
Toronto boasts some of the world’s leading universities and technical talent, making it one of the most exciting places in the world to meet a co-founder and begin a business.
Toronto boasts some of the world’s leading universities and technical talent, making it one of the most exciting places in the world to meet a co-founder and begin a business.
Founders have joined us from leading institutions including Mila Technical Institute, Alberta Machine Learning Institute and University of Toronto, and left impressive jobs at Google, Facebook and Huawei (to name a few).
Despite their varied backgrounds, they all share one thing in common; the ambition to build a game-changing tech company right now.
Our first Toronto cohort reflect on Day 1 of the programme.
By joining the Toronto programme, you’ll benefit from the advice of Venture Partners like Milad, a scientist, serial entrepreneur and early stage investor, and Alex, an experienced consultant and operator with multiple exits under his belt. You’ll also be supported by expert advisors and mentors, who know exactly what it takes to build a winning startup.
LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman shares why he’s so excited that EF has come to Toronto.
Take a detailed look at how we can take you from an individual, to the founder of a seed funded company – from kick-off weekend and team building, to investment, pitching and launching your business.
Yes – Entrepreneur First is based in London, Singapore, Toronto, Bangalore, Paris and Berlin (whichever is closest to you). People we select relocate to join us from all over the world. There’s no commitment to stay in any of those locations after the programme, though most of our alumni do.
We recognise that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected people’s ability to travel, and that restrictions continue to be in effect. We take this into consideration and are able to make temporary exceptions while large parts of the cohort are running remotely. However, we would expect you to join us in person once these restrictions are lifted.
Currently, all applicants must be Canadian, have Permanent Resident Status, an Open Work Permit, or a Study Permit. If you wish to apply for our Toronto program and do not have the right to work or study in Canada, it will be your responsibility to apply for and procure a visa.
No. Building a successful company requires full-time commitment from day 1 and is almost impossible to do if you’re simultaneously working on something else. We fund you in order to enable everyone to be able to focus on Entrepreneur First without the need to work elsewhere.
No, though many companies will choose to stay. For any company the most important thing is to be close to its customers and sometimes this means relocating to where these customers are. We have companies based in the US, South Africa, Netherlands and China as well as many other locations.