Going Global: Top 3 Tips for Attracting Foreign Investment
November 5, 2025Explore expert insights from Finance Mentor, Kevin Elop, on how early-stage tech startups can attract foreign investment, including his top tips on...
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Brock study explores AI support for breast cancer patients
October 7, 2025After her own breast-cancer journey, AskEllyn founder and AC mentor Ellyn Winters-Robinson is helping lead a national study on how AI can support...
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October 2, 2025Choosing between bootstrapping and raising funding can feel daunting, but it’s also a powerful opportunity to define how your business will grow....
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August 21, 2025Every founder faces barriers, but women and gender-diverse founders have even more barriers to break through. On August 20th, eight founders shared...
Learn moreWhen is the Right Time to Invest in a CRM? 3 Signs It’s Time to Make the Switch
August 7, 2025Implementing a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system is a pivotal milestone for a founder as they take their company from startup to scale...
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July 2, 2025Fundraising is a pivotal milestone for any startup — and while it can be challenging, it’s also an exciting opportunity to accelerate your business...
Learn moreBuilding Better Founders: AC:Studio’s First Cohort Delivers Big Results
June 20, 2025With $10 million in support from FedDev Ontario, AC:Studio welcomed 100 companies into its inaugural cohort. Over time, that number narrowed to 50,...
Learn moreFrom Ideas to Impact: Stories from the Global Impact Creator Program
April 11, 2025The Global Impact Creator Showcase highlighted groundbreaking innovations and the passionate changemakers driving meaningful, sustainable change....
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April 1, 2025On March 26, 2025, over 200 people joined us for the 2025 AC:Studio Innovation Showcase at the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum. It was an...
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