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Accelerators

Venture Acceleration Program (VAP)

Status

Status not published

Rolling intake through regional delivery partners across BC.

Open now
Amount
Not published

Subsidised executive-in-residence coaching rather than cash. Participants pay a reduced monthly fee; Innovate BC covers the balance.

Funder

Innovate BC (delivered through regional accelerator partners)

public · regional

Deadline: Open all year — Rolling intake through regional delivery partners across BC.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

BC-based technology entrepreneurs; open to pre-incorporation founders in some partner locations.

How to apply

  1. Contact a regional VAP delivery partner.
  2. Screening interview.
  3. Enrolment and assignment of an executive-in-residence.
  4. Milestone-based coaching.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.innovatebc.ca/programs/venture-acceleration-program · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.innovatebc.ca

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