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Accelia Capital is a venture capital fund that invests in innovative companies with high technological potential. They aim for diversity, performance, and impact by fostering businesses owned or led by women. They invest in the most promising seed and other early-stage start-ups that have completed the development of a product or service, and have gained some market validation. Their portfolio companies also benefit from the support of renowned investor-contributors who contribute their network of contacts and their expertise in various fields.

AmorChem is a leading early stage venture fund dedicated to creating the next generation of biotech companies from academic research.AmorChem focuses its investments on the translational research necessary to bridge this innovation gap.

Amplitude are savvy investors and proven company builders who, at the core, are driven to bring the best healthcare innovations to market to help improve the lives of patients one patient at a time.

Anges Québec's mission is to contribute to the growth of Québec's companies of tomorrow by injecting value-added capital. They are the largest angel investors network in Canada.

AQC Capital’s mission is to help create successful businesses that strengthen Quebec’s economy while generating significant and consistent returns for all stakeholders. AQC Capital is also committed to applying ESG (environmental, social and governance) principles to its operations and investments and engages with our stakeholders to help them do the same.

Bank of Montreal is a financial institution founded in 1817 that provides personal and business banking, wealth management and merchant banking services. It is the oldest chartered bank in Canada.

BCF Ventures, a spin-off of BCF Business Law Firm, is a pioneer in the Canadian investment scene and one of the first corporate venture capital funds to be launched by a law firm.

Bell Ventures drives innovation and supports Canadian entrepreneurship by partnering with early-stage and growth companies that are harnessing the power of our leading 5G and fibre networks. As the largest communications company in Canada, with a strong track record of community investment, Bell is helping to move Canadian businesses forward across multiple industries as we advance how Canadians connect with each other and the world.

adMare BioInnovations is Canada’s global life sciences venture, building the Canadian life sciences industry from sea to sea. We do this by sourcing therapeutically and commercially promising research from leading academic and biotech partners to create new companies of scale.

AGORAlliance ia incubator and accelerator for entrepreneurs come from everywhere, is a COOP of workers, a social economy enterprise whose aim is to increase the chances of business success for French-speaking immigrant entrepreneurs in Canada, notably by creating alliances between them to have an even greater impact on their pan-Canadian growth.

AquaAction, in partnership with the ministère de l’Économie, de l'Innovation et de l'Énergie (MEI) and IVÉO, is accelerating the deployment of water technology solutions across municipalities and industries in the province of Quebec to accelerate the deployment of innovative water solutions in the municipal/industrial market to adapt to the changing climate.

Balsam facilitates projects by offering access to a network of competent experts who are dedicated to shaping a benevolent and sustainable world. Balsam is a fertile ecosystem at the heart of the greatest ideas. We support leaders who are committed to tackling social and environmental issues through the innovation of regenerative business models.

Dedicated to deeptech companies with high growth potential, Centech is a world-class business incubator based in Montreal. Centech performs particularly well in the fields of medical technology, manufacturing, telecoms and microelectronics and other intelligent objects.

The Centre d’entreprises et d’innovation de Montréal (CEIM) is an incubator and accelerator dedicated to young technology startups. Their mission is to support entrepreneurs who present innovative projets by offering a wide range of services that are tailored to their specific needs.

Hosted by the McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship, the McGill X-1 Accelerator is an intensive 10-week online summer program designed to accelerate early traction McGill startups towards investment readiness and launch.

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a nonprofit organization that delivers an objectives-based program for massively scalable, seed-stage, science- and technology-based companies.

Coffee shop concept upside-down near the metro Place des Arts. You only pay for the time you spend inside, everything else comes free! You pay 6.95$ for the first hour, 3$ secon hour, maximum 18$ for the day. We take care of the rest. Great place for students, self-employed and for people who want to chill.

At Workbase is a coworking space for companies of all sizes wishing to work in a creative and interactive environment. Their goal is to recreate this knowledge-sharing community by bringing together companies and startups.

Coworking Alphard rents open or closed coworking spaces at the best price to SMEs or start-ups in the Mile-End district of Montreal.

Immerse yourself in a place where inspiration is everywhere. Here you have the freedom to work as you wish, in a stimulating environment. Join a collaborative community that promotes networking and collaboration opportunities.

Coworking Québec is a Québec group that aims to promote member coworking spaces. Its mission is to bring together people interested in coworking in Québec, to stimulate the development of spaces and to create links between member spaces.

Crew Collective & Café is a public café, coworking community, and event venue located in a historical building in the heart of Old Montreal.

Dokstation is a prestigious business center located in the city center. Experts in the all-inclusive office rental sector, while offering an adapted turnkey service! Private or shared offices, coworking and business addresses. Conference rooms are at your disposal. All in a lounge atmosphere, friendly and relaxed.

ECTO is a coworking space for self-employed workers and small businesses in Montreal.

