Deadline: 5-Apr-22
Applications are now open for District 3’s Validation Program, a 12-week intensive program that will help you validate your business model and learn the competencies you need to build a scalable company with global impact.
Streams
- D3 Bio: Founders leveraging biomanufacturing and bioengineering looking to accelerate their commercialization potential and contribute to building Canada’s bioeconomy in sectors such as biopharma, agri-food, clean technologies and biomaterials.
- D3 Healthcare: Early stage medtech and healthtech startups looking to gain market insights, validate clinical and market needs, accelerate product development, find funding and access international networks.
- D3 High Tech: Early stage startups focusing on emerging technologies looking to accelerate their path towards commercialization through coaching, lean entrepreneurship skill development, targeted ecosystem connections and global market expansion support.
- D3 Social: Early stage startups focused on education, health, environment, culture or other social issues with positive impact on the community and the world looking for support in roadmap development, funding strategy and global market expansion.
Types of Program
A cohort-based, immersive program that pushes you to test your hypotheses in the market and build your business model while learning and sharing with your peers.
What You Gain?
Access workshops and 1:1 with experts. Join exclusive events and grow your network. Learn the essential competencies and a framework for rigorous consumer interviewing necessary to validate the viability of your startup. You will have the opportunity to win $25K in Momentum Grants as part of acceptance into their Launch & Grow program (high tech, bio & healthcare only), and a chance to win one of the two $20K fellowships.
What You Give?
Commit 25 hours/per week of work (online and at home) per co-founder.
Eligibility Criteria
Your startup has at least 2 co-founders. You have reached the proof of concept stage beyond your initial idea.
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