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The Canadian
Technology Accelerator (CTA) for digital tech helps high-potential Canadian companies in a variety of
sectors including Ad Tech, Data Analytics, FinTech, E-Commerce, and
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) gain a foothold in the
thriving New York City tech scene. Funded by the Government of Canada
and BDC, CTA Digital NYC is managed by The
Consulate General of Canada in New York. The 5 month program provides participants with a unique
experience and access to New York’s technology and business ecosystem.
The CTA was established in 2012 as New
York was emerging as a leading market for internet-based technology
entrepreneurs. Through the CTA’s links with
global markets and a support team of industry experts, it has helped
accelerate the growth of over 85 Canadian digital tech companies.
"Our
participation in CTA Digital NYC quickly helped us land our largest and highest
profile client to date.” - Chris Breikss, President, Sheng Li
This comprehensive program includes tailored mentoring sessions, where each company has the chance to build relationships and gain valuable advice from key NYC business leaders. The intensive mentoring is driven by individual companies needs and can include a range of topics from business modeling, industry and competitor intelligence, as well as laying the foundation for future growth through acquisitions and engaging investors.
5 Characteristics of Candidate CTA Digital NYC Companies
3. Existing traction in the marketplace with the potential to scale
The CTA Digital
NYC program also provides monthly workshops that range from “Closing sales in a
competitive market” to “How to pitch like a New Yorker”. These workshops are
hosted by top business professionals such as Jake Dunlap (CEO at Skaled), Bill
Smart (Public Speaking Coach at Smartt Talk Inc) and Kelly Hoey (Networking
Expert). They provide key insights that have proven to increase overall success
for our CTA companies.
“CTA Digital NYC gave us valuable support for expanding into the US. They gave us offices in a vibrant open space start-up incubator, help refining our value proposition to better suit the market and introductions to major media companies” - Patrice Marin, Co-founder, DistrictM
CTA Digital NYC also provides other valuable services and opportunities such as:
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Information
sessions on a wide range of cross-border topics to address the challenges that
every growing tech company faces when expanding internationally.
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Networking
opportunities from one-on-one meetings to corporate luncheons. CTA Digital NYC
hosts a variety of events for our companies to showcase their innovations to
investors, partners and high level business contacts.
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Office space at
Grind, which is
located in the heart of Manhattan’s “Silicon Alley” where over 500 tech
companies are located within a 5 block radius.
Only steps from Times Square with stunning cityscape views, Grind
provides our Canadian companies the chance to absorb the entrepreneurial buzz
of the neighbourhood while taking full advantage of all the benefits CTA
Digital NYC has to offer.
“CTA Digital NYC has been very rewarding for us. In the first 60 days, we generated $100,000 of business in the New York market. This is an increase of 50% from just months before. Clearly the CTA has been positive for our company." - David Ciccarelli, CEO, Voices.com
Want to join CTA Digital NYC? Apply Today: http://bit.ly/TCS_CTA until December 2nd 2016.
Did you know the CTA also runs a cleantech accelerator based in New York and Silicon Valley and a health IT accelerator headquartered in Philadelphia?