ALL IN is a world-class event connecting people to real-life applications of Canadian AI in business, research and ethical pursuits. Artificial Intelligence is at the heart of innovations today that will become the pulse of the future. Our ecosystem has loads of accomplishments, innovations and innovators to showcase and celebrate. We’re proud of what we’ve achieved so far, but we’re just getting started.

BetaKit is Canada’s startup and tech innovation publication of record.

The Canada FinTech Forum is a landmark international gathering that aims to showcase emerging global trends in FinTech, new technology solutions for the financial industry and emerging FinTech start-ups. The FinTech Forum also aims to facilitate networking and collaboration between financial institutions, technology providers, start-ups and other key players in the financial services sector, as well as contribute to the visibility of Canada's FinTech talent.

CScience is the media for problem solvers in Quebec. It informs you about solutions that have an impact on societal, environmental, economic, ethical, and health-related issues. CScience is aimed at professionals, institutions (companies, research and educational organizations), as well as the general public.

Devenir entrepreneur is an inspiring platform chock full of information exploring the many facets, challenges and satisfactory aspects of becoming an entrepreneur. The entrepreneurs and major players in entrepreneurship are engaged in taking concrete action to help build the rising generation—tomorrow’s entrepreneurs.

The InCyber Forum, as its founder, General Marc Watin-Augouard, reminds us, is a Forum, in the sense of Ancient Rome. That is to say, it is both a marketplace and a place for debate. The InCyber Forum, now held twice a year, alternating between Europe and America, is the sounding board for all initiatives contributing to building a trusted digital society.

Every day, InfoBref allows you to know, in 5 minutes, what's important in the news, with an emphasis on the economy, finances, politics, technology, environment and international. Accessible to all, InfoBref is designed primarily for those who make up Quebec's economy and shape its future: entrepreneurs, managers and professionals.

La Presse is an independent digital media whose mission is to provide quality, free, and accessible information for all.

The Centre d’entreprises et d’innovation de Montréal (CEIM) is an incubator and accelerator dedicated to young technology startups. Their mission is to support entrepreneurs who present innovative projets by offering a wide range of services that are tailored to their specific needs.

The Chambre de commerce de l’Est de Montréal is the largest group of business people in its territory. Its mission is to defend and promote the economic and social interests of the 32,000 companies that make up its territory.

Communautique is a community organisation supporting civic participation by promoting information literacy, appropriation of information and communications technologies and contribution to their development.

The Computer Research Institute of Montréal (CRIM) is a leading IT expertise centre that generates concrete results as well as a strategic partner in innovation for organizations.

Unique in Quebec, the CDRQ offers guidance, expertise, and support for collective enterprises. Regardless of your needs or the maturity of your collective enterprise, CDRQ can help you expand, increase your productivity and innovate !

Cybereco is a non-profit organization that brings together cybersecurity experts from various organizations across Quebec and Canada. Their objective is to develop effective solutions and cyber-resilient organizations as well as world-class talent and labour.

École des entrepreneurs du Québec (ÉEQ) is an NPO whose mission is to develop the skills of entrepreneurs from all backgrounds by offering an accessible, innovative and collaborative learning environment.

The Empowering Women Entrepreneur's learning path is open to all women entrepreneurs who are Desjardins members and clients. Over a 7-week period, the fully virtual journey offers inspiring videos, concrete exercises and explorations on your role as entrepreneurs, conducted with 2 teammates.

Aéro Montréal, Quebec's aerospace cluster, is a strategic think tank that groups all the major decision makers in Quebec's aerospace sector, including companies, educational and research institutions, associations and unions.

AluQuébec co-ordinates working groups that create synergies between national and international customers/users and companies active in the Québec aluminium industry.

CargoM is the cluster that brings together all Greater Montreal freight transport and logistics stakeholders whose activities promote Montreal as an industry hub around common goals and concerted actions to increase its cohesion, competitiveness, growth and reach.

As the first organization of this kind in Canada, Ecotech Quebec mobilizes key players of the green economy to create the most favorable conditions for the development and growth of companies, and encourages end-users to increase the deployment of clean technologies.

Finance Montréal, Québec’s financial cluster, aims to develop and promote Québec’s financial services industry. Finance Montréal fosters cooperation among a vast range of institutions to stimulate the industry’s growth while raising awareness of the financial specializations found in Montréal.

Mmode, the Metropolitan Fashion Clusters, is a non-profit organisation with the mission of bringing together players of Québec’s fashion industry, including from its four main pillars: designers, manufacturers, wholesalers-distributors and retailers.

Montréal InVivo represents the Life sciences and Health Technologies (LSHT) cluster of Greater Montréal. We are a non-profit economic development organization that aims to create a business environment that fosters innovation, growth and competitiveness of the public and private organizations in the LSHT sector.

Numana is a catalyst for technological ecosystems. With their partners, they bring technology players together around industry-led, growth-generating projects, and for Quebec as a whole.

