Altitude Accelerator

Congratulations Aaron Guan, CEO of Neptune Nanotechnologies Inc.! 👏 We are proud to share your achievement as a Forbes 30 under 30 honoree! We look forward to celebrating your continued success! 🌟 #Cleantech #Innovation #SMEs #AltitudeAccelerator

Once investors decide to move forward with a company, Karen Grant stresses the importance of a proper due diligence strategy. Extensive and accurate due diligence is the backbone of a properly executed deal. However, not all angels spend the necessary time and effort to ensure all terms are clear before entering the deal. 📝 Leading with assumptions can increase future risk. Grant underscores the investors’ job is to truth check, “The most common due diligence pitfalls are hidden assumptions. The founders have hidden assumptions. The investors have hidden assumptions. You need to make sure that those things are clarified. Some investors just don’t do the work or do bad fact checking. They don’t check deep enough. They don’t look at the financials. They don’t look at the HR plans. They don’t look at employment agreements.” Sometimes it’s the simplest aspects that investors skip over in their due diligence. Grant highlights how investors can be so focused on the financials that there are other indicators of a sour deal they overlook. 👓 Check out the full article to learn more: https://hubs.ly/Q02_-rgM0 #DueDilligence #AngelInvesting #InvestingInsights #StartupEcosystem

Exciting developments in SpaceTech right here in Brampton! 🚀 This month, the City of Brampton's Invest Brampton - Economic Development Office joined forces with industry leaders, government representatives, and academia at the SpaceTech Cluster Meeting hosted at Canon Canada headquarters. 🌌 The event showcased incredible collaboration and insightful discussions:  🌟Devin Ramphal shared strategies to build a thriving SpaceTech ecosystem.  🌟Shawn Roy of MDA Space highlighted ways to strengthen Ontario's SpaceTech supply chain.  🌟A dynamic panel explored entrepreneurial pathways in this fast-growing sector. This meeting reinforces Brampton's commitment to innovation and advanced technologies, positioning the city as a future-ready SpaceTech hub. 🔭 Stay tuned as Brampton continues to reach for the stars! 💫 #EconomicDevelopment #FutureReady #SpaceTech #Innovation

Communication, Process and Integrity are Key to Effective Due Diligence 🌟 Karen Grant is a passionate advocate of angel investing in Canada. She received her start at IBM in sales and marketing, working there for 12 years until she was recruited to head Toronto Venture Group. This experience helped catapult Grant to launch her first Angel Group in 2001. Since then, Grant has founded three other angel groups, Northern Ontario Angels, Angel One Investor Network, and Equation Angels, which launched in late 2019. 🏅 We met with Karen Grant through Brampton Angels where she dove into the intricacies of the due diligence process, guiding new investors in the technology startup ecosystem. 💸 Grant first defined due diligence and its purpose within angel investing, “Due diligence refers to the care a reasonable person would take before entering into an agreement or a transaction with another party…and there is a significant amount of due diligence, care and attention that needs to be taken in investigating a company and finding out whether or not they’re worth investing.” Check out the full article to learn more: https://hubs.ly/Q02_-rgM0 #DueDilligence #AngelInvesting #InvestingInsights #StartupEcosystem

We are proud to announce Altitude Accelerator’s Fall 2024 Market Readiness Program celebrated the success of yet another outstanding cohort of driven entrepreneurs! 🏅 We congratulate Shiv Shankar, CEO of EaseworkAI, Korede Adegboye, Founder of Culinary Compass, Azadeh Zereshkian, P.Eng, Vice President of Operations at Circuit Edge Inc., and Ali Zaydan, MBA, Founder of Drivisa Corp! 👏 The Market Readiness Program by Altitude Accelerator is designed to empower innovative tech startups ready to scale by building strong sales and marketing pipelines. This intensive 12-week hybrid program focuses on equipping founders with actionable strategies to refine their MVP, conduct beta testing, and establish robust marketing andsales foundations. With weekly virtual workshops led by industry experts, participants will craft targeted communication strategies for their ideal buyers and optimize their sales processes for growth. 📈 Read what our Market Readiness Graduates had to say about the program: https://hubs.ly/Q02_ScmN0 Apply for Market Readiness here: https://hubs.ly/Q02YxHrK0 #MarketReadiness #AltitudeAccelerator #TechInnovation #Entrepreneurs

