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# CREATING CANADA’S NEXT GENERATION OF HIGH-IMPACT ENTREPRENEURS

## 1,000+ entrepreneurs launched. 500+ ventures scaled.
And counting.

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### WHO WE ARE

Canada’s strongest and most dedicated entrepreneurial network made up of 500+ top Canadian academics, entrepreneurs, investors and founders. We rally around the next generation of entrepreneurs, making it hard for them to fail.

### WHAT WE DO

We uncover Canada’s next generation of entrepreneurs and supercharge their ambition by showing them what’s possible. We accelerate their trajectory with access to education, mentorship and funding.

### WHY WE DO IT

To ensure a more ambitious and competitive Canada. We need to engage, empower and keep our next generation of entrepreneurs in Canada. That’s how we will help grow more Canadian headquarters, jobs and equity.

### OUR IMPACT

1,200

Entrepreneurs

800

Ventures Launched

3

Capital Raised ($)

4,000

New Jobs

### OUR ALUMNI

Our alumni are launching ventures that seek to solve some of the biggest challenges facing our population and are collectively raising the profile of the Canadian tech ecosystem around the world. Alumni ventures include:

See more of our alumni

### OUR PROGRAMS

At the heart of our alumni success lies our premier programming:

For students and recent grads launching their startups.

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For founders of high growth ventures looking to scale.

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For AI-enabled ventures looking to disrupt industries.

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Learn which program is best for you

### OUR NETWORK

Our alumni accomplishments are powered by Canada’s strongest entrepreneurial network. Made up of 500+ of the strongest leaders, academics, entrepreneurs, investors, NEXT alumni and visionaries from across Canada. We’ve made it nearly impossible for our leaders of tomorrow to fail by giving them access to:

#### Faculty like…

AJAY AGRAWAL

Rotman School of Management

HONG LUO

Harvard Business School

YOSHUA BENGIO

Université de Montréal; Mila

#### Mentors like…

BEN YOSKOVITZ

Highline Beta

JANET BANNISTER

Staircase Ventures

#### Leaders like…

LINDA HASENFRATZ

Linamar Corporation

MICHAEL KATCHEN

Wealthsimple

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We provide access to this powerful network at almost no cost to the entrepreneurs. As a not-for-profit, we rely on the generous support of donors, corporate partners and government funding to provide access and accelerate our next generation of entrepreneurs.

Supporters include:

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### ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

See how a few of our alumni have benefited from our programs and network

### MEET TIA HEALTH

Tia Health (co-founded by Next 36 alumni David Del Balso and Matthew Mazzuca) is helping to change the way we access health care by providing online appointments with doctors across Canada.

They recently launched a Canada-wide partnership with Rexall and will handle all of Rexall’s virtual care service for patients to help relieve the current burden on the acute healthcare system, specifically emergency rooms and hospitals.

READ MORE ALUMNI STORIES

### MEET CLEANSLATE UV

CleanSlate UV provides hospital-grade sanitization for mobile devices for staff and visitors alike, killing germs with ultraviolet light in just 20 seconds.

Their CEO, Taylor Mann (Next Founders, 2016) is experiencing overwhelming interest in their product in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. See how his team is minimizing the spread of germs here.

