AccelerateIP
Accelerate Okanagan, New Ventures BC, Innovate BC BC, Yukon, Nunavut, Northwest Territories
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Funding amount
up to $85,000
Last deadline
March 31, 2026
Region
BC, Yukon, Nunavut, Northwest Territories
Funder type
Nonprofit/Government
For
Businesses
Eligible organizations
Innovative startups
Sectors
Technology/Innovation
About this program
AccelerateIP is an integrated, three-stream intellectual property capacity-building program supporting startups to protect, manage, and leverage their intellectual property. Stream 1 offers foundational IP education; Stream 2 provides 1:1 mentorship and up to $25,000 in legal strategy development costs; Stream 3 covers up to $60,000 in legal implementation costs.
What this program funds
AccelerateIP is an intellectual property capacity-building program run by Accelerate Okanagan, New Ventures BC, and Innovate BC. It supports innovative startups across British Columbia, Yukon, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories.
The program has three streams. Stream 1 provides foundational IP education. Stream 2 offers one-on-one mentorship and covers up to $25,000 in legal strategy development costs. Stream 3 covers up to $60,000 in legal implementation costs. The maximum total funding available is $85,000 per startup.
AccelerateIP accepts applications on a rolling basis until March 31, 2026.
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