L-SPARK: Canadian Startup Accelerators : Meet the new
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The L-SPARK SaaS accelerator took Corfix from a great idea to a thriving and rapidly expanding tech company. Getting to work directly with industry leaders and visionaries gave us an arsenal of new proficiencies and the confidence to apply them. In only six months they taught us everything we needed to know to grow our business, as we increased our MRR by 750% and tripled our team during their mentorship. The value of this program cannot be overstated, and will continue to manifest in our future success.

Often, the key to success is to surround yourself with experts in software development, sales, marketing, fundraising and more. The L-SPARK team has provided the depth and breadth of expertise to truly propel HILO to becoming the global leader in workplace engagement for the hybrid world. Their personal attention to our business, as well as hands-on oversight from an industry mentor, have been game-changers in moving HILO closer to realizing our goals.

L-SPARK was an instrumental source of honest scrutiny for our core assumptions around positioning, fundraising, and scaling the business. Our mentors’ advice and guidance were critical in reinforcing our base foundation so it could be built on at scale. L-SPARK also provided linkages to a great network of industry experts, key technology players, and other fantastic start-ups, which has proven invaluable in our market exposure and business development initiatives."

L-SPARK was a game changer for Heyday. An amazing team, great mentors, awesome program.

L-SPARK mentors are sharp! The SaaS program is like an MBA on the spot, applied on your business. You will learn to automatize not just your product, but your scale up, your sales etc. More importantly, you will learn how to be a good leader.

Great advice from warm and highly experienced mentors - they help us see what we don't see and connect us with incredibly useful resources.

Amazing team with a pulse on the do and don't of early stage start-up. The experience has been great for us and we highly recommend their SaaS Accelerator Program.

We participated in the second cohort of startups at L-SPARK. The community of support from mentors and companies was incredible.

I highly recommend L-SPARK for tech startups. Through their Blackberry-QNX Accelerator Program, the team at L-SPARK introduced our company to key industry leaders, facilitated meetings with the investment community, offered helpful advice and guidance for various topics, and continue to provide networking functions to broaden our connections.

Great people, helpful resources, and valuable advice. L-SPARK is advancing the tech landscape in Canada and beyond.

"Compass North was instrumental in helping me make some BIG decisions relating to my business and the development of the medical device I designed."

"Our collaboration with L-SPARK and Blackberry QNX was a tremendous accelerator for our AI startup. Access to the Blackberry QNX team enabled us to showcase our AI optimization platform in a real world assisted driving demonstration which has opened many doors for us in the autonomous driving sphere. The collaboration and mentorship from the L-SPARK team helped guide us through a critical fundraising phase during the pandemic and their sage advice was incredibly valuable. L-SPARK can amplify your messaging via their outstanding network and I would highly recommend the L-SPARK programs for any Canadian tech start up looking to get to the next level."

"L-SPARK has been an incredible opportunity for collaboration with industry titans, mentorship and has accelerated the development of our technology and growth of our business."

"Being part of L-SPARK has changed everything for me personally and for Brokrete. The mentor team helped us structure the idea, challenge ourselves, be accountable and they gave us the specific tools and knowledge we needed to get to the next level. I learned more in this program than I’ve learned elsewhere and the value they bring to a technology company is unmatchable."

"Thanks to our experience with L-SPARK, we were able to meet the needs of our investors. These requirements included knowing how to create a strong pitch deck, a succinct pitch, a sound financial plan, and a supporting growth strategy. We used these skills while pitching to numerous Angel networks across Ontario, and were able to close a seed investment. This capital has been crucial for our continued growth, resulting in year-over-year revenue growth of 300%."