What is this program about?

Launch and grow your tech-enabled startup.

Alberta Catalyzer is a merit-based pre-accelerator that offers company support, resources, and coaching to entrepreneurs aiming to launch and grow their tech-enabled companies, preparing them for advancement to the scale-up and acceleration stages.

Apply to join the next cohort in one of three programs: Engage, Traction, and Velocity.
Note: Companies must be registered in Alberta to be eligible. Completion of previous Platform Calgary or Alberta Catalyzer programming is not required. Cohorts for each program continue year round.

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Why Register

Target Audience:

Engage

Engage is for you if you

  • Have an early-stage plan for a minimum viable product (MVP)
  • Have done customer discovery interviews with tracked learnings
  • Can demonstrate customer desirability

What you’ll do in Engage

  • Ideal customer discovery
  • Solution prototyping
  • Minimum viable product (MVP) creation
  • Testing and validating business models

Traction

Traction is for you if you

  • Have created the first version of your tech-enabled company – minimum viable product (MVP)
  • Are ready and actively pursuing your first sales/customer commitment

What You’ll do In Traction

  • Clearly identify first customers
  • Develop a sales call and script templates to achieve early sales
  • Build marketing and content strategies

Velocity

Velocity is for you if

  • You have recurring revenue
  • Preparing to scale and generate exponential growth in operations

What You’ll do In Velocity

  • Establish a go-to-market strategy
  • Understand investment readiness basics
  • Enhance sales efforts and strategies
  • Refine operations and team management
  • Establish testing methodology toward product market fit
  • Have a polished investment and community pitch
  • Understand the different sources of funding and receive feedback from investors
  • Prepare for Scaleup GAP accelerators

Engage

Engage is for you if you

  • Have an early-stage plan for a minimum viable product (MVP)
  • Have done customer discovery interviews with tracked learnings
  • Can demonstrate customer desirability

What you’ll do in Engage

  • Ideal customer discovery
  • Solution prototyping
  • Minimum viable product (MVP) creation
  • Testing and validating business models

Traction

Traction is for you if you

  • Have created the first version of your tech-enabled company – minimum viable product (MVP)
  • Are ready and actively pursuing your first sales/customer commitment

What You’ll do In Traction

  • Clearly identify first customers
  • Develop a sales call and script templates to achieve early sales
  • Build marketing and content strategies

Velocity

Velocity is for you if

  • You have recurring revenue
  • Preparing to scale and generate exponential growth in operations

What You’ll do In Velocity

  • Establish a go-to-market strategy
  • Understand investment readiness basics
  • Enhance sales efforts and strategies
  • Refine operations and team management
  • Establish testing methodology toward product market fit
  • Have a polished investment and community pitch
  • Understand the different sources of funding and receive feedback from investors
  • Prepare for Scaleup GAP accelerators
“Alberta Catalyze has really helped us realign and re envision our next steps and what we need to do right now to take our business to the next level.”
Kate Popiel, CEO & Co-Founder of What’s The Deal
"The biggest word to come out of the program for us was validation.”
Chris Avery, COO of AITHR Automotive Intelligence

How We Help

Expertise

  • Access diverse perspectives and advice from professional service firms, investors, and business mentors with deep experience in areas like investment readiness, growth strategy, board recruitment, Tax Planning, and SR&D.

Coaching

  • 1:1 Time with dedicated experts. Fast-track your business by gaining insights from experienced entrepreneurs who’ve been there, done that.

Community

  • Access a supportive network and never feel alone on your entrepreneurial journey. Connect with potential collaborators and forge strategic partnerships.

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To Learn More About Alberta Catalyzer

Alberta Catalyzer  is part of the Alberta Innovates Scaleup and Growth Accelerator Program supported by a consortium led by Alberta Innovates and including two levels of government in the provincial ministry of Technology and Innovation and the federal department of PrairiesCan.The program contributes to the overall government of Alberta goal to help create 20,000 jobs and increase technology firm revenue to $5 billion by 2030.

Alberta Catalyzer is open to ALL entrepreneurs launching and growing a tech-enabled company in Alberta – which includes the development of a new solution, product or process that has the potential to improve or advance the industry with commercial viability.

Explore the ins and outs of our programs and dive into the inspiring success stories of our program graduates at www.albertacatalyzer.com.

How We Help

Expertise

  • Access diverse perspectives and advice from professional service firms, investors, and business mentors with deep experience in areas like investment readiness, growth strategy, board recruitment, Tax Planning, and SR&D.

Coaching

  • 1:1 Time with dedicated experts. Fast-track your business by gaining insights from experienced entrepreneurs who’ve been there, done that.

Community

  • Access a supportive network and never feel alone on your entrepreneurial journey. Connect with potential collaborators and forge strategic partnerships.

Apply Now

To Learn More About Alberta Catalyzer

Alberta Catalyzer  is part of the Alberta Innovates Scaleup and Growth Accelerator Program supported by a consortium led by Alberta Innovates and including two levels of government in the provincial ministry of Technology and Innovation and the federal department of PrairiesCan.The program contributes to the overall government of Alberta goal to help create 20,000 jobs and increase technology firm revenue to $5 billion by 2030.

Alberta Catalyzer is open to ALL entrepreneurs launching and growing a tech-enabled company in Alberta – which includes the development of a new solution, product or process that has the potential to improve or advance the industry with commercial viability.

Explore the ins and outs of our programs and dive into the inspiring success stories of our program graduates at www.albertacatalyzer.com.

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A pre-accelerator that provides support, resources, and coaching to launch and grow tech-enabled startups.

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A pre-accelerator that provides support, resources, and coaching to launch and grow tech-enabled startups.

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Program Details
Program Details
Schedule

4 to 8 weeks

Cohort
Fee

No cost

Location

Virtual & In-person

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