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WeWork Announces Partnership with the Cities of Montreal, Kitchener, Ottawa, Toronto and Waterloo to help startups grow

WeWork Announces Partnership with the Cities of Montreal, Kitchener, Ottawa, Toronto and Waterloo to help startups grow

by Startup Montréal
21 May 2019

Toronto, Canada, May 21, 2019 – During the Toronto Montreal Eco-System Summit that took place at Collision 2019, a partnership was revealed between the cities of Montreal, Kitchener, Ottawa, Toronto and Waterloo and their partners in the innovation community to expand the Startup Passport offered by WeWork. The new program will offer city-based entrepreneurs a network of sites to work and hold meetings when working in cities around the country and the world.

With a goal to help new and emerging businesses access international markets to accelerate their growth, startups associated with Communitech, Montreal International, Invest Ottawa, MaRS Discovery District, the DMZ at Ryerson University, the University of Toronto Entrepreneurship and York University, will have access to the program and WeWork’s international network to scale their businesses.

The announcement was made as part of the 2019 Collision convention, where Bonjour Startup Montreal is present with 145 delegates to showcase Montreal’s startup ecosystem in Toronto and the 120 international delegations present.

This partnership supports Bonjour Startup Montréal’s initiative to facilitate the growth of local startups, both locally and internationally. Collaboration between different actors creates unique opportunities for our entrepreneurs, and this is what this initiative demonstrates.

“Montréal wants to strengthen its startup ecosystem and propel a new generation of companies and entrepreneurs with innovative and creative minds to think outside the box and boldly change the world. We have talent, entrepreneurship services and financing. With the Startup Passport, WeWork offers workplaces and networking opportunities that will foster synergies between companies. Let’s come together to become even stronger.”

Mayor Valérie Plante, City of Montreal

 

For more information on the Startup Passport, please visit WeWork’s website.

PDF version of the press release.