Launch Academy is an early-stage tech incubator that provides entrepreneurs with mentorship, resources, network, and environment necessary to launch, fund, and grow their start-ups. We want to help you become the next big thing.

Since 2012 Launch is recognized as one of Western Canada’s leading entrepreneurship facilities, which has incubated 6,000+ entrepreneurs of which 300 have grown their startups to Seed and Series A stages and collectively raised over $2.5 Billion in funding.

As a designated entity of the Canadian Federal government, Launch Academy is able to offer access to the Startup Visa program for qualified companies. The Launch Academy Startup Visa program offers international companies in emerging sectors (such as Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, VR/AR/MR, Deep Learning, etc.) priority access to Working Visas and Permanent Residency in Canada for up to 5 co-founders and their respective spouses and children. This program is a premier program globally and has significant appeal to international companies looking to enter the North American market.

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How does Launch Academy tailor its mentorship and resources to support startups in emerging sectors like AI and blockchain?

In what ways might participating in the Startup Visa program give international startups a competitive advantage in North America?

What challenges do startups typically face when scaling from seed to Series A, and how can Launch Academy assist in overcoming them?

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Introduction and Onboarding

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Welcome to Heli!

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Important: Onboarding

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What is Launch?

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Meet the Launch team

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Get connected to our network

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Resources

Program Details

Monthly Company Updates

Immigration Process

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Incorporation Process

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CHAPTER 1 : CUSTOMER DISCOVERY AND LEAN CANVAS

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Defining Your Startup Idea

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Forming Your Core Team

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Market and Competition

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Competitors analysis

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Build Your Lean Canvas

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Find Your Early Adopters

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User Interviews

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Defining Your Value Proposition

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Build your pitch deck

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Build your website

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IMMIGRATION DELIVERABLES - Part 1

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CHAPTER 2: PRODUCT MARKET FIT & MARKET RESEARCH

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Finding Your Product Market Fit

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IMMIGRATION DELIVERABLES - Part 2

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Market Research and Creating a Go-to-Market Strategy

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CHAPTER 3 : BUILD YOUR PRODUCT

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Building Your Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and Prototyping

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User Testing

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Product Demo

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Revenue model

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Get your first customers & generate revenue

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CHAPTER 4: MARKETING, PR & BRAND IDENTITY

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Start building your brand

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Marketing & PR

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Social media footprint

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CHAPTER 5: FUNDRAISING & FINANCES

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Elevator pitch

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Develop your network

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Fundraising

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Accounting and Finances

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HELI - NEXT STEPS

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HELI - OFFBOARDING