League of Innovators Labs Accelerator Program Batch 9 Application
We are so happy you are here applying to the Labs national virtual accelerator program for youth-led Canadian startups (for-profit businesses | social enterprises | enterprising non-profits - with an earned income model).

Applications are open June 24th until August 1st 11:59 pm pst (Vancouver) on a rolling basis!

Early Acceptance (more info. below) deadline for form submission is July 17th. Labs Batch 9 begins in September 2022 for 12 weeks.

Please fill out one application per venture. 50% or more of your co-founding team must be 25 years or younger (in the year you are applying) to apply for this program. We have made age exceptions in the past up to under 30 on a case-by-case basis. If you have any questions about the application process feel free to reach out to Acceleration Coordinator, Erin (erin@theleagueofinnovators.com). We'd love to hear from you!

Estimated time to complete the application is one hour.

Application process: We will review the applications on a rolling basis. This review will result in one of the following next steps:
1. Early Acceptance into the Labs program (Apply by July 17th for early acceptance)
2. An interview with an LOI team member - an opportunity for us to learn more about you and your startup
3. Offer of admission into one of our other LOI programs that might be a better fit for the stage of your startup

There are five sections to this application:

Section 1: Your startup
Section 2: Progress and Traction
Section 3: Your team
Section 4: Labs Program & Community
Section 5: Supporting application information

