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Esplanade Québec

Accélérateur des entrepreneur.e.s d'impact

Montréal, Québec

Esplanade Québec is the first accelerator for social and environmental impact entrepreneurs in Quebec.

Focus Areas

Community healthFood systems resilience and securityCircular economyClean energySustainable mobilityYouth education and transitionEnvironmental change and climate action

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Programs

Collision

accelerator

3-month intensive program for early-stage impact projects with workshops, coaching (up to 30 hours), and cohort-based support to validate and structure ideas

Accélération

accelerator

6-month program to scale projects, strengthen business models, and maximize impact with intensive workshops, up to 80 hours of expert coaching, and experimentation opportunities

Mouvement circulaire

accelerator

Specialized program for circular economy entrepreneurs offering single-window access to expertise, personalized strategic coaching, targeted workshops, and deployment support

Transformation

accelerator

4-8 month program for preparing mature impact ventures for investment with up to 400 hours of coaching to sustain growth while maintaining social/environmental impact

Webinaires d'impact

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Free webinars for impact entrepreneurs covering project structuring, financing, and impact development

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Company Revenue Stages

Start ($0-1M)Grow ($1-5M)

Over 150 coaches and experts mobilized. 45 cohorts supported. Offers free online tools for impact entrepreneurs. Active community networking platform. Geographic reach expanded from Montreal to all of Quebec.

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BAI Type

Foundations & Ecosystem-Building

Sector-agnostic (broad industry focus). Flexible accountability (community-oriented, earlier-stage).

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Operating Regions

Quebec (QC)

391 enterprises accelerated since 2015

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Founded 2014