There are many things to think about once a founder decides to raise capital. Is the founder personally ready for the increased pressure and expectations that funding brings? Are they prepared to relinquish some control and autonomy? Business readiness is paramount. Founders should have a clear vision for their organization and articulate how funding will capitalize on market opportunities. Understanding investor perspectives is essential. Founders will begin to understand how investors evaluate opportunities and what criteria they care about. Becoming investor-ready means being prepared to answer questions about your team and operations; your business model, traction; your vision and risks to your organization; and having the necessarily documents and pitch materials for investors to thoroughly review. Ensuring the company structure is suitable for investment is a critical preparatory step. We welcome Mujir Muneeruddin, Partner at Pallet Valo. He is a corporate and securities lawyer with a background as a C-suite technology executive. He is also a realestate entrepreneur and has a track record in building, aiding and advising transformative organizations. Mujir will provide guidance on fundraising strategies, differentiate between debt and equity financing. We’ll also discuss investor expectations, founder preparations, to ensure founders structure their business effectively so they can make informed decisions that will shape their companies' future growth.

Gearing up for Greatness with Altitude Accelerator 🌟 “Altitude Accelerator has been instrumental in transforming our initial opportunistic sales activities into a structured, scalable process by guiding us to implement account-based sales methodologies early on,” says Phillip Mohabir. “We gained a head start in building a robust sales engine while simultaneously refining our product.”  Vivo Surgery was able to save valuable time by simultaneously developing sales and product strategies instead of waiting for one to lead to the other—time that has been spent laying the groundwork for the company’s upcoming first round of funding. 💸 The path is clear and the vision offers a solution to help develop a resilient, equitable and efficient healthcare system capable of meeting the growing demands of an aging population.  🏅 🔗 Read more here: https://hubs.ly/Q02-Fr2_0 #HealthCare #Innovation #Hospitals #Education #AltitudeAccelerator

Brian Coleman is the visionary Founder of a Heart2Help. A Heart 2 Help is a revolutionary app that facilitates real-time connections between individuals seeking assistance and those ready to offer support. 🌟 In a world where the need for human connection and compassionate aid is ever-present, our platform serves as a bridge, fostering a community of empathy, kindness, and mutual assistance. The app addresses a wide array of challenges that individuals encounter in their daily lives, providing a versatile platform for users to seek and offer various forms of support. Whether it's practical help with everyday tasks, guidance through mentoring and tutoring, sharing career advice, or providing emotional and mental support, A Heart 2 Help endeavors to cater to diverse needs, ensuring that no one faces their struggles alone. 🤝 🔗Check out the Tech Uncensored Episode with Brian Coleman: https://hubs.ly/Q02_xCkf0 #Founders #FounderInsights #AltitudeAccelerator #Community

We recently celebrated the achievements of Muhammad Hadi, CEO of XRev Studio, Eeshaan P., Founder of Otolabs, and Mehdi Rahman, MBA, Cofounder of TALENT SAMURAI. These exceptional founders are now graduates of our investor readiness program! 🚀 Our exclusive Investor Readiness Program is an 8-week intensive designed for high-potential technology startups with proven traction and big ambitions. Our hands-on approach helps founders master financial modeling, cap tables, valuation, sales, intellectual property, and more—while connecting them with investors who can fuel their growth. 🌟 Ready to take your startup to the next level? Investor Readiness is for you if:  ✅ You have an innovative, tech-based business.  ✅ You're early-stage and building traction.  ✅ You're ready to raise your seed round. Read more about investor readiness here: https://hubs.ly/Q02ZSF9P0 Read about our latest cohort here: https://hubs.ly/Q02W4BXM0 #StartupSuccess #InvestorReadiness #TechInnovation #AltitudeAccelerator

As we enter the holiday season, we encourage our clients and network members to check out the donation centres located at Brampton City Hall, community centres, and Brampton Library branches. 🎄 🔗 Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gc9bjXw3 #FoodDrive #ToyDrive #CityofBrampton #Community