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Why League of Innovators?
Early acceptance (Submit Form by July 17th)
We understand as startup founders you are super busy building your dream so we offer a way to skip the interview and be accepted early into the Labs program! Early acceptance will be based on the review of this application form. You will not have to do an interview with the LOI team. We will hold an information session for all ventures that have been accepted early into the program in August. Submit this form by July 17th in order to be considered for early acceptance.
What is your name? *
The best email to reach you at *
Section 1: Your startup
What is the name of your startup? *
What year did you found your startup? *
Which sector best describes your start-up? *
Other sector - please state your sector
What pain-point are you trying to solve/address? (100 words max.) *
How many people are affected by this problem? Please describe the scale of this problem and why you chose this issue. (100 words max.) *
How are you solving this pain-point? (150 words max.)
Describe your ideal customer? (100 words max.) *
List the top 3 insights that your team has gained from your customer/user discovery. *
What stage is your startup at?
Look at the image below or go to this link - https://www.startupcommons.org/startup-development-phases.html - and pick a stage below that accurately describes where your startup is at.
Startup Development Phases
What stage is your startup at? *
Is your organization incorporated? *
In the Labs program we accept all ventures regardless of your incorporation status.
Do you classify your start-up in one of the following categories?
Not only is the Labs Accelerator program sector agnostic, but it is also model agnostic. Building something cool? There's a space for you here.
Clear selection
What is your revenue model? *
Learn more about revenue models here - https://sharpsheets.io/blog/revenue-model-explained/
Which one of the following best describes your business model? *
Which one of the following best describes your business model? *
Provide any additional details that might help us better understand your business and revenue model. (150 words max.)
Are you seeking funding? If so, what type? Non-dilutive or dilutive? *
If so, how much funding are you seeking?
Section 2: Progress and Traction
Help us understand what kind of progress you have made as a venture and founder/founding team since you have started.
Share something here that can help us know what traction you have gained. *
Traction can look a lot of different ways depending on the stage of your start-up. Some examples could be funds raised, grants received, pitch competitions wins, advisors brought on-board, number of sales, letter of intents, user waitlist, number of user interviews conducted, strong community/network, etc.
What has been your revenue in Canadian dollars to date? *
It is absolutely okay if you have not made any revenue. Please write "Not Applicable" here.
Have you raised any funds? If so, how much have you raised and the type of funding - dilutive (equity) vs non-dilutive (grants, awards, loans, etc.)? *
It is absolutely okay if you have not raised funds. Please write "Not Applicable" here.
Section 3: Your Team
Full names of all co-founders (put N/A if a solo entrepreneur). Please separate them by a comma and space. *
Co-Founder email addresses (put N/A if solo entrepreneur) (Please separate them by a comma and space.) *
Is 50% or more of your founding team 25 years old or younger? *
This is important because the League of Innovators exists to support the next generation of changemakers and innovators. If you are under 30 we have made age exceptions in the past.
Tell us about the founder(s) of your startup *
We'd love to know about your diverse skillsets, how you're currently spending your time, lived experiences, how you know each other.
How long have the founder(s) been working on the startup? (ex. Erin - 1 year, Melissa - 3 months, Rob - 2 years) *
Why is your team and startup is best suited to solve the pain-point? *
Where is your founding team located? (Province/Territory) *
League of Innovators is open to residents of Canada (including international students studying in Canada) and Canadians living abroad. We are open to supporting any youth in Canada despite their status. If you are living outside of Canada please let us know where you are by choosing other and inputting your location (we can make a case by case exception).
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What city is your founding team located in? (Please write full city name)
How many employees do you have (including co-founding team, full time, part time, contractors and/or volunteers)? i.e. 2 full time, 1 part time, 0 contractors, 5 volunteers *
Please check all that apply to your (co)founding team. *
At LOI we want to ensure that diversity thrives in our community and that our program has an equitable representation of the future generation of changemakers and leaders.
Required
Do you have any accessibility needs we should know about?
If so, please let us know how we can best support you. Please keep in mind that all of the Labs programming is delivered virtually, but that doesn't mean this still isn't important or doesn't show up in the virtual space. For example, we provide closed captioning on all our Zoom calls.
Have you participated in an accelerator, incubator or entrepreneurship community before? *
If so, which one(s)?
Do you have any exciting mentors, advisors or partners? If so, tell us about them.
Section 4: League of Innovators Labs Program & Community
What excites you most about the LOI Community? How do you plan to get involved in the LOI Community? *
We believe in the power of the League of Innovators' peer community and broader network of supporters and partners to support the journeys of the founders coming after them to share knowledge and resources. We'd love to know if this resonates with you.
What area(s) do you need the most help with? How can the League of Innovators empower your entrepreneurial journey? *
Please elaborate here on how the League of Innovators program can help you (and your team) to build your entrepreneurial skillset, entrepreneurial mindset with a social purpose. What is/are those big rocks or challenges that you need to overcome in order to move the needle on your startup?
Is your team able to commit up to 5 hours of programming each week in addition to your other commitments and running your startup? *
The League of Innovators Labs workshop programming happens at 10 am PST/1 pm EST for 60 minutes Monday - Thursday. Your venture huddle and office hours will be scheduled outside these windows. A venture huddle if your weekly group coaching session where you will meet with someone on the League of Innovators team and a handful of other startups to stay accountable to your goals, offer feedback, problem solve and build connections. We are committed to making this program as accessible as possible through offering access to recordings of live sessions (not including venture huddles) and flexibility for 1+ of your team members to attend each session (you can work our your schedule with your team) if everyone is unable.
Are you interested and eligible to participate in the Black Youth Entrepreneur Growth Program Stream in partnership with Black Entrepreneurs and Businesses Society of Canada (BEBC)? *
The Black Youth Entrepreneurs Growth Program is designed to provide Black Youth Entrepreneurs with access to the entire suite of Labs Accelerator Program benefits, including exclusive content, resources, workshops, peer community, business coaching, and a curated stream of resources and tools built specifically for Black Youth Entrepreneurs. To be eligible for the program your youth-led startup must have 1 or more (co)founder that self-identifies as Black on their application.Startups in the Black Youth Entrepreneurs Growth Program also get additional support and resources including: mentorship, masterminds, dedicated slack channel, exclusive entrepreneur in residence, grant and funding support, and community access to the BEBC network.
How did you hear about the League of Innovators? *
If someone from the LOI community, an LOI alumnus, or LOI partner refered you let us know who it was so we can thank them!
Section 5: Supporting application information
Website link
Links to your startup's social media channels.
Links to any media coverage
Please include you and your co-founder's LinkedIn profile links here. Please put N/A if you do not have LinkedIn.
If you have any important documents you want us to look at you can attach a Google Drive link with the correct permissions so we can view them here. Please ensure you have clearly named the files uploaded here.
Anything else you think we should know
Thank you for Applying!
Thank you for taking the time to thoughtfully fill out your application to the League of Innovators Labs Accelerator program. You should hear from us shortly after applications close on (insert date) about the next steps. Should you have any questions in the meantime, you can reach out to Erin, Acceleration Coordinator, at erin@theleagueofinnovators.com.

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