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For university incubators, accelerators, student founders, startups and professional practices across North America, starting with Canada, and in India and South Asia.

Programmes and ecosystem

Sessions, sprints, demo days and summit pathways.

Visible milestones for founders and a stronger engagement story for institutions. Formats below are illustrative until dates and partners are confirmed.

Opportunities

Find a programme that fits.

Subject to selection, availability, eligibility and third-party terms.

12 opportunities shown

  • UpcomingSession

    Industry-leader sessions

    Practitioners explain how their sector really works.

    • To be announced
    • Hybrid · Partner campuses
    • All stages · Industry
    Details

    Speakers are invited subject to availability. Participation of any named individual or organisation is confirmed only after they agree in writing.

    Subject to selection, availability, eligibility and third-party terms.

  • UpcomingSession

    Entrepreneur conversations

    Founders share what they would do differently.

    • To be announced
    • Online · Online
    • Idea · Founder stories
    Details

    Informal, candid sessions with time for student questions.

    Subject to selection, availability, eligibility and third-party terms.

  • Applications OpenWorkshop

    Venture-capital readiness sessions

    How investors assess startups and what records they ask for.

    • To be announced
    • Online · Online
    • Preparing to raise · Funding
    Details

    Readiness preparation only. No investment, introduction or endorsement is promised.

    Subject to selection, availability, eligibility and third-party terms.

  • UpcomingHackathon

    Hackathons

    Build a working prototype in a short, focused burst.

    • To be announced
    • In-person · Partner campuses
    • Idea · Product
    Details

    Open to student founders at participating institutions, subject to eligibility and selection.

    Subject to selection, availability, eligibility and third-party terms.

  • Applications OpenBootcamp

    Founder bootcamps

    Ownership, basic compliance, customers and product in plain language.

    • To be announced
    • In-person · Partner campuses
    • Idea · Foundations
    Details

    A structured introduction for first-time founders.

    Subject to selection, availability, eligibility and third-party terms.

  • UpcomingSprint

    Product and AI build sprints

    Turn a roadmap into a working, safe first version.

    • To be announced
    • Hybrid · Hybrid
    • MVP · AI
    Details

    Includes security, privacy and responsible-AI checkpoints.

    Subject to selection, availability, eligibility and third-party terms.

  • Applications OpenClinic

    IP and compliance clinics

    Bring your questions about names, code ownership and filings.

    • To be announced
    • Online · Online
    • Launched · Legal & compliance
    Details

    Informational clinics. Confidential or time-sensitive material should not be submitted until engagement is confirmed.

    Subject to selection, availability, eligibility and third-party terms.

  • By InvitationShowcase

    Demo days

    Founders present progress to an invited audience.

    • To be announced
    • In-person · Partner campuses
    • Customers · Showcase
    Details

    Participation is subject to selection. Attendance by any investor or industry leader is not guaranteed.

    Subject to selection, availability, eligibility and third-party terms.

  • UpcomingRecognition

    Feature boards and leaderboards

    Visible milestones based on agreed criteria.

    • To be announced
    • Online · Online
    • All stages · Showcase
    Details

    Criteria are published in advance. Featuring is not an endorsement.

    Subject to selection, availability, eligibility and third-party terms.

  • UpcomingWorkshop

    Investor-readiness rooms

    Practise answering diligence questions with your data room open.

    • To be announced
    • Online · Online
    • Preparing to raise · Funding
    Details

    Readiness practice only.

    Subject to selection, availability, eligibility and third-party terms.

  • UpcomingSummit

    Regional summits

    Pathways into national startup and innovation events.

    • To be announced
    • In-person · Canada and India
    • Scaling · Ecosystem
    Details

    Subject to selection, availability, eligibility and third-party terms. Placement is not promised.

    Subject to selection, availability, eligibility and third-party terms.

  • By InvitationSummit

    International summit pathways

    Preparation for engaging with international events and markets.

    • To be announced
    • In-person · International
    • Scaling · Ecosystem
    Details

    Subject to selection, availability, eligibility and third-party terms. No placement or endorsement is promised.

    Subject to selection, availability, eligibility and third-party terms.

No investor, industry leader or summit endorses IPMahir unless verified and stated in writing. Participation, placement, introductions and investment are never promised.
Experts, mentors and industry leaders

Speak, mentor or judge.

Tell us your topics and availability.

For example: two evenings a month.

A quick human check runs automatically when you start.
Consent and acknowledgements
Investors and ecosystem partners

Engage with better-prepared founders.

Structured records, verified readiness and curated demo days improve the quality of engagement. No investment or endorsement is promised or implied.

A quick human check runs automatically when you start.
Consent and acknowledgements

Turn your incubation centre into an operating startup ecosystem.

Tell us about your institution and we will come back with a proposal that states capacity, limits and exclusions in writing.