The Spring team is thrilled to be welcoming 18 purpose-driven entrepreneurs from 13 different countries for cohort #3 of our IMPACT Startup Visa program (ISV). This time around, our global impact entrepreneurs come from countries spanning Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and the USA. Please join us in extending them …
In the past 3 years, Spring has grown a vibrant ecosystem practice supporting foundations, donors, governments, incubators, and accelerators. During this time, we’ve advised and supported more than 70 organizations in 30 communities around the world. From ecosystem development to program design and implementation, we’re excited about the impact we …
Peru In February, Keith was in Peru working with the team at Swiss EP, a program with Swiss Contact, and the ecosystem. During that visit to Pera and Lima, Keith worked with the organization and with several incubators and accelerators to map out the next four years. This involved building …
We’re excited to be kicking off our new Impact Investor Challenge next Wednesday! What is the Impact Investor Challenge? A social Impact mindset is on the rise and businesses are starting to be more mindful of ethical practices. There has been an increasing demand from investors to understand how …
Spring’s IMPACT StartUp Visa Program is the first in Canada to focus on global impact businesses looking to move to Canada and make the world a better place through their ventures. Vancouver is the Canadian leader for impact entrepreneurship, and is the #1 ranked startup ecosystem in Canada. Learn more …
Does your organization give back? If corporate social responsibility isn’t already central to your core business strategy, the time has come to make it a priority. Believe it or not, positive social change and good business sense can work hand in hand – and giving back can benefit your …
With every new intake, we find new and exciting entrepreneurs who are changing the world. We launched two new roundtables this month and are happy to share their story with our community. If any of these member’s catch your eye and you would like an introduction, we are happy to …
At Spring Activator, impact means fostering social, environmental, and financial sustainability into all of the businesses we work with. Since 2014, we’ve supported 700+ entrepreneurs, helped created more than 300 companies and jobs and enabled early-stage funding of over $16 million to be raised. Today, we are thrilled to release …
Today I sat down with the CEO of ThisFish – Eric Enno Tamm, one of our alumni companies that ended up successfully closing a seed round of over $600,000. We discussed some of the unique challenges he faced while raising capital for ThisFish. Below is a summary of some …
Raising money from is probably going to be one of the biggest challenges you face as an entrepreneur. It pushes you to understand your business and industry inside-out, and will be one of the most complicated sales deal you’ll have to navigate. Why is it so complicated? As you …
We acknowledge that we are headquartered on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō, and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and as a global team we’d like to extend this acknowledgement to all those who have historically stewarded and nurtured the lands we live, work, and play on today.