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Each year, we select over 100 ventures to join our diverse hub of founders. What does your business need to scale?
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Access to $11M prototyping and testing labs
Medtech
Automobility
Accelerate AI
Supports growing and scaling AI startups
Investment Readiness
Over $420 million raised in private investment
ventureLAB TechEdge
Propelling scaleups as trailblazing industry leaders
Accelerated Growth Program
Accelerate your tech venture's expansion
Canada Catalyst
Soft Landing and Start-Up Visa opportunities
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HardTech Summit
Canada’s premier hardware technology summit
HardTech Pitch Competition
Showcase breakthrough products & innovations
Lab Services
Providing a fully-equipped lab
Innovation Space
HardTech Investor Network
Investment in deep-technology companies
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Fund
Access $10,000 in funding
ventureLAB Technology Development Site
The Critical Industrial Technologies initiative support’s Ontario SMEs to develop new IP and commercialize.
AI Compute
An Innovative, cost-effective server solutions at Canada’s first hardware and silicon-focused incubator.
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Intellectual Property
Learn about IP and what it can do for your business
Tariff Resources
B2B Demand Generation Marketing
Discover B2B demand generation tactics to elevate your marketing initiatives
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Worked with over 4,000 tech ventures since 2011
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Senior Vice President, Fund Investments
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Innovation Space
Entrepreneurship
Startups
hello@venturelab.ca
Programs
ventureLAB™ Programs
Each year, we select over 100 ventures to join our diverse hub of founders. What does your business need to scale?
Hardware Catalyst Initiative
Access to $11M prototyping and testing labs
Medtech
Automobility
Accelerate AI
Supports growing and scaling AI startups
Investment Readiness
Over $420 million raised in private investment
ventureLAB TechEdge
Propelling scaleups as trailblazing industry leaders
Accelerated Growth Program
Accelerate your tech venture's expansion
Canada Catalyst
Soft Landing and Start-Up Visa opportunities
Featured News & Events
Dispatches from the Frontlines: Inside Hannover Messe 2025
Read more
Talking about Intellectual Property
Read more
See all articles
Opportunities
ventureLAB™ Opportunities
Gain access to our growing global network and comprehensive support services.
HardTech Summit
Canada’s premier hardware technology summit
HardTech Pitch Competition
Showcase breakthrough products & innovations
Lab Services
Providing a fully-equipped lab
Innovation Space
HardTech Investor Network
Investment in deep-technology companies
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Fund
Access $10,000 in funding
ventureLAB Technology Development Site
The Critical Industrial Technologies initiative support’s Ontario SMEs to develop new IP and commercialize.
AI Compute
An Innovative, cost-effective server solutions at Canada’s first hardware and silicon-focused incubator.
hello@venturelab.ca
Featured Opportunities
Join Our Next Info Session
Learn more about ventureLAB’s programs and offerings
Join Us
HardTech Investor Network
Investment in deep-technology companies
Learn More
For startups & scale ups
Resources
ventureLAB™ Resources
Unlock a wide range of tools and resources to accelerate your growth.
Intellectual Property
Learn about IP and what it can do for your business
Tariff Resources
B2B Demand Generation Marketing
Discover B2B demand generation tactics to elevate your marketing initiatives
hello@venturelab.ca
Featured Opportunities
Join Our Next Info Session
Learn more about ventureLAB’s programs and offerings
Join Us
HardTech Investor Network
Investment in deep-technology companies
Learn More
For startups & scale ups
About
About ventureLAB™
Born Global. Built to Scale. Inclusive by Design. Powering hardtech founders to build and scale globally competitive ventures that advance Canada's knowledge-based economy.
About Us
Learn more about ventureLAB and the team
People & Culture
Embracing diverse opinions & perspectives
Our Portfolio
Worked with over 4,000 tech ventures since 2011
Job Board
Discover opportunities from our community
hello@venturelab.ca
Innovation Space
50,000 sq. ft facility and $11 million world-class labs in Markham, ON
Learn more
For Startups & Scale Ups
Helping your business raise capital, retain talent, commercialize your technology & IP, and acquire customers
Industries of Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Automobility
Hardware
MedTech
Partners
News, Events & Videos
JOIN US
JOIN US
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