Empowering the Future of Tech Innovation

Powering hardtech founders to build and scale globally competitive ventures that advance Canada's knowledge-based economy.

ventureLAB™ is a leading global founder community for hardware technology and enterprise software companies in Canada.

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PORTFOLIO

$11M

PROTOTYPE & TESTING LABS

50,000

SQ. FT. INNOVATION SPACE

4,000+

COMPANIES SUPPORTED

6,800+

JOBS CREATED

$420M+

INVESTED IN OUR COMPANIES

Our Programs

ventureLAB's programs are tailored to your business’ needs providing crucial resources for your growth and success.

Innovation lab for Hardware Catalyst Initiative

Canada’s only lab and incubator for founders building hardware and semiconductor-focused products, enabling the creation of transformative technologies that will power our products of tomorrow.

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A 6-month program, funded through Scale AI (Canada's AI Global Innovation Cluster), to support growing and scaling AI startups offering intelligent solutions and applications in the supply chain industry.

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Capital Investment Program works with scale-ready companies to establish a long-term capital strategy and support rapid business growth with opportunities for underrepresented founders across Canada.

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Designed to assist technology entrepreneurs who have an interest in ventureLAB's advanced-stage expansion programs that focus on hardware, semiconductors, and enterprise software artificial intelligence solutions.

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Canada Catalyst, North American Opportunities for International Companies.

A springboard for international companies & offers personalized business advisory services, access to exceptional talent from renowned Canadian institutions, experienced network, & market expertise.

SOFT LANDING

START-UP VISA

Industries of Focus

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Hardware

Automobility

MedTech

Accelerate Your Growth

With a focus on hardware and enterprise software companies, we offer trusted, unbiased insight with a forward-focus to meet your distinct needs. We enable companies in our community to create jobs, raise capital, and generate revenue through four key pillars.

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CAPITAL

Work with dedicated advisors, with deep industry experience, to connect with strategically-aligned investors and create a long-term capital strategy.

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TALENT

Build diverse teams and leadership capacity with hands-on advisory, workshops and peer groups specific to your business.

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TECHNOLOGY & IP

Develop and commercialize your technology, define your IP strategy, and give your business an opportunity to test and improve your product in real markets.

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CUSTOMERS

Craft sustainable business plans and customer-centric growth strategies to attract local and global revenue.

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AI at ventureLAB

ventureLAB stands at the forefront of innovation where artificial intelligence meets hardware, uniquely positioned to lead in the commercialization of AI-driven technologies. By combining expertise in semiconductors and hardware development with cutting-edge AI, we empower startups to build scalable, high-performance solutions for industrial applications. We accelerate the convergence of AI and hardware to drive breakthroughs in manufacturing, healthcare, and transportation.

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ACCELERATE AI

ventureLAB’s Accelerate AI program offers a tailored journey for startups integrating AI and machine learning into their products, providing a premier opportunity to thrive and excel.

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AI COMPUTE

We empower startup founders with cost-effective, high-performance compute solutions tailored for AI and data processing in today’s data-driven world.

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ventureLAB™ is Fueled by Entrepreneurs

“ventureLAB has a very professional system to support us from marketing, sales, financing, and legal standpoints. This helps us with our soft landing in Canada and we are very appreciative of the services they have provided to us.”

Griffon Lin

Business Development Director, Golden Layout

"Since even the beginning of our application and Bootcamp, the team has been very supportive every step of the way to validate our application, technology, and business for success. They provide the essential resources and tools necessary to keep us moving forward to validate our product and our business model with our early customers."

Mark Donaldson

Founder, CEO, TEDx Speaker, Quantuity Analytics

“ventureLAB’s Hardware Catalyst Initiative is one of the key enablers of Blumind’s commercialization efforts and provided the impetus to establish the company.”

NIRAJ MATHUR

FOUNDER AND CEO, BLUMIND

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