Deadline: August 31, 2024
Applications are open for the Canadian Women-in-Tech SaaS Market Accelerator 2024. The Canadian Women-in-Tech SaaS Market Accelerator will help 10 Canadian startups evaluate and prepare for expansion into Washington state and the broader United States markets.
This hybrid accelerator will last 8 weeks, including 7 weeks of virtual workshops and 1 week of programming in Seattle, WA. The accelerator will include a mix of curriculum, B2B & investor introductions, and dedicated mentorship with subject matter experts to help cohort companies refine their go-to-market strategy and begin market validation in the USA.
Benefits
Participants will receive:
- Introductions to local companies for market validation.
- Workshops on fundraising, sales, marketing, hiring, U.S. immigration, U.S. taxes, and other stage-appropriate topics.
- Free WTIA membership, which includes access to benefits like AWS Credits, Carta Cap Table Management software, HubSpot marketing automation, Brex corporate credit card, and more.
- Mentorship and coaching to help with localization efforts and US go-to-market strategy.
- Introductions to relevant local community leaders and investors.
Eligibility
Open to companies:
- In Data Analysis, Analytics, Machine Learning (ML), SaaS, Big Data, Cloud, Blockchain, Quantum Computing;
- Located in Canada;
- Incorporated;
- Prototype, users or paying users stage;
- Angel, Pre-seed, Seed or Series A;
- Have raised funding or not;
- Currently raising or not raising funds;
- Have revenue or not.
Application