Catalyst Cyber Accelerator
Scale-up your cyber startup with Canada’s only cybersecurity-focused commercial accelerator.
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Overview
The Catalyst Cyber Accelerator is the first and foremost cybersecurity-focused business accelerator, designed to help early-stage cybersecurity companies grow into industry leaders.
There is no cost to participate and we do not take equity in participating companies. The Catalyst Cyber Accelerator is supported by the Government of Canada, Rogers Communications and the City of Brampton.
Benefits of the Accelerator
Our intensive, part-time, three-and-a-half-month accelerator offers the following benefits
Knowledge and Expertise
Workshops from industry-leading experts in product strategy, marketing, operations, sales growth, legal strategy and more.
Mentorship
Access to 1:1 engagement opportunities and mentorship support from leading companies and entrepreneurs.
Connections
Peer engagement opportunities and access to our growing network of cybersecurity investors.
Mentors & Experts
Corporates-in-Residence and Entrepreneurs-in-Residence
The success of the program is driven by the expertise and support of some of the world’s top business and tech minds, who offer targeted workshops: 1:1 engagement opportunities and mentorship support.
Aaron Cleary
Senior Director - Security Services
Aaron Cleary
Senior Director - Security Services
Abdul Sattar
Distinguished Scientist Security Analytics
Abdul Sattar
Distinguished Scientist Security Analytics
Adam Evans
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
Adam Evans
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
Alex Muggah
Vice President Life Sciences | Director of Synapse Life Science Consortium
Alex Muggah
Vice President Life Sciences | Director of Synapse Life Science Consortium
Ali Sharifi
Co-Founder
Ali Sharifi
Co-Founder
Andrea Bartlett
Director of People Operations
Andrea Bartlett
Director of People Operations
Andrew Amaro
Co-Founder
Andrew Amaro
Co-Founder
Anne-Marie Kelly
Head of Fraud
Anne-Marie Kelly
Head of Fraud
Anthony Costa
Senior Manager, Cyber Incident Response
Anthony Costa
Senior Manager, Cyber Incident Response
Arani Adhikari
Chief Strategy Officer
Arani Adhikari
Chief Strategy Officer
Augusto Rosa
VP Engineering
Augusto Rosa
VP Engineering
Bob Gordon
Strategic Advisor
Bob Gordon
Strategic Advisor
Bob Seeman
Managing Partner
Bob Seeman
Managing Partner
Brad Duguid
Principal
Brad Duguid
Principal
Bram Warshafsky
Founder
Bram Warshafsky
Founder
Bridget Walshe
Associate Head
Bridget Walshe
Associate Head
Carlos Luque
Detective Sergeant
Carlos Luque
Detective Sergeant
Caroline Tutakiewicz
Senior Director, Fraud & Security Risk
Caroline Tutakiewicz
Senior Director, Fraud & Security Risk
Christian Breede
Associate Professor, Political Science
Christian Breede
Associate Professor, Political Science
Christopher Lee
Cybersecurity Lead
Christopher Lee
Cybersecurity Lead
Colin Singh
President
Colin Singh
President
Curtis Tse
Senior Manager, Product Security
Curtis Tse
Senior Manager, Product Security
Dan Mathieson
Special Advisor, Municipal Cybersecurity
Dan Mathieson
Special Advisor, Municipal Cybersecurity
Darren Gallop
CEO & Co-Founder
Darren Gallop
CEO & Co-Founder
David MacFarlane
Head of Cybersecurity & Senior Director, Security
David MacFarlane
Head of Cybersecurity & Senior Director, Security
David Shipley
Chief Executive Officer
David Shipley
Chief Executive Officer
David Sutton
Senior Information Security Officer
David Sutton
Senior Information Security Officer
Denrich Sananda
Managing Partner and Senior Consultant
Denrich Sananda
Managing Partner and Senior Consultant
Dinah Davis
Founder & Editor-in-Chief; Leadership Coach
Dinah Davis
Founder & Editor-in-Chief; Leadership Coach
Dmitry Raidman
CTO; Founding Partner
Dmitry Raidman
CTO; Founding Partner
Dr. Atefeh Mashatan
