Grant Lawrence

At Accelerate Okanagan, our mission is to give new and growing technology-driven businesses the mentorship, connections and community they need to thrive. We do this in two ways: 1. ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT • Business acceleration • Training & mentorship • Access to capital • Technology transfer & commercialization 2. COMMUNITY BUILDING • Connecting & networking • Events & activities • Talent attraction & retention • Community engagement Current Programs: Startup Basics - Developed for early stage entrepreneurs and career-changers, the Startup Basics Program supplies participants with the tools and resources to accelerate their idea to the next stage in their entrepreneurial journey. Sessions are presented by Community Organizations, Accelerate Okanagan Executive in Residence Mentors, Partners, Clients, and Alumni. Each session is designed to educate the entrepreneur on the fundamentals essential to developing their startup. Venture Acceleration Program - Our Venture Acceleration Program (VAP) starts with us pairing you up with a lead Executive in Residence (EiR) who will help to guide and coach you through a structured growth program. Specifically, well help you through the process of defining a business model, using a set of proven product-validation and market-validation and best practices. Workshops, seminars and networking events combined to ensure you get everything you need to succeed. RevUP - The RevUP Program is vital for technology companies with rapid-growth issues. Individualized action plans, personal leadership coaching and targeted skill development are what make RevUP effective. RevUP connects you and your senior leadership team with peers from companies at a similar stage and a team of experienced entrepreneurs to help you grow your business. Clients on the RevUP program also receive complimentary tickets to BC’s top tech events and access to quarterly investment events.

Startup Studio is an Accelerator & Early Stage Venture Capital Fund. We are a unique platform where talent, resources and financing come together to nurture and develop ideas, arm emerging businesses with the strategy, expertise and capital they need to grow, and to transform existing ventures by injecting them with new capital, talent and innovation. As a team of proven experts, we leverage our operational expertise, entrepreneurial talent and extensive global networks to help founders scale highly profitable and successful businesses. Thinking and acting as investors, our specialty is helping optimize startup’s valuation and attraction to investors through quick and tangible show of traction and super-charged growth.

Valhalla Private Capital, a full-service corporate finance firm, started with a single city angel investor group, Valhalla Angels, in 2003 and has grown organically to meet the entire lifecycle needs of both businesses and investors across the globe. The Valhalla mission is all about inviting all people who care about their local business climate into the private capital ecosystem, giving them the tools and opportunities to participate successfully in both investing or building some great companies. At Valhalla, we believe a more sophisticated approach exists through our full suite of capital options coupled with education, training and advisory services operating under a five-pillar business model, where Valhalla Angels represents a key business pillar, angel investing. In 2018, R. Stewart Thompson, Valhalla Private Capital’s CEO, was named Angel Investor of the year by NACO. This year we are honored to be the recipient of Startup Canada’s Entrepreneur Supporter Award for the Prairies. To Learn More: Email: info@valhallaprivatecap.com Website: www:valhallaprivatecap.com