Next AI

About this program

Next AI accelerates early-stage, AI-enabled ventures through an intensive immersion week, founder education courses in machine learning and entrepreneurial strategy, mentorship, and investor pitch events culminating at Venture Day.

What this program funds

Next AI is an accelerator program run by NEXT Canada for artificial intelligence startups. The program is open to Canadian startups and small to medium-sized enterprises working in AI and technology sectors.

The 2026 cohort begins with an immersion week in March and runs through August. Participants receive funding support, masters-level education delivered by experts, mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs and investors, and access to NEXT Canada's entrepreneurial network. The program concludes with a Venture Day pitch event in August.

Participants gain lifelong membership in the program's alumni community. The accelerator operates in Toronto and Montreal. No application deadline is listed.

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