Deadline: 31 August 2024
The Washington Technology Industry Association is seeking applications for its Canadian Women-in-Tech SaaS Market Accelerator to help 10 Canadian startups evaluate and prepare for expansion into Washington state and the broader United States markets.
This hybrid accelerator will last 8 weeks, including 7 weeks of virtual workshops and 1 week of programming in Seattle, WA. The accelerator will include a mix of curriculum, B2B & investor introductions, as well as dedicated mentorship with subject matter experts to help cohort companies refine their go-to-market strategy and begin market validation in the USA.
Benefits
Participants will receive:
- Introductions to local companies for market validation
- Workshops on fundraising, sales, marketing, hiring, U.S. immigration, U.S. taxes, and other stage appropriate topics
- Free WTIA membership, which includes access to benefits like AWS Credits, Carta Cap Table Management software, HubSpot marketing automation, Brex corporate credit card, and more
- Mentorship and coaching to help with localization efforts and US go to market strategy
- Introductions to relevant local community leaders and investors
Eligibility Criteria
- Looking for companies:
- in Data Analysis, Analytics, Machine Learning (ML), SaaS, Big Data, Cloud, Blockchain, Quantum Computing
- located in Canada
- incorporated
- prototype, users or paying users stage
- Angel, Pre-seed, Seed or Series A
- have raised funding or not
- currently raising or not raising funds
- have revenue or not
For more information, visit WTIA.
