Lynn’s list of active Co-Work/Accelerators/Incubators Innovation Spaces in Calgary.
Last updated June 17, 2019
Co-work = shared space
Incubator = closed offices
Accelerator = programming (which may include use of co-work space), usually cohort-based
Featured Spaces:
EdWorks – NEW
- Co-work & Accelerator
- Education Technology/ELearning
- North West Calgary, also in Edmonton
TradeSpace – NEW
- Co-work & Incubator
- First one in Canada for Trades and Small Contractors
- Highfield Area (Blackfoot & 42nd SE)
Life Science Innovation Hub – NEW
https://research.ucalgary.ca/innovation/life-sciences-innovation-hub
- Wet and dry lab spaces Co-work & Incubator office space
- Life Sciences
- University Research Park
The Spaces (in alphabetical order):
The Accelerator (program based at The Collective 1212)
http://www.theaccelerator.tech/
- Accelerator
- Software, hardware
- Inglewood area
- Cohort #5 graduating June 2019
- Cohort #6 starting August 2019 – apply now
ATB X Accelerator
http://www.atb.com/business/experts/Pages/ATB-X-Accelerator.aspx
- Accelerator
- Software, social
- Beltline area
- Cohort #6 starting Winter 2019
Assembly
- Co-work, Incubator
- Software, communications
- Kensington area
The Bridge
- Co-work
- Social Venture/Impact
- Downtown
Calgary Chamber of Commerce Ignite
http://www.calgarychamber.com/interact/ignite
- Accelerator
- Small Business
- Downtown
CETAC West
- Accelerator
- Environment, green energy tech
- University area
- Not cohort-based, continuous intake
The Collective 1212
http://www.thecollective1212.space
- Co-work
- Software, hardware
- Inglewood area
The Commons
http://www.thecommonscalgary.com
- Co-work, Incubator
- Software, communications
- Inglewood area
Commun-o
- Co-work, Partnerships
- Freelance ICT workers, teams companies
- Inglewood area
cSPACE
- Co-work
- Creative technologies
- Under development in South Calgary area
Creative Destruction Lab – Rockies
https://www.creativedestructionlab.com/
- Accelerator
- Various advanced technologies, various locations across Canada, including Calgary
- University and Downtown
- Apply for 2019 streams now
District Ventures
http://www.districtventures.ca/
- Accelerator
- Consumer products
- Kensington area
- Cohort #6 graduated January 2019
District Ventures with IBM
http://www.dv-ibm-innovation-space.com/
- Accelerator
- Bluemix and Watson applied to Health/Fin/Ag/Clean/Natural Resources Tech
- Kensington area
- Cohort #4 graduated January 2019
The Edison
- Incubator, Co-work
- All technology
- Downtown
EdWorks
- Co-work & Accelerator
- Education Technology/ELearning
- North West Calgary, also in Edmonton
EFFECTIVE
- Co-work, Mentoring
- Software
- Beltline (MTech building)
Emerge
- Co-work
- General, Administration
- South-East – 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
Global Business Centre
https://www.calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com/industries/global-development/global-business-centre/
- Co-work
- International Businesses Visiting Calgary
- Downtown
HustleCo
- Co-work
- General, Marketing, Social
- *** NEW LOCATION *** Beltline area see announcement
Infusion CoWorking
https://www.infusioncoworking.ca/
- The newest Co-work & Incubator space.
- Close to Downtown, Beltline & Inglewood
Imaginea
- Investments
- Clean Energy
- Downtown
Life Science Innovation Hub
https://research.ucalgary.ca/innovation/life-sciences-innovation-hub
- Wet and dry lab spaces.
- Life Sciences
- University Research Park
Nucleus/Rainforest/OddFellows
https://www.nucleuscalgary.com/
- Incubator, Events
- Technology startups
- Downtown
Platform (was Calgary Technologies Inc.)
- The original Incubator, owned by University of Calgary and City of Calgary, also have The Inc. Co-work space, also has Accelerator programs
- Large variety of tech companies and service providers
- University area
Junction31 by Platform
- The newest Accelerator program.
- First time founders
- University area
- Applications for cohort #3 open now
TELUS with Platform
- Accelerator
- Big data, analytics, telecommunications, internet of things (IoT), health sectors
- University area
- Cohort #3 underway August 2018
Regus
https://www.regus.com/workspace/canada/ab/calgary
- Co-work, Incubator
- Anything
- Downtown Calgary and 3000 locations worldwide
ResourceYYC
- Co-work
- Energy tech
- Beltline area
STEM Learning Lab
- Co-work
- STEM, EdTech, Design Thinking
- South-East, near Calgary Farmers’ Market
Tecterra
- Mentoring, Funding
- Geospatial
- South-East, near Calgary Farmers’ Market
The Space at 921
https://www.thespaceat921.com/
- Co-work
- Mindful creatives
- Inglewood
TradeSpace
- The newest Co-work & Incubator space.
- First one in Canada for Trades and Small Contractors
- Highfield Area (Blackfoot & 42nd SE)
Tundra ACE
- Accelerator
- Energy
- South-East
- Not cohort-based, continuous intake
WaterNext
- Mentoring, Investments
- Water
- University Area
Work Nicer
- Co-work
- Software, creative
- Beltline, Downtown
Zone Startups Calgary with GE & TELUS
http://calgary.zonestartups.com/
- Accelerator
- Industrial Internet, IoT, EnergyTech, HealthTech
- Downtown
- Not cohort-based, continuous intake
Links to The World-wide Spaces
This site http://coworkingmap.org/ lists 2000 co-work spaces in the world but misses many (e.g. only lists 1 in Calgary)
This site http://copass.org is an international co-work space membership pass for digital nomadic workers.
WeWork https://www.wework.com/locations
My current Favorite Space
http://kohub.org/ – Ko Lanta, Thailand
Future Spaces
These are ones I’ve heard are on the horizon.
Platform
- Large mixed space, varied
- Tech, Varied
- Downtown, East Village
If you have any others you think should be on the list, send me an email to: lynn.sutherland@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
