Lynn’s list of active Co-Work/Accelerators/Incubators Innovation Spaces in Calgary.

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Last updated August 9, 2021

Co-work = shared space
Incubator = closed offices
Accelerator = programming (which may include use of co-work space), usually cohort-based
Mentoring = experienced entrepreneurs custom mentoring and support

Update Notes:

Everyone is currently Working From Home or Physical Distancing.

One of the benefits to WFH is that people are learning about the effectiveness of remote work and distributed teams, the need to have company culture and tools that support this, and the importance of communications and trust.

The biggest impact to the international innovation accelerator ecosystem is that it is now a blend of on-premise and on-line and it is in some cases open to participants regardless of geographic location. If you are an accelerator, you need to figure out how you will operate in the current conditions and going forward. If you are a company, you can consider accelerators anywhere in the world that fit your needs if they have a distance program that you can access remotely.

Nothing completely replaces face-to-face purposeful and serendipitous communications. Programs should look to ways to combine the best of on-premise and on-line.

The Spaces (in alphabetical order):

The51

https://the51.com/

Mentoring
Women-led businesses
Beltline

The Accelerator

http://www.theaccelerator.tech/

Accelerator
Software, hardware
Inglewood
Two cohorts per year, Cohort #10 starting Fall 2021

Alberta Leanstack Accelerator

https://albertainnovates.ca/programs/leanstack-accelerator-program/

Accelerator
Alberta Digital SMEs
Virtual
2021 programming TBD

ATB X Accelerator

https://www.atb.com/business/accounts-and-services/entrepreneur-services/atb-x-accelerator/

Accelerator
Software, social
Beltline
3 cohorts per year

Assembly

http://www.assemblycs.com

Co-work, Incubator
Software, communications
Kensington

CETAC West

https://cetacwest.com/

Accelerator
Environment, green energy tech
University area
Not cohort-based, continuous intake

The Collective 1212

http://www.thecollective1212.space

Co-work
Software, hardware
Inglewood

The Commons

http://www.thecommonscalgary.com

Co-work, Incubator
Software, communications
Inglewood

Commun-o

http://commun-o.com/

Co-work, Partnerships, Collaborations
Freelance ICT workers, teams, companies
Inglewood

cSPACE

http://cspacekingedward.com/

Co-work
Creative technologies
Marda Loop/South Calgary

Creative Destruction Lab – Rockies & National

https://www.creativedestructionlab.com/

Accelerator
Various advanced technologies, various locations across Canada, including Calgary
University and Downtown
Apply for 2021 streams now

District Ventures * now called VenturePark Labs – Summer 2021 *

http://www.districtventures.ca/

Accelerator
Consumer products, commercial/scale-up kitchen
Kensington
Two cohorts per year, Spring and Fall

The Edison

http://edisoncalgary.com/

Incubator, Co-work
All technology
Downtown

EdWorks

https://edworks.co/

Co-work & Mentoring
Education Technology/ELearning
North West Calgary, also in Edmonton

EFFECTIVE

http://effectiv.ca/

Co-work, Mentoring
Software
Beltline

Emerge

http://www.emergehub.ca/

Co-work
General, Administration
South-East Calgary – 17th/International Avenue

Entrepreneurs’ Organization

https://www.eonetwork.org/calgary

https://www.eonetwork.org/eo-accelerator/

Peer-to-peer international Mentoring & networking for business growth
All industries
Virtual, meets monthly

Foresight Cleantech Accelerator

https://foresightcac.com/

Accelerator
Cleantech
Western Canada

Founder Institute: Western Canada Virtual 2021

https://fi.co/program

Accelerator
Pre-seed Startups
Virtual
Apply by October 3 2021

Harvest Venture Builder

https://harvest.builders/

Mentoring
FinTech
East Village

InterGen

https://intergenconnect.com/

Mentoring
Scale-Up
Downtown

Life Science Innovation Hub

https://research.ucalgary.ca/innovation/life-sciences-innovation-hub

Wet and dry lab spaces.
Life Sciences
University Research Park

M-Tech Innovations

https://mt-i.ca/

Incubator, Mentoring
Technology Companies
Beltline

Platform (was Calgary Technologies Inc.)

https://platformcalgary.com/

The original Incubator, owned by University of Calgary and City of Calgary, also have Co-work space, also has Accelerator programs
Large variety of tech companies and service providers
University and East Village areas

Regus

https://www.regus.com/en-us/canada/calgary

Co-work, Incubator
Anything
Calgary and 3000 locations worldwide

ResourceYYC

https://www.resourceyyc.org/

Co-work
Energy tech
Beltline area

Tecterra

http://www.tecterra.com/

Mentoring
Geospatial
South-East, near Calgary Farmers’ Market

Thin Air Labs

https://www.thinairlabs.ca/

Mentoring
Health, Education, Gaming, Cities, and Planet
Beltline

TradeSpace

http://gotradespace.com/

Co-work & Incubator space.
First one in Canada for Trades and Small Contractors
Highfield Area (Blackfoot & 42nd SE)

Tundra ACE

https://www.tundrasolutions.ca/tundra-ace-program/

Accelerator
Energy
South-East
Not cohort-based, continuous intake

WaterNext

https://waternext.ca/

Mentoring
Water
University Area

WorkHaus

https://workhaus.ca/core/

Co-work
General Tech
Downtown

Work Nicer

http://worknicer.ca/

Co-work
Software, creative
Beltline, Downtown, Red Mile

Zone Startups Calgary * now associated with Ryerson DMZ – Summer 2021 *

http://calgary.zonestartups.com/

Accelerator
Energy, Environmental, Agriculture, Health, IoT
Downtown
Not cohort-based, continuous intake

Links to The World-wide Spaces

Global CoWorking http://coworkingmap.org/ lists 2000 co-work spaces in the world but misses many (e.g. only lists 1 in Calgary)

CoPass http://copass.org is an international co-work space membership pass for digital nomadic workers.

WeWork 800 locations in 160 cities worldwide https://www.wework.com/locations

My Favorite Space

http://kohub.org/ – Ko Lanta, Thailand

If you have any others you think should be on the list, send me an email to: lynn.sutherland@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca