Startup accelerators and incubators in Vancouver
- 7 organizations
- 3 cities
- Oct 2026 last checked
British Columbia ranked second among Canadian provinces in 2025, with $1.4 billion invested across 70 venture deals. Startup Genome's 2025 ranking placed Vancouver 36th globally, down from 34th a year earlier.
Sources: BetaKit, reporting CVCA 2025 market overview, February 2026 · BetaKit, reporting Startup Genome Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2025, June 2025
The provincial Small Business Venture Capital Program gives B.C. investors a 30% tax credit on equity invested in a venture capital corporation or an eligible business corporation. Tax credit budgets are set per year, with a 2025 budget year that ran from January 1 to December 31, 2025.
Sources: Province of British Columbia, Venture Capital Program, updated January 2026
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Charles Chang Institute for Entrepreneurship (Venture Connection)
SFU entrepreneurship institute whose Venture Connection incubator, Idea Prize and Catalyst challenge support student, staff, faculty and alumni founders.
- Run by
- Simon Fraser University
- Founded
- 2008
sfu.ca Latest activity: Aug 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Creative Destruction Lab
Nonprofit program for seed-stage science and technology companies with full-day mentor sessions every eight weeks, organized by sector stream and run in Canadian and international cities.
- Run by
- University of Toronto Rotman School of Management
AILife sciencesClimate & energyQuantumSpaceHealthtechFood & agricultureIndustry & manufacturingLogistics
creativedestructionlab.com Latest activity: Sep 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Foresight Canada
Cleantech accelerator offering ideation, commercialization, scale and capital support streams plus a venture studio with fractional executives, alongside adoption programs for industry.
Climate & energyFood & agriculture
foresightcac.com Latest activity: May 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Innovation UBC
UBC innovation office running the 16-week Venture Founder program and related offerings including HATCH Venture Builder, Lab2Market and a venture mentoring service.
- Run by
- The University of British Columbia
- Duration
- Venture Founder 16 weeks
innovation.ubc.ca Latest activity: Sep 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Launch Academy
Vancouver tech hub running the LaunchPad incubation program, the 9-week Revenue Factory growth program and the Apollo program for international startups entering North America.
- Duration
- Revenue Factory 9 weeks
- Founded
- 2012
launchacademy.ca Latest activity: May 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
SFU VentureLabs
Vancouver accelerator from SFU for deeptech, science and technology companies, with Perago, the Scale Up Program, Marketing PowerUp, AccelerateIP and Lab2Market programs.
- Run by
- Simon Fraser University
Deep tech
venturelabs.ca Latest activity: Sep 2026 · Checked Oct 2026 -
Spring
Impact-focused organization connecting Canadian founders and purpose-driven investors, running virtual Scale Ready cohorts in spring and summer plus climate innovation pitch finales.
Social impactClimate & energy
spring.is Latest activity: Jun 2026 · Checked Oct 2026
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Active in the last 18 months
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What gets listed
- Accelerator cohorts
- Incubation with coaching or lab access
- Startup studios
- University founder centers
- Public programs with an application process
What is left out
- Investment funds without a program
- Office or coworking space without a program
- Programs with no dated activity in 18 months
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