Founding Director; Associate Professor, ITM
Dr. Atefeh Mashatan
Founding Director; Associate Professor, ITM
Dr. Stefan Schwerdtner
CEO
Dr. Stefan Schwerdtner
CEO
Elana Graham
COO (Alumni-in-Residence)
Elana Graham
COO (Alumni-in-Residence)
Eldon Sprickerhoff
Founder & Chief Innovation Officer
Eldon Sprickerhoff
Founder & Chief Innovation Officer
Eldon Sprickerhoff
Strategic Advisor
Eldon Sprickerhoff
Strategic Advisor
Erik Harrison
IT Senior Specialist
Erik Harrison
IT Senior Specialist
Erin McLean
Chief Marketing Officer
Erin McLean
Chief Marketing Officer
Evgeniy Kharam
Cybersecurity Architect & Evangelist
Evgeniy Kharam
Cybersecurity Architect & Evangelist
Faezeh Khabbaz
Director, Data Science
Faezeh Khabbaz
Director, Data Science
Greg Moshonas
Director, Cyber Security Defense
Greg Moshonas
Director, Cyber Security Defense
Heather Black
RVP - Leader Canadian Public Sector
Heather Black
RVP - Leader Canadian Public Sector
Iain Paterson
Chief Information Security Officer
Iain Paterson
Chief Information Security Officer
Ian L. Paterson
CEO
Ian L. Paterson
CEO
Imran Ahmad
Partner, Canadian Head of Technology; Co-Head of Information Governance, Privacy and Cybersecurity
Imran Ahmad
Partner, Canadian Head of Technology; Co-Head of Information Governance, Privacy and Cybersecurity
Ira Goldstein
Founder & CEO
Ira Goldstein
Founder & CEO
Jasvinder Singh
Head of Product Management - AML, Identity, Fraud Models and Analytics
Jasvinder Singh
Head of Product Management - AML, Identity, Fraud Models and Analytics
Jeff Schwartzentruber
Senior Machine Learning Scientist
Jeff Schwartzentruber
Senior Machine Learning Scientist
Jeff Taylor
Managing Director
Jeff Taylor
Managing Director
Jennifer Quaid
Executive Director
Jennifer Quaid
Executive Director
Jesse Hirsh
Technology Futurist
Jesse Hirsh
Technology Futurist
Joe Graci
B2B Business Builder
Joe Graci
B2B Business Builder
Joe Graci
CEO
Joe Graci
CEO
Joe LoBianco
SVP & CISO
Joe LoBianco
SVP & CISO
John George
Sector Manager, Automotive and Mobility Innovation
John George
Sector Manager, Automotive and Mobility Innovation
Jonathan Parri
Jonathan Parri
Jordan Kendall
President and Founder
Jordan Kendall
President and Founder
Julie Champagne
Managing Director, Corporate Services
Julie Champagne
Managing Director, Corporate Services
Kate Kearn
Director, Public Policy
Kate Kearn
Director, Public Policy
Keenan Anthony
Co-Founder
Keenan Anthony
Co-Founder
Ken Schultz
General Manager & People Lead
Ken Schultz
General Manager & People Lead
Kevin Sahota
Manager, Security Operations & Analytics
Kevin Sahota
Manager, Security Operations & Analytics
Kevin Sivadas
VP Fintech, Banking, RBCx
Kevin Sivadas
VP Fintech, Banking, RBCx
Leigh Honeywell
CEO & Co-Founder
Leigh Honeywell
CEO & Co-Founder
Lina Dabit
OIC - Cybercrime Investigative Team Toronto
Lina Dabit
OIC - Cybercrime Investigative Team Toronto
Lloyd Komori
Board Director; Risk Management Expert & Teacher
Lloyd Komori
Board Director; Risk Management Expert & Teacher
Mandy Bachus
Founder
Mandy Bachus
Founder
Manoj Tiwary
Chief Information Officer
Manoj Tiwary
Chief Information Officer
Mark Bastin
Chief Administrative & Privacy/Security Officer
Mark Bastin
Chief Administrative & Privacy/Security Officer
Mark Hausen
Senior Director
Mark Hausen
Senior Director
Mark Radha
CEO & Chief Brand Economist
Mark Radha
CEO & Chief Brand Economist
Maryam Haghighi
Director, Enterprise Data Science & Insights
Maryam Haghighi
Director, Enterprise Data Science & Insights
Mathieu Lavoie
Co-Founder (Alumni-in-Residence)
Mathieu Lavoie
Co-Founder (Alumni-in-Residence)
Matthew D’Ascanio
Director, Research Ethics Review Program
Matthew D’Ascanio
Director, Research Ethics Review Program
Melanie Power
Manager Cyber Operations Section
Melanie Power
Manager Cyber Operations Section
Melanie Somiah
Managing Director
Melanie Somiah
Managing Director
Melissa Carvalho
Vice President, Global Cyber Security Strategic Services
