A few days ago, I got this email letting me know Browse AI was accepted to Startup Edmonton pre-accelerator program. 😍
Startup Edmonton is a non-profit funded by the government of Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦. They provide founder coaching and mentorship, a workspace, and up to $50k equity-free government funding. All of these are much needed for a solo-founder at a self-funded startup like mine!
Here's what the process was like:
I can't wait to get started and see how much value I can get out of it. The orientation is in a week. I'll probably do another post in a couple of months (or after the program) to explain what it was like.
Advice for those who live in Canada 🇨🇦: Every province has similar programs. Make sure you apply if you qualify. Even if you can't find any open programs, I'd follow the non-profits/gov agencies on Twitter and sign up to their newsletter to stay updated in case they announce a new cohort or open a new program. Also, when you go to birthday parties, socialize. Meetups aren't the only networking events! 😀
At the same time this was happening, I was working on repositioning the business and redesigning almost the entire marketing site. I launched it yesterday and got 10 newsletter & user signups within a few hours by just posting a comment on a Facebook group post! I wrote more about the new site in another IH post and asked for feedback.
Any updates on the program? How did it go? Did you raise money or get into an accelerator post-program?
Thanks for reminding me! I just spent a couple of hours and wrote an update: Follow-up: My Pre-Accelerator experience 👨🎓 & the $50k government funding 💸
Hey Ardy, Edmontonian here! Congrats on the acceptance to the program. How did it go?
Hey Dave. Sorry for the delay! I missed your comment.
I just posted an update here: Follow-up: My Pre-Accelerator experience 👨🎓 & the $50k government funding 💸