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For Startups & Scale Ups | ventureLAB

For Startups & Scale Ups. Each year, we select over 100 ventures to join our diverse hub of founders. Unlike some accelerators, we take no equity in your company.…

Advisor Series: How Resourceful Startups Harness Venture Accelerators for Success | ventureLAB

Advisor Series: How Resourceful Startups Harness Venture Accelerators for Success. Diem Le. March 8, 2024. Share. C. k. D.…

How Tech Startups Can Teach Talent Retention to Larger Organizations? | ventureLAB

How Tech Startups Can Teach Talent Retention to Larger Organizations? Marie-Hélène Lamarre. September 26, 2024. Share. C. k. D. Let’s Put the Pedal to The Floor !…

Startups Will Be Critical to Canada’s Economic Recovery from COVID | ventureLAB

Startups Will Be Critical to Canada’s Economic Recovery from COVID. Jacqueline Cruz. October 15, 2020. Share. C. k. D. Ottawa, October 15, 2020.…

Tech Talent Frenzy : How Startups Can attract the Brightest Minds | ventureLAB

Tech Talent Frenzy : How Startups Can attract the Brightest Minds. Quantum Scale. August 2, 2024. Share. C. k. D.…

Driving Investment in Canadian Hardware Startups: What Do VCs Consider? | ventureLAB

Driving Investment in Canadian Hardware Startups: What Do VCs Consider? Jessica Miller. November 20, 2023. Share. C. k. D. On November 8, Yuri Navarro. , an experienced investor and member of ventureLAB’s.…

Accelerating Innovation: How ventureLAB’s Accelerated Growth Program Is Fueling Canada’s Next Big Startups | ventureLAB

Accelerating Innovation: How ventureLAB’s Accelerated Growth Program Is Fueling Canada’s Next Big Startups. Paniz Kimiaei. August 25, 2025. Share. C. k. D.…

Revolutionizing Healthcare: MedTech StartUps Win $50,000 at ventureLAB’s Third Annual Hard Tech Summit | ventureLAB

Revolutionizing Healthcare: MedTech StartUps Win $50,000 at ventureLAB’s Third Annual Hard Tech Summit. Yara Jouzy. November 17, 2023. Share. C. k. D.…

Meet The Expert - Suresh Sriskandarajah: Executive in Residence at ventureLAB | ventureLAB

Suresh Sriskandarajah, Executive in Residence at ventureLAB, is a tech-savvy business lawyer and entrepreneur, specializing in guiding startups through legal structures, contracts, compliance, and scaling strategies.…

Communities and Startups: Does it Take the Whole Village to Build Them Up? | ventureLAB

Communities and Startups: Does it Take the Whole Village to Build Them Up? Nima Mohtaram. May 16, 2024. Share. C. k. D. We have been often told that it takes a village to build up a startup. And indeed, that is 100% true.…

Advisor Series: Building Stronger Ventures with Diversified Strengths | ventureLAB

In the ever-evolving world of startups, building successful ventures goes beyond just innovative ideas and market analysis - it lies in the strength and diversity of your startup’s team. We sat down with.…

Funding the Future: The Importance of Investing in Women-led Tech Companies | ventureLAB

Women often face significant barriers when trying to secure funding for their startups. Recent years have seen a push for greater gender diversity in the tech sector and Canada is no exception.…

Sustainable Semiconductor Solutions with AI: A Recap of the Deeptech-Focused Panel at Elevate Festival | ventureLAB

The panellists also shared insights into the challenges of Canadian semiconductor startups when looking for funding, emphasizing the capital-intensive nature of hardware development in the early stage, and the importance of investor confidence in hardware startups…

Dispatches from the Frontlines: The Rise of AI in UpperBound | ventureLAB

Delivering my keynote, “AI for All: Empowering Diverse Leadership in the Future of Startups & Funding,” was a highlight and an opportunity to share a message that resonates deeply both with my work at ventureLAB and as Co-Founder of The Firehood.…

