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Alacrity Canada facilitates success and economic growth in the Western Canadian technology sector by providing support and entrepreneurial mentorship to promising entrepreneurs, in addition to finding and connecting these individuals with the venture capital funding needed to develop thriving local tech companies.
Since inception, Alacrity Canada companies in Victoria and Vancouver have employed more than 200 people and have had a direct economic impact of $300 million in Western Canada. The foundation has also helped bring over $225 million dollars into the BC technology ecosystem through our investor readiness program through 2014-2017.
Amongst our group of advisors and mentors, we have over 100 years of involvement in successful technology ventures. Drawing from this wealth of experience, we help young people to access customers, take measured risks and become effective entrepreneurs. We use our network of established business relationships as strategic partners to find viable opportunities. By working with our industry contacts, we find investors suitable for our sponsored companies and we find projects that are suitable for young, bright, hard-working teams to tackle.
Since inception, Alacrity Canada companies in Victoria and Vancouver have employed more than 200 people and have had a direct economic impact of $300 million in Western Canada. The foundation has also helped bring over $225 million dollars into the BC technology ecosystem through our investor readiness program through 2014-2017.
Amongst our group of advisors and mentors, we have over 100 years of involvement in successful technology ventures. Drawing from this wealth of experience, we help young people to access customers, take measured risks and become effective entrepreneurs. We use our network of established business relationships as strategic partners to find viable opportunities. By working with our industry contacts, we find investors suitable for our sponsored companies and we find projects that are suitable for young, bright, hard-working teams to tackle.
Overview
Employees
1-10
Founded date
2009
Investment Type
Venture Capital; Accelerator
Mentions in press and media 5
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| Jan 9, 2023 | Гайд по стартап визе Канады | Наш проект принят в программу канадского инкубатора и я решила поделиться собранной информацией по стартап визе Канады. Географическое положение и тесные деловые связи с США делают Канаду удобной площадкой для выхода на рынок всей Северной ... |
| Dec 9, 2021 | 8 BC cleantech firms secure seed funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada | As part of its Seed Fund Program, Sustainable Development Technology Canada announced funding of $3.8M for 38 promising new cleantech companies across Canada. Eight of the companies are BC-based. The Seed Fund Program supports promising ear... |
| Sep 26, 2021 | Strike one, strike two—then this startup was in | Good morning everyone! Have you checked out the weather forecast for this week? In Vancouver, we’re getting rain. A lot of it. So much of it that we’ve decided to change the location for this week’s morning coffee meetup. If you want to joi... |
| May 28, 2021 | Today in funding: CubicFarms, Vetster, Metaspectral | Three Canadian tech startups have recently secured fresh funding to fuel their growth. Here’s the latest on who raised money, how much, from whom, and what they plan to put the new capital toward. CubicFarms to raise $22 million through bou... |
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FAQ about Alacrity Canada
When was Alacrity Canada founded?
Alacrity Canada was founded in 2009.
What has the press written about Alacrity Canada?
Parsers VC has collected 5 articles mentioning Alacrity Canada, among them “Гайд по стартап визе Канады” (Jan 9, 2023) and “8 BC cleantech firms secure seed funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada” (Dec 9, 2021).
Is Alacrity Canada still active?
Yes, Alacrity Canada is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 14, 2023.