Accelerators

Startup accelerators are intense, highly focused incubators where early stage startups can make meaningful progress within a short time (6-12 months) and where mentorship is the key ingredient. In our accelerators, startups go from formed ideas to prototype and market validation.

Mentorship

The first strategy focuses on the network, connecting creative entrepreneurs with mentors, customers, and partners. We also want to reconnect with expat Edmontonians around the world and feed them back into the ecosystem.

Space

The second strategy aims at establishing physical creative and entrepreneurial hubs where the collision between great ideas and people can happen. Places where startups grow, events happen, and community gathers.

Time

Accelerators are intensive, mentored, product development programs where ideas are rapidly transformed into market-ready products within tight windows of 6-12 months. It’s about getting products in front of customers faster.

Seed Funds

Finally, we’ll establish focused, private sector seed funds to invest at the earliest stage of creative development, where it’s needed the most. And we’d wrap accelerators, networks and spaces around our investments.

Flightpath: Edmonton’s Tech Startup Accelerator

Flightpath is an entrepreneur-led startup accelerator program that will invest in early stage software/digital startups over the next three years. Flightpath is supported by a grant from the City of Edmonton, and private sector investment commitments via Flightpath Ventures LP. The application process for Flightpath will open in early 2012. If you’re interested in becoming a partner, mentor or investor in Flightpath, contact Ken Bautista at ken@startupedmonton.com.