YJ Lin

Dell for Startups…

Raising Early-Stage Capital and Securing Meaningful Investments | ventureLAB

There are many reasons why it has become increasingly more difficult for startups to raise capital, from the ever-changing trends, to investors having higher expectations when it comes to demonstrated track record, to name just a few.…

Know before you go: Our top tips for Collision from Home | ventureLAB

This year’s Collision conference is expecting over 1300 startups, 1000 investors, and 30,000 attendees!…

Onshape | ventureLAB

Hardware startups can use Onshape to accelerate their design processes and increase speed to market, giving them a competitive edge in today’s fast-paced economy.…

Capita | ventureLAB

LegalBooks.ai by Capita Law helps startups handle the legal work behind building and scaling, from raising million-dollar rounds to hiring engineers and onboarding enterprise customers.…

HardTech Investor Network

We work closely with investors, incubators, accelerators, and other startup support organizations to identify high-potential startups across Canada, focusing on. 3 main areas. : Hardware.…

ventureLAB Marks Five Years of the Hardware Catalyst Initiative, Canada’s First and Only Incubator for Hardware and Semiconductor Startups | ventureLAB

ventureLAB Marks Five Years of the Hardware Catalyst Initiative, Canada’s First and Only Incubator for Hardware and Semiconductor Startups. Yara Jouzy. February 28, 2025. Share. C. k. D.…

Pejman Davari | ventureLAB

As part of Canada’s startup ecosystem, Pejman has also been involved with angel investors and early-stage ventures, supporting innovation-driven businesses through mentorship and strategic insight.…

Meet The Expert - Sai-Kit Eng | ventureLAB

Sai-Kit Eng, Executive in Residence (EIR) at ventureLAB, brings 40 years of expertise in AI and technology to drive innovation and support startups in the Canadian tech community.…

ventureLAB's 10 Canada Catalyst: Startup Visa Companies | ventureLAB

ventureLAB's 10 Canada Catalyst: Startup Visa Companies. May 28, 2025. Share. C. k. D. ventureLAB is proud to support and accelerate the growth of innovative startups through its participation in the. Canada Catalyst - Startup Visa Program.…

ventureLAB MedTech Dry Lab: Advancing Medical Innovation | ventureLAB

To stay ahead in this evolving landscape, MedTech startups need access to cutting-edge infrastructure, resources, and expertise.…

ventureLAB Celebrates One Year Anniversary of HardTech Investor Network‍ | ventureLAB

HIN is a deep-tech focused investor network backing up Canadian pre-seed and seed stage startups.…

Roshni Wijayasinha | ventureLAB

Roshni has also contributed to marketing teams at technology startups and founded Prosh Marketing, a consultancy specializing in strategy and communications for startups and SMBs.…

ventureLAB Unveils Canada’s First Hardware Angel Network | ventureLAB

MARKHAM, Ontario – June 28, 2023 –. ventureLAB announced the launch of the Hardware Angel Network (HAN), the only hardware and deep-tech focused investor network supporting pre-seed and seed stage startups in the country at York Region’s #YRtech pavilion at…

Investment Readiness

ventureLAB’s Investment Readiness service empowers hardtech and deeptech startups to raise with confidence. It equips founders with the strategy, structure, and support needed to attract capital. About.…

AWS | ventureLAB

AWS Activate is a free program that provides eligible startups with tools and resources, including AWS credits, and AWS Support credits to help startups quickly get started on AWS and grow their business.…

Erik Saarenvirta

Through the Google for Startups program he has mentored over 30 individual startups around the world spanning almost every industry vertical.…

5 Things To Check Out On ventureLAB’s New Website | ventureLAB

What’s New: Startups & Scaleups Page. : Check out our new Startups & Scaleups page that contains all the resources for startups to get to know how to accelerate with ventureLAB.…