With your support, the key stakeholders in the City of Stratford and the surrounding areas, the Accelerator Program, in partnershipwith the University of Waterloo, will strive to become an organization that complements Stratford’s existing and growing ecosystem for business creation and economic development.

The Stratford Accelerator Centre will be delivering to early stage companies the globally recognized and award winning Accelerator Program including the provision of comprehensive mentoring and the facilitation of potential grant funding. Established on the same principles anchoring the Waterloo Accelerator Centre, the Stratford Accelerator Centre will attract new clients through a competitive application and intake process, and work towards accelerating clients’ growth from vision through to early market success.

The Accelerator Program at the Stratford Accelerator Centre is focused on helping technology and digital media firms grow and succeed in Stratfordwith the objective of helping the City of Stratford create a more diverse, knowledge-based economy. We believe that the City of Stratford represents ahigh potential geographic area for economic growth, with a highly supportive community of stakeholders and a strong vision for technological prosperity mixed with a great arts and culture foundation for the creation of Digital Media.