub Skills Clinic will also be open to the UCalgary community! This is your chance to learn alongside the Lab2Market cohort, and connect with the innovators of UCalgary.
Meet the cohorts
AICP Foundation
AsphaDot
BioCCM
BioOilSolv
Chockstone Carbon Capture
CraftXR
Elektra
Exo Sense
Microfluidic Design Automation
MLCan
Mokapp
PEACH Cell
Serenoty
Street2School
AmpleSpace
BioCCM
BioOilSolv
Bizz Atomic
MHCombiotic Inc
MLCan
Mokapp
OceanML
Pathfyndr
Popin
TurnCO2
Apply now
Applications for the Lab2Market Launch cohort have closed. However, the Hunter Hub Skills Clinic that are part of the program will be open to the UCalgary community! Sign up for our newsletter or follow us on social media as they are announced each week.
Key information
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Students, postdoctoral researchers, faculty, and alumni (within 5 years) with a startup in the launch phase. Teams entering this program should have a clear question they need to validate during the 12 weeks program to definitively determine if they are committing to moving their venture forward.
At least 2 founders must be committed to working full time in the Innovation Sandbox over the 12 week program.
Startups will leave the program confident in their decision to continue or stop working on their startup. Teams will have completed set milestones over the program and will have a roadmap with a clear go to market and customer acquisition strategy, have a functional product on the market, and could be looking for investment.
The Venture Backbone is a program from Innovate Calgary that provides discounts to several services. Please see the Innovate Calgary website for more information.