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Refining Visions.
Building Products.
Accelerating Startups.

 

FounderFuel is a top tier mentor-driven accelerator program that provides

$50K of seed capital and access to veteran entrepreneurs, angel investors,

VCs and senior executives. Teams are eligible for $150K from BDC Venture Capital on Demo Day,  get $400K in perks, and 3 months free office space

in the Valley.

 

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  • "FounderFuel is like Red Bull for startups."

    Rip Empson, TechCrunch

Our Mentors

Harley Finkelstein

Harley Finkelstein

CPO (Chief Platform Officer), Shopify

David Nault

David Nault

EIR/ Quebec Investment Director, iNovia Capital

Frederic Boulanger

Frederic Boulanger

CEO and co-founder, Macadamian

Ryan Johnson

Ryan Johnson

Director, Marketing and Business Development at AskMen.com

Ray Philipose

Ray Philipose

Consultant, Startups

Mark McDowell

Mark McDowell

Partner, Acta Wireless

Chafye Nemri

Chafye Nemri

EVP Operations, Haivision

Ludovic Dumas

Ludovic Dumas

Associate, Claridge

Adele McAlear

Adele McAlear

Integrated Marketing Consultant

John Vincent

John Vincent

Principal, CCFL Partners

Sean Brownlee

Sean Brownlee

Partner, Rho Canada Ventures

Francis Moran

Francis Moran

Strategist

Pierre Vanacker

Pierre Vanacker

CTO, Airborne Technology Ventures

George Favvas

George Favvas

CEO and cofounder, Rewardli

Louis Mousseau

Louis Mousseau

Consultant

Israel Ben-Ishai

Israel Ben-Ishai

Senior Advisor and Social Entrepreneur, BAC Technologies

Mitch Joel

Mitch Joel

President, Twist Image

Adam Wasserman

Adam Wasserman

Director, Consulting, Customer Management Solitions - CGI

Jonathan Schacter

Jonathan Schacter

CFO, babyTEL Inc.

Domenic Durante

Domenic Durante

Entrepreneur, Business Consultant and Investor

Patrick Lor

Patrick Lor

President, Fotolia.com North America

Jamie O’Hara

Jamie O’Hara

Managing Member, Gris Global Groupe

Frederic Lalonde

Frederic Lalonde

CEO, Hopper

Scott Annan

Scott Annan

CEO, Mercury Grove

John Elton

John Elton

Partner, iNovia Capital

Shmuel Gniwisch

Shmuel Gniwisch

CEO, Ice.com

Stephane Marceau

Stephane Marceau

CEO, OM Signal

Shibl Mourad

Shibl Mourad

Montreal Site Manager, Google

Naomi Goldapple

Naomi Goldapple

VP Business Development, Nexalogy Environics

Sunir Shah

Sunir Shah

Chief Marketing Olarker, Olark

Michel Murdock

Michel Murdock

EVP, Hybride Technologies Inc. (div. Ubisoft)

Audry Larocque

Audry Larocque

Co-Founder & Board Director, Neuralitic Systems

Jon Fleming

Jon Fleming

Business Development, Amazon Mobile at Amazon

LP Maurice

LP Maurice

CEO & Co-founder, Busbud

Ashkan Karbasfrooshan

Ashkan Karbasfrooshan

CEO and co-founder, WatchMojo

Patrick Lauzon

Patrick Lauzon

President, Mediative

Guthrie Stewart

Guthrie Stewart

Angel, Advisor, Tandem Expansion

Marc Duquette

Marc Duquette

CEO, Blogdash.com

Steven Abrams

Steven Abrams

Partner, IT Venture Fund, BDC Venture Capital

April Dunford

April Dunford

Head of Global Enterprise Market Strategy at Huawei

Marc Alloul

Marc Alloul

Entrepreneur

Marc Chriqui

Marc Chriqui

President, Raymark

Nicolas Gaudreau

Nicolas Gaudreau

Chief Marketing Officer, Yellow Pages Group

Brad Wing

Brad Wing

Head of YellowAPI & Platform

Aaron Akerman

Aaron Akerman

CFO, Lasik MD

Yona Shtern

Yona Shtern

CEO, Beyond the rack

Davender Gupta

Davender Gupta

Venture Catalyst - Startup Leadership Coach, Startup-Académie

Chris Arsenault

Chris Arsenault

Managing Partner, iNovia Capital

Perry Evans

Perry Evans

CEO & Founder, Closely Inc.

