Monthly Archives: May 2011

Building an Accelerator: GrowLab is All About the Entrepreneur

The dynamics and process of getting a technology company off the ground are changing. When accelerators first started emerging I … Read more

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Lancement du nouvel accélérateur GrowLab, qui offre aux entreprises jusqu’à 25 000 $ en financement de démarrage et jusqu’à 150 000 $ en investissements subséquents

D’importants entrepreneurs et investisseurs du Canada et de Silicon Valley ont annoncé aujourd’hui le lancement d’un nouveau programme d’accélérateur basé à Vancouver. GrowLab est un « camp d’entraînement » pour les entrepreneurs dont les entreprises recevront jusqu’à 25 000 $ en financement de démarrage, quatre mois de mentorat, de l’espace de bureau gratuit et la chance de présenter leur projet aux investisseurs à la fin du programme en vue d’obtenir du financement subséquent. Le programme accepte les demandes d’entrepreneurs provenant de partout, et est offert à Vancouver les trois premiers mois et à San Francisco pour le dernier.
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New GrowLab Accelerator Launches. Provides Startups With Up To $25,000 Seed Funding; $150,000 Follow-on Funding

Prominent Canadian and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and investors today announced the launch of a new accelerator program based in Vancouver. GrowLab is a “startup boot camp” for entrepreneurs whose companies will receive up to $25,000 in seed funding, four months of mentorship, free office space and the opportunity to pitch investors at the end of the program for follow-on funding. The program is accepting applications from entrepreneurs globally and will be based in Vancouver for the first three months, with the fourth month in San Francisco.
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The largest gathering of Venture Capital and Private Equity firms is heading out to Vancouver

I’ve been an active board member of the CVCA – Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association – for many … Read more

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