A hybrid, cohort-based program built to strengthen early-stage founders’ investment readiness through a structured 12-week journey. While this is an ongoing offering at Spring with rolling applications, founders join in curated cohorts of 20 companies at a time—designed as focused 3-month sprints to foster meaningful connection, peer learning, and community building.
What’s Included?
Essentials in Right-Fit Capital – an async online course with learning focused on:
Introduction to Venture Funding
Pursuing Investors
Fundraising Options
Pitching for Success
Due Diligence Best Practices
Data Room Essentials
Valuation
Impact 101
Sustaining Momentum in Your Round
Negotiation & Getting to a Close
Post-round Engagement
Workshop Series including 4 live online workshops focusing on key topics
Cohort-Based Learning and Peer Support for real connections with your cohort
Networking Opportunities with the Spring team and BC-based ecosystem partners
Build a solid foundation in venture capital literacy and fundraising strategy
Learn how to identify the right kind of capital for your company stage
Gain confidence, clarity, and connections to successfully pursue funding on your own
Receive curated investor exposure
Engage in serious peer-learning and support in a structured, time-bound cohort
Understand how to align your business model, impact metrics, and company roadmap with investor expectations
Learn how to de-risk your funding process, with specific insights and frameworks based on real-world investor perspectives
Position your company as an investment-ready venture for capital providers in Canada and beyond
Supporting BC’s Impact Ventures
Get Ready to Scale
Spring Co-CEO Caroline vin Hirschberg shares why supporting founders at these key stages is so important and how Scale Ready is filling a critical gap for impact ventures.
Scale Ready: Build is for early-stage BC 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 and/or have not yet pitched to investors or applied for structured funding programs
Entrepreneurs who are committed to social, environmental, or community impact, and want to embed positive impact into their business model
Individuals seeking structured support, education, and accountability
All are welcome to apply. We will focus on participants from equity-deserving groups including those who are women or gender diverse, BIPOC, 2SLGBTQIA+, youth (30 or under), persons with disabilities, those from remote/rural communities and/or newcomers to Canada.
What Else Do I Need to Know?
Applicationsare open now and reviewed on a rolling basis. Companies will be put together into cohorts of 20 for a 3-month sprint. Our first cohort launches May 22 and we will have ongoing intake throughout the year.
Founders who are accepted into this program will receive this opportunity free of charge courtesy of our incredible partners and sponsors.
Spring has a proven track record of supporting investment readiness and growth for impact companies with diverse leadership. Let us apply our skills to get you the results you need, now.
