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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

Workshops from industry-leading experts in product strategy, marketing, operations, sales growth, legal strategy and more.

Access to 1:1 engagement opportunities and mentorship support from leading companies and entrepreneurs.

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.

Abdul Sattar
Distinguished Scientist Security Analytics
Abdul Sattar
Distinguished Scientist Security Analytics
Andrea Bartlett
Director of People Operations
Andrea Bartlett
Director of People Operations
Augusto Rosa
VP Engineering
Augusto Rosa
VP Engineering
Bob Seeman
Managing Partner
Bob Seeman
Managing Partner
Brad Duguid
Principal
Brad Duguid
Principal
Bram Warshafsky
Founder
Bram Warshafsky
Founder
Christian Breede
Associate Professor, Political Science
Christian Breede
Associate Professor, Political Science
Dan Mathieson
Special Advisor, Municipal Cybersecurity
Dan Mathieson
Special Advisor, Municipal Cybersecurity
Darren Gallop
CEO & Co-Founder
Darren Gallop
CEO & Co-Founder
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
Elana Graham
COO (Alumni-in-Residence)
Elana Graham
COO (Alumni-in-Residence)
Eldon Sprickerhoff
Founder & Chief Innovation Officer
Eldon Sprickerhoff
Founder & Chief Innovation Officer
Erin McLean
Chief Marketing Officer
Erin McLean
Chief Marketing Officer
Evgeniy Kharam
Cybersecurity Architect & Evangelist
Evgeniy Kharam
Cybersecurity Architect & Evangelist
Iain Paterson
Chief Information Security Officer
Iain Paterson
Chief Information Security Officer
Ian L. Paterson
CEO
Ian L. Paterson
CEO
Ira Goldstein
Founder & CEO
Ira Goldstein
Founder & CEO
Jeff Schwartzentruber
Senior Machine Learning Scientist
Jeff Schwartzentruber
Senior Machine Learning Scientist
Jesse Hirsh
Technology Futurist
Jesse Hirsh
Technology Futurist
Joe Graci
B2B Business Builder
Joe Graci
B2B Business Builder
Kate Kearn
Director, Public Policy
Kate Kearn
Director, Public Policy
Keenan Liss
Growth Strategy Advisor
Keenan Liss
Growth Strategy Advisor
Leigh Honeywell
CEO & Co-Founder
Leigh Honeywell
CEO & Co-Founder
Lloyd Komori
Board Director; Risk Management Expert & Teacher
Lloyd Komori
Board Director; Risk Management Expert & Teacher
Mandy Bachus
Founder
Mandy Bachus
Founder
Mark Hausen
Senior Director
Mark Hausen
Senior Director
Mathieu Lavoie
Co-Founder (Alumni-in-Residence)
Mathieu Lavoie
Co-Founder (Alumni-in-Residence)
Michele Mullen
Director, Project Delivery Satellite Communications
Michele Mullen
Director, Project Delivery Satellite Communications
Mike Ho
Venture Capitalist
Mike Ho
Venture Capitalist
Nabil Zoldjalali
VP Technology Innovation
Nabil Zoldjalali
VP Technology Innovation
Neil Desai
VP; Senior Fellow
Neil Desai
VP; Senior Fellow
Nish Bhalla
Angel Investor & Advisor
Nish Bhalla
Angel Investor & Advisor
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)
Robert Gordon
Strategic Advisor
Robert Gordon
Strategic Advisor
Seema Verma
Director, Cyber Security Programs CISSP
Seema Verma
Director, Cyber Security Programs CISSP
Snita Balsara
Principal BDC
Snita Balsara
Principal BDC
Steven Cohen
VP CyberSecurity Practice
Steven Cohen
VP CyberSecurity Practice
Toufic Adlouni
Emerging Tech Lawyer; Co-Founder & Managing Director
Toufic Adlouni
Emerging Tech Lawyer; Co-Founder & Managing Director

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.