VC firm
Accelerate Fund
Also known as Accelerate Venture Partners
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-17Source (opens in a new tab)
- Founded
- 2012
- Check size
- We typically invest $250,000 into our first financing round with a new company.Source (opens in a new tab)
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About
Accelerate Fund supports the growth of early-stage Alberta technology companies with a venture capital fund that matches angel investment.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- Accelerate Fund looks to invest in high growth potential companies serving business or enterprise customers – that need funding to prove out a big market, attract talent to their team, and grow their companies large enough to warrant future capital raises to support that growth.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Leads rounds
- Sometimes
- Lead policy
- Accelerate Fund led our pre-seed round and helped attract other angels wanting to invest in us.
- Takes board seats
- Yes
- Board policy
- We provide hands-on advice and guidance through regular coaching sessions, connect founders with our extensive network of key industry contacts and potential customers, and support governance at the board level.
- Eligibility
- We are an incorporated, private technology company We are headquartered in Alberta with more than 50% of employees in Alberta We have a proprietary technology developed and in market with customer traction and some revenue or strong preclinical trial data
- Traction requirement
- We have a proprietary technology developed and in market with customer traction and some revenue or strong preclinical trial data
- Investing status notes
- We are actively seeking qualified investments for Accelerate Fund IV.
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