Elevating Startup Ambition: Highlights From Our 2024 Annual Report
The Accelerator Centre (AC) continues its mission to foster innovation and entrepreneurship, significantly impacting the Waterloo Region and beyond....
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In numbers
Different’s good—real change never happens without it. It’s through pushing the envelope and turning big ideas into worthwhile risks that we have been among the World's Top 5 Private Business Accelerators since 2017.
Our programs and pathways, combined with our world-class team of mentors and customizable opportunities, are proven to build and scout businesses that are set up to thrive. See for yourself.
1,000+
startups supported
20,000+
hours of one-to-one mentorship
6,000+
jobs created
7B+
portfolio valuation
$1.8B+
in investment raised
85%
survival rate
400
alumni companies
One of the World's Top 5 Private Business Accelerators
We're among the World's Top 5 Private Business Accelerators Since 2017. We own these awards because we’re reimagining what a startup hub looks like. We help turn big ideas into worthwhile risks. Through our founders and alumni community, courage and grit change the world.
UBI Global | 2017/2018 | Worldwide
UBI Global | 2019-2020 | World Top 5
UBI Global | 2021-2022 | World Top 5