Accelerator · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

IO Ignition

Ten-week in-person bootcamp from Invest Ottawa for tech startups with a founder in the National Capital Region, meeting every Thursday afternoon and ending in a pitch finale. Runs quarterly.

Closed Run by Invest Ottawa

Apply on the programme's site Programme website

Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages

Terms

Funding: not published
Instrument: not published
Equity taken: not published
Programme fee: not published
Duration: 10 weeks
Cohort size: not published
Cohorts: 4 a year
Delivery: In person
Stages: Idea, pre-seed
Sectors: Sector-agnostic
Open to founders from: not published
Perks: not published

Includes discounts on software tools. Cost, equity and funding are not published on the programme page.

Application dates

ClosedFall 2026

Usual timing: The bootcamp runs quarterly and accepts applications throughout the year.

Who can apply

At least one founder located in the National Capital Region
Building a tech or tech-enabled product
Already talking to customers or making initial sales
Available to attend every Thursday afternoon session in person
Stage: idea, pre-seed

What founders should check

The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
It does not publish a fee. Ask whether you pay for desks, services or the programme itself.
It runs in person in Ottawa. Plan to be there for the length of the programme.
The last window we track closed on 22 September 2026. The bootcamp runs quarterly and accepts applications throughout the year.

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