Dedicated to deeptech companies with high growth potential, Centech is a world-class business incubator based in Montreal. Centech performs particularly well in the fields of medical technology, manufacturing, telecoms and microelectronics and other intelligent objects.

District 3 is a community dedicated to collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship. Their mission is to nurture and develop multidisciplinary startup teams that harness emerging tech to create businesses with global impact.

Espace CDPQ is an investment and development hub bringing together partners and collaborators that are dedicated to accelerating the growth of innovative, high-potential Québec businesses.

La Base is HEC Montréal's entrepreneurial innovation hub. Their mission: to inspire and propel entrepreneurship with economic and societal impact, here and around the world. They offer 1 pre-incubation program, Éclosion, two incubation programs, EntrePrism and Parcours Rémi-Marcoux, as well as an acceleration program, the National Bank Accelerator.

Maison de l'innovation sociale is a non-profit organization, it takes part in (and often leads) a variety of social R&D projects, offering training, incubation, and support for impact projects in both the start-up and pre start-up phases. This support, beginning well in advance of a project’s deployment, is part of a holistic approach that reduces risk, maximizes impact, and favours networking and collaboration with the full spectrum of social-change agents.

Founded in 2015, La Piscine is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support cultural and creative businesses in their growth and structuring thanks to programs, workspaces, customized event programming and innovation services.

The first startup incubator dedicated to tourism, culture and entertainment in North America, the MT Lab hosts each year a cohort of young companies creating innovative solutions for major players in the industry.

Notman is a technology hub that provides office, event, and communal space for startups, investors, technology partners, and community groups.

The Cabinet Créatif de Montréal aims to support 20 creative and cultural businesses and organizations in the development of their new respective markets, by providing them keys to success and long-term tools.

The Government of Canada holds executive power at the federal level for all of Canada.

Le Parcours offers Montreal organizations a support program to find innovative solutions to their business ambitions and implement sustainable and inspiring business models, thus creating value for the whole society.

The Ministry's mission is to support business growth, entrepreneurship, science, innovation, export trade and investment. The MEI is coordinating the elaboration and the implementation of the digital strategy.

The National Research Council of Canada's Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) is the leader in supporting innovation for small and medium-sized businesses in Canada.

The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada funds visionaries, explorers and innovators who are searching for the scientific and technical breakthroughs that will benefit our country.

Le Parcours C3 is a support program dedicated to entrepreneurs and leaders in the cultural and creative sectors. The goal is to develop skills to better manage the growth challenges of your organization or business.

As a true catalyst in developing entrepreneurship, PME MTL, Ville de Montréal support network for businesses, offers coaching, training and financing for entrepreneurs, to support them in launching and growing their businesses.

Created in April 2021, Axelys is a non-profit organization whose mission is to contribute to the economic and social prosperity of Quebec by accelerating the development and transfer of high-potential innovations stemming from public research. Axelys offers consulting and support services in development, intellectual property management and innovation transfer to all public research institutions in Quebec, in all regions. In addition, Axelys contributes to the creation of scientific companies spun off from public research.

CCTT Network maximize the impact of the CCTTs’ collective and individual expertise in innovation and applied research on the socio-economic development of Quebec and Canada. We achieve this through increasing, in the sectors where we operate, the transfer of innovative processes, methods, practices and products, and also through contributing to the development of a highly skilled and innovative workforce.

CQDM is a non-profit biopharmaceutical research consortium whose mission is to support and facilitate multi-stakeholder collaborative R&D that accelerates translation of leading-edge discoveries into vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics addressing unmet medical needs while generating significant benefits for the Canadian economy.

The CQRDA contributes to Quebec's economic spinoffs, by actively supporting networking between educational institutions and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and equipment manufacturers developing aluminum-based innovations, as well as between companies involved in aluminum production and processing.

CRIAQ is a unique model for collaborative research conducted by companies of all sizes, with involvement from universities and research centres. The Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Quebec (CRIAQ) is a non-profit organization created in 2002 with the financial support of the Government of Quebec. Its mission is to increase the competitiveness of the aerospace industry by stimulating business innovation through collaborative R&D. Its role is to bring together ecosystems and develop a new generation of innovators to strengthen Quebec’s technological leadership in cutting-edge aerospace applications: digital aviation, future air mobility and sustainable aerospace.

The Consortium for Research and Innovation in Industrial Bioprocesses in Quebec (CRIBIQ) is a non-profit organization (NPO) created in 2008 with the financial support of the Quebec government. Its mission is to promote and support the realization of innovative industrial projects in the industrial sectors of the biosourced economy in Quebec.

Consortium for Research and Innovation in Metal Transformation's (CRITM) mission is to increase the wealth of metal processing companies by supporting innovation.

InnovÉÉ's mission is to support development and financing of collaborative projects related to the electrical industry, smart grids, transport electrification, intelligent vehicles and transportation systems, by pooling the expertise and resources of industrial partners and research establishments.