Bruno Girodias

Bruno Girodias

Managing Director/Consultant

Martin-Luc Archambault

Martin-Luc Archambault

CEO, Wajam - Partner, Bolidea

Rene Bousquet

Rene Bousquet

Partner, Trio Capital

Emmanuel de Gouvello

Emmanuel de Gouvello

President, Entrepreneurs 911

JS Cournoyer

JS Cournoyer

Partner, Real Ventures

Steven Milstein

Steven Milstein

Founder, Menschenables.com

Allan Benchetrit

Allan Benchetrit

Co-Founder, Vantrix

Nicolas Darveau-Garneau

Nicolas Darveau-Garneau

Managing Director, Google Quebec

Matt Golden

Matt Golden

Managing Director, Golden Venture Partners

Thane Calder

Thane Calder

Co-President, Cloudraker

Sylvain Carle

Sylvain Carle

Developer Advocate, Twitter

James Duncan

James Duncan

CTO, Inktank

Charles Morand

Charles Morand

Senior Analyst, BDC VC Strategic Investments & Initiatives

Stephane Gagne

Stephane Gagne

VP Local Digital Solutions, TC Media

Sebastien Provencher

Sebastien Provencher

Vice President, Product Innovation

James Prudhomme

James Prudhomme

CEO, Datacritic

Matt Roberts

Matt Roberts

Analyst, IT Venture Fund at BDC

David Chamandy

David Chamandy

Director, Machkor Holdings Ltd.

Roger Chabra

Roger Chabra

Partner, Rho Canada Ventures

Anna Goodson

Anna Goodson

CEO, Anna Goodson Management

Lionel Pardin

Lionel Pardin

VP Digital Innovation and Strategy, Cossette

Malik Yacoubi

Malik Yacoubi

VP Technology & Mobile, Cossette

Alex Bangash

Alex Bangash

Managing Director, Rumson Group

Daniel Arsenault

Daniel Arsenault

Brand, UX and UI designer

John Stokes

John Stokes

Partner - Real Ventures

Conrad Seaman

Conrad Seaman

Strategic Alliances Manager, Research In Motion

Karim Sadroudine

Karim Sadroudine

Director Applications Marketplace, BroadSoft

Martin Dufort

Martin Dufort

CEO & Founder, WhereCloud

Tom Epes

Tom Epes

Senior Vice President, Ensequence Inc.

Louis Fortier

Louis Fortier

Business Strategist

Ken Seto

Ken Seto

CEO and Co-founder, Massive Damage Inc.

Daniel Robichaud

Daniel Robichaud

CEO, PasswordBox

Randy Smerik

Randy Smerik

Founder/CEO

Robert Masse

Robert Masse

President, Infisec Consulting

Brian Kobus

Brian Kobus

Vice President, Summerhill Venture Partners

Anthony Lipschitz

Anthony Lipschitz

CEO & Co-Founder, iStopOver

Frederic Chanay

Frederic Chanay

CEO / Co-Founder, omsignal

Jason Della Rocca

Jason Della Rocca

Founder, Perimeter Partners

Jason Kerr

Jason Kerr

Founder and CTO, find.ly

Andrew Angus

Andrew Angus

Founder & CEO, Switch Video

Jon Bradford

Jon Bradford

Co-Founder & MD, Springboard

Stephane Goyette

Stephane Goyette

Vice President Astral Digital

Dominique Belanger

Dominique Belanger

Director, VC Strategic Initiatives, BDC

Saul Colt

Saul Colt

Head of Magic, Saul!

Christian Beauclair

Christian Beauclair

Principal Architect Evangelist, Microsoft Canada

Jeffrey Grammer

Jeffrey Grammer

Partner, Rho Canada Ventures

Carl Mercier

Carl Mercier

Serial Entrepreneur

Nicolas Renaud

Nicolas Renaud

Vice President, Canaccord Genuity

Alistair Croll

Alistair Croll

Partner, Bitcurrent

John Poisson

John Poisson

Founder & CEO, Wantful

Rick Weber

Rick Weber

Principal, Fortis Consulting

Joel Augé

Joel Augé

CEO/Co-Founder, HitGrab Inc.

Howard Gwin

Howard Gwin

Partner, Bridgescale Partners

Luc Levesque

Luc Levesque

Founder, TravelPod

Anthony Lacopo

Anthony Lacopo

Founder & CEO, Utopia Image Inc.

Karam Nijjar

Karam Nijjar

VC Associate, iNovia Capital

Albert Dang-Vu

Albert Dang-Vu

Passionate Enterpreneur

Jean-Francois Gagné

Jean-Francois Gagné

Chief Product Officer, JDA - The Supply Chain Company

Mark MacLeod

Mark MacLeod

Chief Corporate Development Officer, Freshbooks

Jason Bailey

Jason Bailey

Barn Raiser

Alan MacIntosh

Alan MacIntosh

Partner, Real Ventures

Salim Teja

Salim Teja

Managing Partner, Decode Ventures

Francois-Charles Sirois

Francois-Charles Sirois

President, Telesystem

Daniel Drouet

Daniel Drouet

Partner, Montreal Start Up

Vince Iannotti

Vince Iannotti

Director of Engineering, Nuance Communications

Robert Mendelson

Robert Mendelson

Executive Vice-President

Tracy Smith

Tracy Smith

President, Inovacom

Tarik Qahawish

Tarik Qahawish

Director, Digital Marketing Strategy & Communications, Aeroplan

Ian Jeffrey

Ian Jeffrey

GM FounderFuel & Venture Partner at Real Ventures

Wayne Miller

Wayne Miller

Senior Partner, Northview Ventures

ENTREPRENEURS

Learn from many of the most successful and inspiring entrepreneurs we’ve met.

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EXECS

Engage with the very best senior execs from companies around the globe.

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INVESTORS

Build strong relationships with top tier VCs and Angels.

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