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Incubator · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

MaRS Startup Membership

Free membership at the MaRS Centre in Toronto for Canadian-incorporated startups with a prototype, MVP or validated technology, with no fixed timeline. Applicants usually hear back within about a week.

Status unknown Run by MaRS Discovery District

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
No fee There is no fee for a MaRS membership
Duration
not published
Cohort size
not published
Cohorts
not published
Delivery
Hybrid
Stages
Pre-seed, seed, post-seed
Sectors
Sector-agnostic
Open to founders from
Canada
Perks
not published

No fixed timeline. Membership tiers include Core, Accelerators, the MaRS Capital Program and Momentum at MaRS. The full selection process usually takes two to three weeks, including a screening call.

Application dates

Status unknown

Dates not published. No intake dates are published; applications go through a MaRS Connect startup account.

Usual timing: No intake dates are published; applications go through a MaRS Connect startup account.

Who can apply

  • Incorporated in Canada
  • Prototype, MVP or scientifically validated technology, with early customer interest
  • Full-time, coachable and committed founders
  • Stage: pre-seed, seed, post-seed

Companies it names as alumni

StellarAlgo, RetiSpec, Effenco, Ayrton Energy, Sprout Family

What founders should check

  1. The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
  2. It charges no programme fee.
  3. It mixes remote and in-person sessions in Toronto. Ask how much time on site it expects.
  4. Dates for the next cohort are not published. No intake dates are published; applications go through a MaRS Connect startup account.

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