Accelerator
Your Brand Growth Starts Here
Our Accelerator is designed to help in-market food, beverage, and wellness founders scale their brands nationally with expert mentorship, strategic guidance, and access to a thriving CPG ecosystem. Over 16 weeks, you’ll gain the tools, insights, and connections to turn growth potential into real results.
Business Context Mastery: Understand your market using the 3-Cs (Consumer, Category, Context) to position your brand competitively
Strategic Growth Planning: Develop a clear growth roadmap, including vision, mission, and strategy, through CPG-specific content and expert mentorship
Expert Mentorship: Weekly one-on-one guidance from our Entrepreneurs in Residence
Networking & Exposure: Connect with retailers, distributors, investors, and partners; present your brand at Sobeys Look for Local and Demo Day events
Community Support: Join a thriving ecosystem of founders, alumni, and industry partners that fosters mutual success and ongoing mentorship
Post-Program Momentum: Continued support to ensure your brand scales effectively beyond the program
ANDY FENNELL
Owner of Gravity Coffee
You are an in-market brand with initial traction (typically $50K–$100K annual revenues)
Your brand is based anywhere in Canada
You operate in Food & Beverage or Health & Wellness categories
You have scalable fundamentals (product, category, and supply chain scalability)
You have a strong drive and are commitment to grow your brand nationally
annual revenue achieved by our alumni
brands launched since 2015
The program runs for 16-weeks with two sessions and a one-on-one session with our executives in residence per week.
We review applications year-round and acceptance is made on a rolling basis. Our accelerator program is delivered in fall and spring cohorts. After your application is submitted, our Program Manager will review your details as soon as possible and contact you if your company is deemed a suitable fit for the accelerator.
No, Venturepark is a non-profit organization and we do not take equity from our cohort companies. We do charge a one-time membership fee at the start of the program, which will grant you access to virtual sessions, course material, one-on-one mentorship, and our community portal.
The Venturepark accelerator program is a major commitment, and we expect you to be active and engaged during the sessions and with our virtual community for the 16-week period. This means open and responsive communication with your Venturepark network during and post-program. It is also our expectation that post-program you are a leader and representative for future cohorts who are looking for mentorship from alumni on our community portal.
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