Fast-Track Your Path to Market
If your technologies are transformative, your business should be too. Foresight’s Commercialization programs provide you with unparalleled access to the people, skills, and information you need to get to market and succeed as an impactful cleantech company.
Foresight’s program was really valuable for us. They understood what we were trying to accomplish, they mentored us on the right path, taught us how to pitch, and brought in the expertise we needed."
We’re Experts in Commercializing Cleantech
Our Commercialization stage is made up of three core programs and a host of additional learning opportunities tailored around business operations, technology deployment, and sales.
Deepen Your Knowledge
Access additional programs to develop a deeper understanding of how to effectively communicate and collaborate with industry, investors, and partners. Delivered over four short, interactive sessions, these courses are delivered approximately three times per year.
Investor Readiness
Raising funding is one of the biggest hurdles that cleantech startups face. Accelerate your path to investment in this series.
Pathway to Pilot
Securing a paid pilot with a customer is a significant step in successfully launching your cleantech venture. Secure a pilot faster.
Governance
Avoid the pitfalls that many first-time founders experience with boards. Learn to navigate corporate governance effectively as you scale.
Alumni Success Stories
Alumni Stories
Learn more about Foresight Canada's amazing network of more than 1,000 alumni companies.
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Launch Your Cleantech Company
Launch is a six-week CEO training course for companies with a clearly articulated and plausible problem-solution statement and the capacity to test it. Take part in six, 90-minute virtual sessions to engage with your fellow cohort members. The course culminates with the opportunity to practice and polish your pitch.
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Validate a Hypotheses
Learn to effectively communicate your business model to potential customers and partners.
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Experienced EIR Support
Receive strategic guidance from a business professional who’s been there before.
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Communicate Impact
Leverage the power of your brand story and showcase your success to our cleantech community.
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Deep Dive into Markets
Expedite your entry to market with a strategic plan to get your product off the ground faster.
Work with 200+ EIRs and Mentors in our Advisory Network
Get essential “been there, done that” experience. You will be paired with a dedicated Executive in Residence (EIR) to mentor and coach your team throughout Launch, Deliver, and Residency programs.
Deliver is a six-week technology acceleration program that gives CTOs the tools, basic understanding, and confidence to develop, deliver on, and effectively communicate your development roadmap. Typically, companies participate in Deliver immediately after Launch and, to be eligible, you must have taken Launch or a close equivalent.
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Align Technology and Business Goals
Combine business development activities with optimized product roadmaps.
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Technical EIR Support
Receive specialized coaching from EIRs with deep technical knowledge or CTO experience.
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Training, Tactics, and Processes
Expedite development by knowing the gaps between where you are now and where you need to go.
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TRL Assessments
Guide your company through the Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) to commercial success.
The Foresight Deliver program helped us clarify our position along our tech development path, and gave us concrete tools to work with in improving our business, our technology, and our scaling process.
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Experienced EIR Support
Receive ongoing, strategic guidance from a business professional who’s been there before.
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Roundtables
Access ongoing peer mentoring and support in bi-monthly, CEO roundtables.
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NEXT Streams
Join free, sector-specific programming with cohorts for water, agriculture, carbon, and more.
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Advisory Board Meetings
Set goals, receive feedback on strategic direction, and be held accountable every quarter to a panel of experts.
$200 per month
Apply for Commercialization Programs
We accept applications for Launch & Deliver* on an ongoing basis with three cohorts running per year: Fall (Sep – Dec), Winter (Jan – Apr), Spring (Apr – July). You must be invited to join Residency.
To be eligible, ventures should have:
- Developed a cleantech product or service that is ready for commercialization.
- Formed a founding team with at least one other individual, or are committed full-time to your venture.
- Early evidence that you can solve a specific customer’s problem.
- The desire to respond to expert coaching and advice, and follow best practices in planning and execution.
*Designed to be taken one after the other – approximately six weeks each.