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Beyond the Pitch: Nurturing Inner Development and Collaborative Communities for Startup Excellence

Lessons learned by a first-time program manager on how to run a world-class accelerator program. Author: Lisa Séguin Version française de ce blogue par ici↗ August 4th, 2023 marked the last official day of programming for the 2023 FounderFuel cohort. After four months of grueling work, there was no better way to commemorate the end of the program […]

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Introducing the FounderFuel 2023 Cohort of Impactful Innovators from across Canada

May 3rd 2023 Version française de ce blogue par ici ↗ Since announcing FounderFuel’s return on Feb 14th, the excitement in the Canadian startup ecosystem has been palpable as evidenced by nearly 1,000 entrepreneurs attending 11 information sessions from Halifax to Vancouver! For the first time, Real Ventures partnered with Panache Ventures and Inovia Capital to triple-down on our collective commitment to early-stage […]

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FounderFuel is Back!

Applications are now open for FounderFuel’s next cohort of technology startups. Version française de ce blogue par ici↗ Real Ventures is excited to announce the highly anticipated return of FounderFuel, Canada’s premier venture-backed accelerator program. In partnership with Panache Ventures and Inovia Capital, FounderFuel sets its sights on once again launching the next generation of top Canadian technology startups to […]

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Introducing our FounderFuel 2020 Sponsors!

August 24th, 2020 It’s amazing how quickly September is now suddenly at our doorstep, our 13th FounderFuel program has zoomed by in a flash. Since June 1st, we have re-imagined FounderFuel from the ground up with 100% virtual programming that included fixed, flex and free time blocks to foster the development of critical skills for […]

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Resilience, determination and grit. Presenting the FounderFuel cohort for 2020!

June 18th, 2020 Lucky #13. The COVID-19 pandemic has rocked the world. For FounderFuel, it has fundamentally challenged our paradigm of startup acceleration. Like our startups, we have embraced the crisis as an opportunity to reinvent ourselves. The FounderFuel team has created a virtual accelerator from the ground up for our 13th cohort, creating a […]

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A Great New Chapter for FounderFuel

February 28th, 2020 Introducing Katy Yam, our General Manager I have always viewed the opportunity to have someone join our team as a way to expand who we are. It is a chance to grow, to ask more questions, to explore and discover. It does not change our core mission — empowering entrepreneurs is our […]

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New year, new cohort! FounderFuel 2020 is now accepting applications.

December 17th, 2019 FounderFuel applications are now open and we could not be more excited! We know, we say it every year 🙂 But after 12 cohorts, 95 companies, 3 GMs, 5 program managers, 7,500 mentor matches, and 10,000+ Demo Day tickets, FounderFuel really does feel more vital than ever. As we look toward our […]

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Announcing FounderFuel 2019 Cohort: Mission-Driven Entrepreneurs Building Innovative Tech Companies

May 17th, 2019 As we narrowed down the list of FounderFuel applications for the 2019 cohort, we were looking for mission-driven entrepreneurs building innovative tech companies that will have large-scale positive impacts on society. Founders with deep domain expertise, sharp thinking, focus, and relentless execution. Both ambitious and humble. Planning the 12th cohort of FounderFuel in […]

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What we learned while selecting our 2019 cohort

May 8th 2019 FounderFuel season is upon us! We’re looking forward to introducing the companies to you shortly… but to get the juices flowing, we thought we would share a few stats and insights from this year’s recruitment process. Key stats from our 2019 recruitment period: 6-week application period 205 applications 87 teams interviewed 24 […]

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Introducing our FounderFuel 2019 sponsors!

April 18th, 2019 FounderFuel season is upon us! We’re looking forward to introducing you to this year’s cohort in a few weeks time. To get the juices flowing we’re very pleased to introduce our 2019 sponsors, without whom FounderFuel could not exist. FounderFuel has now invested in almost 100 startups. Since the very first cohort […]