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Launch Academy

Vancouver, British ColumbiaMassive GrowthMember

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Launch Academy is Vancouver's leading tech startup hub providing you with education, mentorship, and a collaborative environment to get your amazing idea off the ground, build your startup and become a successful entrepreneur.

Type

Not-for-Profit

Founded

2012

Regions

National (all of Canada)

Global community of 100,000+ entrepreneurs. Traction Conf 2022 featured speakers from Atlassian, UiPath, Twitter, and Mercury. Strong emphasis on community building and peer networking as core differentiators.

Industries

Digital media & telecommunicationsFinancial services

Stages supported

IdeaValidationEfficiencyScaleMature

Services offered

  • Financing opportunities and connections with investor groups
  • Free educational events or programming (ie. lunch and learns)
  • Mentorship and access to advisors
  • Networking opportunities and community events
  • Paid programming (cash)
  • Trade and export support (Includes: Business development missions, internationalization, and any other activities linked to international market development)
Massive Growthhigh confidence

Pushing, driving, shaping and forging selected organizations to massively scale by company valuation or impact

Sector-specific (Digital media & telecommunications, Financial services). Higher accountability signals (equity/paid programs, later-stage focus).

DisclosureBAI type is CAIN’s inferred classification based on available data. It has not been confirmed by the member unless otherwise indicated.

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LaunchPad Program

incubator

Core incubation program for launching startups

Traction

event

Global community platform with webinars, retreats, and conferences for fastest-growing tech companies

Traction Conference

event

Ranked amongst top 10 marketing conferences in North America, featuring leaders from major tech companies

Traction University

course

Educational offering for entrepreneurs

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