Melissa Carvalho
Vice President, Global Cyber Security Strategic Services
Michael O'Neil
Consulting Analyst - Cybersecurity
Michael O'Neil
Consulting Analyst - Cybersecurity
Michele Mullen
Director, Project Delivery Satellite Communications
Michele Mullen
Director, Project Delivery Satellite Communications
Mike Ho
Venture Capitalist
Mike Ho
Venture Capitalist
Milos Stojadinovic
Senior Director - Adversary Emulation (Red Team), Threat Hunting, Digital Development
Milos Stojadinovic
Senior Director - Adversary Emulation (Red Team), Threat Hunting, Digital Development
Muhammad Imran
Management Executive
Muhammad Imran
Management Executive
Nabil Zoldjalali
VP Technology Innovation
Nabil Zoldjalali
VP Technology Innovation
Neil Desai
VP; Senior Fellow
Neil Desai
VP; Senior Fellow
Neil Desai
Neil Desai
Nik Alleyne
Director of Business Development
Nik Alleyne
Director of Business Development
Nish Bhalla
Angel Investor & Advisor
Nish Bhalla
Angel Investor & Advisor
Noemi Chanda
Partner
Noemi Chanda
Partner
Patrick Clow
Director General
Patrick Clow
Director General
Patrick Lo
CEO
Patrick Lo
CEO
Phillip Gales
CEO & Founder
Phillip Gales
CEO & Founder
Rafal Rohozinski
CEO
Rafal Rohozinski
CEO
Rahul Raghavan
Senior VP (AppSec Advisory)
Rahul Raghavan
Senior VP (AppSec Advisory)
Ranjika Manamperi
Chief Information Security Officer and Vice President, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Digital Technology
Ranjika Manamperi
Chief Information Security Officer and Vice President, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Digital Technology
Rick Ouellette
Chief Operating Officer
Rick Ouellette
Chief Operating Officer
Rinku Garg
Senior Information Security Engineer
Rinku Garg
Senior Information Security Engineer
Robert Gordon
Strategic Advisor
Robert Gordon
Strategic Advisor
Roy Pereira
CEO
Roy Pereira
CEO
Ruth Promislow
Partner
Ruth Promislow
Partner
Sam Saad
Chief Operating Officer
Sam Saad
Chief Operating Officer
Sean Blenkhorn
Founder & Advisor
Sean Blenkhorn
Founder & Advisor
Seema Verma
Director, Cyber Security Programs CISSP
Seema Verma
Director, Cyber Security Programs CISSP
Snita Balsara
Principal BDC
Snita Balsara
Principal BDC
Sriram Raman
SVP, Public Markets and Global Integration
Sriram Raman
SVP, Public Markets and Global Integration
Stephanie Hazlewood
Distinguished Engineer & Senior Director Trusted Data & AI
Stephanie Hazlewood
Distinguished Engineer & Senior Director Trusted Data & AI
Steve Porter
CEO/Founder
Steve Porter
CEO/Founder
Steven Cohen
VP CyberSecurity Practice
Steven Cohen
VP CyberSecurity Practice
Steven Cohen
Senior Vice President
Steven Cohen
Senior Vice President
Sumit Bhatia
Executive Vice President
Sumit Bhatia
Executive Vice President
Toufic Adlouni
Emerging Tech Lawyer; Co-Founder & Managing Director
Toufic Adlouni
Emerging Tech Lawyer; Co-Founder & Managing Director
Tracy Chong
President & Brand Economist
Tracy Chong
President & Brand Economist
Vern Crowley
Consultant
Vern Crowley
Consultant
Vicky Laurens
VP Security Engineering & Deployment
Vicky Laurens
VP Security Engineering & Deployment
Victoria Distrito
Security Analyst
Victoria Distrito
Security Analyst
Victoria Ghandour
Director, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Health Information Management
Victoria Ghandour
Director, Cybersecurity, Privacy and Health Information Management
Vivek Khana
SVP Cyber Security, Networks, and Technology Risk
Vivek Khana
SVP Cyber Security, Networks, and Technology Risk
Will Greenblatt
CEO
Will Greenblatt
CEO
Zaki Abbas
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Zaki Abbas
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Meet the Companies
Our network of corporate partners drive success for participating companies by providing access to senior leaders and functional teams within some of the most sophisticated enterprise-level cybersecurity operations in Canada.
