LatAm Hub Toronto

Scale your startup from Toronto

Go Global

Be part of this exclusive program designed to help Latin American startups scale fast in North America—and around the world.

LatAm Hub Toronto provides mentorship, connections, and community during a three-month residency in our co-working space in downtown Toronto.

Graduates of our program have secured significant investment and dramatically grown their businesses around the world.

What type of startups are we looking for?

  • •Growing tech companies ready to scale, and with funds to pay for the LatAm Startups program, plus transportation to Toronto and accommodation.
  • •Working prototype with proven market traction, either significant user base or growing revenue stream.
  • •The vision and drive to scale using Toronto as a global point of entry
  • •At least one co-founder willing to commit full-time to the program.
  • •Coachable leadership team.
  • •Driven to succeed.

Application Process

LatAm Startups has an acceptance rate of just under 15%, and are committed to bringing the highest quality startups to market. Founders participating in our three-month softlanding program benefit from our extensive network of contact across Latin America, Canada, and arond the world. Our growing community is highly supportive of newcomers ready to scale their business in one of the most challenging and vibrant markets in the world.

Our three-month softlanding programs run twice a year, in the spring and in the fall.

To apply, fill out this form and tell us more about about your business.

The Selection Committee will screen applications, and invite selected startups to an interview. Once accepted, startups will pay the membership fee.

Three-month softlanding programs begin with a two-week bootcamp to get startups up to speed on how to do business in the North American market. Startups must successfully complete the bootcamp in order to continue as a member of the softlanding cohort.

Don't fit in our softlanding program?

Check out our bootcamps available for market validation in Toronto and in New York City: https://gust.com/accelerators/latam-hub-toronto

Got questions?

Contact@LatAmStartups.org

Here are some of our success stories:

Ecuadorian firm wins IDB start-up Pitch Competition at Demand Solutions Miami https://www.iadb.org/en/news/news-releases/2017-10-24/ecuadorian-firm-wins-idbstart-up-pitch-competition,11930.html

Canada 'even better than the United States' for some young entrepreneurs https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/meet-five-young-entrepreneurs-who-cast-their-lot-in-toronto/article36586716/

Why ClickSitter Made the Move from Sao Paolo to Toronto https://startupheretoronto.com/type/profiles/clicksitter-made-move-sao-paolo-toronto/

Brazilian Startup SmartFarm Helps Cultivate Next Generation Farming https://startupheretoronto.com/type/profiles/brazilian-startup-smartfarm-helps-cultivate-next-generation-farming/

This amazing community would not have been possible without the welcoming startup community here in Toronto. Check out the complete portfolio of all our startups.

LatAm Startups works closely with the City of Toronto. We are also a member of NACO, the National Angel Capital Organization of Canada.

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