Scale Ready: Build

How Can Build Help You?

Strengthen your understanding of the capital landscape and investment readiness to set your early-stage company up for success right from the start. Our combination of async online learning and live virtual cohorts provide founders like you with the knowledge, tools and connections proven to accelerate your progress.

During your focused, 3-month sprint, you’ll foster meaningful relationships, learn alongside other founders you can relate to and develop a network you’ll grow with well after the the sprint ends. And thanks to our incredible partners and sponsors, Build is free of charge with no cost to you.

Upon completion of Build, you may be invited to continue up to the next Scale Ready level based on your company’s growth potential.

Build Spring cohort kicks off April 13, 2026, with the first live session on April 15th.

Deadline to apply for our Spring 2026 Cohort is April 8th. Want a deadline reminder? Use this link to get it in your calendar!

How Will Build Benefit You?

When you’re done the 3-month cohort, you will have:

A solid foundation in venture capital literacy and fundraising strategy
Learned how to identify the right kind of capital for your company
Gained confidence, clarity and connections to pursue funding
An understanding of how to align your business model and company roadmap with investor expectations
Connected with a network of supportive experts and peers
Received warm investor leads (if you’ve put the work in and are investment ready)

Build Spring cohort kicks off April 13, 2026, with the first live session on April 15th.

Don’t miss out. Our Summer 2026 Cohort deadline is April 8th, 2026. Want a deadline reminder? Use this link to get it in your calendar!

Who Is This For?

Build is for early-stage Canadian founders who are:

Pre-revenue or early-revenue
Demonstrating early traction and clear signs of progress toward achieving product-market fit
Motivated to raise capital but new to the investment landscape
Entrepreneurs who are committed to – or curious about – embedding social, environmental, or community impact into their business model
Seeking structured support, education, and accountability to make your startup path clear

All are welcome to apply. We’re dedicated to providing a welcoming program environment without bias for everyone, including founders who are women or gender diverse, BIPOC, 2SLGBTQIA+ and/or other underrepresented, equity-deserving groups that have been historically and consistently underrepresented.

Build Spring cohort kicks off April 13, 2026, with the first live session on April 15th.

Deadline to apply is April 8th. Want a deadline reminder? Use this link to get it in your calendar!

What Else Do I Need to Know?

Applications are open now and reviewed on a rolling basis. Companies will be put together into cohorts for a 3-month sprint.

Applications will remain open for future cohorts, with ongoing intake throughout the year. Register for our Summer 2026 Cohort by April 8th. Want a deadline reminder? Use this link to get it in your calendar!

Founders who are accepted into this program will receive this opportunity free of charge, courtesy of our incredible partners and sponsors.