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Accelerator Centre

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 59 cheques on record.

Deploying nowAccelerator

Pre-seedSeedSeries AComputerSecurity

Deploying now
18%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 59 on record
Since the last cheque86days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.0MRounds led0 of 59Sole investor21 roundsMostly inCanada, 86%
Pitch Accelerator Centre

Accelerator Centre highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 79% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 21 rounds, median $30K

What they do

Canada’s #1 Private Business AcceleratorFrom their own website
Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
ComputerSecurity
Based in
Waterloo, Canada
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first59 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Aug
    LoopXSeed · CA · Accelerator Centre$4.0MWith 4 others
  3. 2025

    10 rounds

  4. Nov
    MedReddieSeed · CA$1.1MWith 4 others
  5. Sept
    Aqua-Cell EnergyVenture · CAUndisclosedSole investor
  6. Sept
    SyngliSeed · CA$24KWith 2 others
  7. Sept
    SteadiwearVenture · CA$1.4MWith 1 other
  8. Jun
    Emergency Response AfricaVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 2 others
  9. Jun
    enVgoSeed · CA$2.0MWith 2 others
  10. Jun
    LoopXGrant · CA$154KWith 1 other
  11. Apr
    AdaptisSeed · CA$4.0MWith 3 others
  12. Mar
    OptiFab TechnologiesPre-seed · CA$120KWith 1 other
  13. Jan
    Vessl ProstheticsPre-seed · CA$250KWith 1 other
  14. 2024

    8 rounds

  15. Dec
    Universal MatterVenture · US$20MSole investor
  16. Nov
    WaybleSeed · CA$376KSole investor
  17. Sept
    ScribenoteSeed · CA$8.2MWith 2 others
  18. Jun
    Acorn BiolabsSeries A · CA$8.1MWith 3 others
  19. Jun
    IntelliCultureSeed · CA$2.6MWith 3 others
  20. May
    Nfinite NanotechSeed · CA$6.5MWith 3 others
  21. Feb
    Studio 1 LabsGrant · CA$74KWith 1 other
  22. Feb
    SibliSeed · CA$4.5MWith 1 other
  23. 2023

    7 rounds

  24. Sept
    The OWL SolutionsSeed · CA$1.3MWith 2 others
  25. Aug
    ChimoneyPre-seed · CA$120KWith 1 other
  26. Jul
    Neptune NanotechnologiesSeed · CA$1.4MWith 1 other
  27. Jun
    AgeRateGrant · CA$30KWith 2 others
  28. May
    1MentorSeed · CA$30KWith 3 others
  29. May
    CarbonGraphGrant · CA$96KWith 3 others
  30. May
    Catalyst Entertainment TechnologyVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  31. 2022

    7 rounds

  32. Sept
    Pronti AIGrant · US$10KWith 2 others
  33. Aug
    ElocityVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 3 others
  34. Jun
    Emergency Response AfricaCA$100KWith 2 others
  35. Apr
    Extra Dimension GamesSeed · CA$1.4MSole investor
  36. Apr
    AceAgeGrant · CA$616KWith 1 other
  37. Feb
    EpochSeed · US$3.6MWith 2 others
  38. Jan
    HITCH Tech IncVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 3 others
  39. 2021

    2 rounds

  40. Nov
    EasyTransferVenture · SGUndisclosedWith 4 others
  41. Mar
    TyltgoSeed$1.8MWith 3 others
  42. 2020

    2 rounds

  43. Aug
    webapp.ioPre-seed$945KWith 2 others
  44. Jul
    SSIMWAVEGrant$4.2MWith 1 other
  45. 2019

    2 rounds

  46. Jul
    HealthIMVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  47. Jun
    VerdaSeed · FI$377KSole investor
  48. 2018

    1 round

  49. Jul
    NanoQuanSeed$120KWith 3 others

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The team

We hold 7 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

23 of 60 we have independently watched raise

1MentorADAPTISAgeRateAnyon SystemsApplyboardAqua-Cell EnergyAstrus Inc.Aterlo NetworksAxonifyBinta FinancialByKart SoftwareCarbonGraphChimoneyCircuit IQCogitatDimplesEXO InsightsMmsense TechnologiesNeptune NanotechnologiesSmileSwish SolarUTOBO INC.eQcell3DPartFinder3RA Group3RA Group4PAYABRO ManufacturingAI-Innovate SolutionsAIM RoboticsAccessible DigitalAdMassAequifyAeroport AIAerovaAhead SimulationsAlaunus Inc.Alert LabsAmbature Ltd.Amicare Inc.Anatomiz3DAnimatr AIAnutioApricottonAprivacyAquaSensing Inc.Aqualis BioAram AdvancedAranasArchipelago GenomicsArcoriArcticEdge TechnologiesArgus CommandArise ArchitectsAsima HealthAudesseAutoCateAvondale PrivateAvro LifeBAO Laboratoryand 202 more

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Accelerator Centre. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Accelerator Centre put money into.

Quick answers about Accelerator Centre

What does Accelerator Centre invest in?

Accelerator Centre invests most often at Seed and Venture (79% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Computer and Security.

How active is Accelerator Centre?

59 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

What has Accelerator Centre invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: LoopX (Seed, Aug 2026), MedReddie (Seed, Nov 2025) and Aqua-Cell Energy (Venture, Sept 2025).

How big are Accelerator Centre's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.0M.

Does Accelerator Centre lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 59 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Accelerator Centre invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (86%) and the United States (9%).

Is Accelerator Centre investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Accelerator Centre invest alongside?

Most often Techstars (5 rounds together), Google for Startups (4 rounds together) and Y Combinator (4 rounds together).

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