READ MORE ALUMNI STORIES

### ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

- February 1, 2024
- News

#### NEXT Canada Strengthens Leadership Volunteer Base with additions to Board

- July 10, 2023
- News

#### Sampler Expands Product Offering by Adding AI and UGC Capabilities via Acquisition of AdMass

- July 19, 2022
- News

#### Hatch to work with NEXT Canada to accelerate Canadian AI founders

- April 8, 2022
- News

#### GRIT Ed. 8 | Josh Domingues

- March 15, 2022
- News

#### Congratulations to the NEXT Canda alumni that were featured on the Globe and Mail’s “50 Changemakers” List.

- March 14, 2022
- News

#### Next Founders, 2021: Partake Brewing Raises $16.5 Million USD

- November 24, 2021
- News

#### Jane Wang Nominated as Bay Street Bull’s Women of the Year

- November 24, 2021
- News

#### ETS Acquires a Majority Stake in Kira Talent

- April 20, 2021
- News

#### NEXT Canada appoints Kyle Winters as CEO

- March 24, 2021
- News

#### Startups Supporting Startups: Flybits Joins NEXT Canada as a Partner

- January 10, 2021
- News

#### EY Renews its Commitment to Fuelling the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs in Canada

- November 25, 2020
- News

#### A Canadian-Born Anti-Racism Initiative Goes Global

- October 2, 2020
- News

#### RBC & NEXT Canada Partnership Announcement

- May 11, 2020
- News

#### Federal COVID-19 Support Programs Demystified By a NEXT Insider

- May 7, 2020
- News

#### Startupfest 2020: Make Your Pitch

- March 30, 2020
- Blog

#### How our NEXT Canada Entrepreneurs are Playing a Part in Fighting COVID-19

- March 23, 2020
- News

#### Oil and Gas Intelligence Startup Validere Raises $20M

- March 19, 2020
- News

#### Ada raises $63.7M Series B to improve its chatbot customer service platform

- March 16, 2020
- News

#### Community First: Coronavirus Precautions from NEXT Canada

- February 11, 2020
- News

#### Supporting Alumni for the NEXT Decade – Thank you to Tim and Frances Price

- January 28, 2020
- News

#### Next 36 Alum Venture Sniply Acquired in Multi-Million Dollar Deal

- January 9, 2020
- News

#### 42 Technologies, a 30 Under 30 Retail Analytics Startup, Brings Big Data To Retail

- January 8, 2020
- News

#### Waterloo’s SkyWatch Raises $10M to Make Satellite Data Easily Accessible

- December 9, 2019
- News

#### Plastics Alternative Startup Ecopackers Raises $4.3M

- December 6, 2019
- News

#### Edgar Brown’s FYT Brings The Valley Mindset To Canada

- December 2, 2019
- News

#### Bridgit Opens First Satellite Office, Looks to Tap Into Toronto’s Talent Pool

- November 26, 2019
- News

#### Toronto Startup Lilia Looks to Streamline Fertility Testing

- November 13, 2019
- News

#### Flashfood Teams Up With Meijer Grocery Chain to Cut In-Store Food Waste

- October 17, 2019
- News

#### Flare Systems Raises $1M for Darknet Intelligence Software

- October 11, 2019
- News

#### How SnapTravel Leverages Its Valley Roots to Keep Tech Talent in Canada

- October 3, 2019
- News

#### When Steph Curry Has Your Back: The SnapTravel Story

- September 18, 2019
- News

#### N36 Alum Venture North Now Offers Focals Smart Glasses Fittings and Purchases Via App

- September 16, 2019
- News

#### Next 36 Startup Correly Squired By Ottawa-Based GenM

- September 5, 2019
- News

#### LinkedIn Top Startups 2019: The 25 Hottest Canadian Companies To Work For Now

- September 4, 2019
- News

#### Five NEXT Alumni Ventures Recognized As CIX Top Companies

- August 28, 2019
- News

#### N36 Venture Trims Wait-Lists For Toronto Swimming Lessons By Leveraging Under-Utilized Hotel Pools

- August 26, 2019
- News

#### NF Venture Sampler Receives $1M From CIBC Innovation Banking

- August 26, 2019
- News

#### Canada Awarding Almost $2M To Mogile Technologies For EV Infrastructure Projects

- August 21, 2019
- News

#### Next 36 Alum Are Taking On The Construction Industry

- August 19, 2019
- News

#### N36 Alum’s Fertility Startup Lilia Attracts Early Interest From Investors

- August 15, 2019
- News

#### NEXT Canada Celebrates Cohorts At Venture Day, Receives $1M Investment

- August 14, 2019
- News

#### Nud Fud Inc. Founder Julia Kirouac Wins Inaugural W. Galen Weston Top Entrepreneur Award

- August 12, 2019
- News

#### N36 Venture Bridgit Raises $1.5M From CIBC Innovation Banking

- August 12, 2019
- News

#### NAI Alum Curv Health Raises $1.5M Seed Round For AI-Powered Insights Platform

- July 29, 2019
- News

#### VoiceHero Accepted To Third Class Of Techstars’ Amazon Alexa Accelerator

- July 24, 2019
- News

#### NF Venture Atomwise Is Using AI To Speed Up The Development Of Medications Targeted At Specific Cancer Cells

- July 24, 2019
- News

#### AI Robot Developed By NAI Venture Intuitive Reduces Waste Contamination At SFU

- July 24, 2019
- News

#### Ample Labs, Ada Officially Launch AI Chatbot For Toronto’s Homeless Community

- July 15, 2019
- News

#### Prize Winning Startups At Startupfest 2019

- July 15, 2019
- News

#### How N36’er Ron Glozman Turned a University AI Experiment into an Insurance Industry Disruptor

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###### ABOUT US

NEXT Canada accelerates the growth trajectory of aspiring and scaling entrepreneurs with education, mentorship, funding and access to Canada's strongest entrepreneurial network.

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81519 8403 RR0001

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###### ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

NEXT Canada is situated on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples.