Get North American market-ready, with speed and precision.
Market access program for global founders with pre-arranged buyer, partner, mentor meetings.
Sprint Week is an invite-only program for global founders entering North America with winning solutions.
Before you arrive in Toronto, we line up enterprise buyers, sector specific partners, mentors, and investors. You focus on closing deals. We handle the rest.
We make sure you focus on closing opportunities. We handle the rest.
Get stage-fit market strategies. Guidance from industry advisors who de-risk tech to accelerate commercialization. Legal clinics cover risk mitigations, IP and regulatory compliance.
Meet at least 1 investor and 2 potential clients. Pitch VCs, angel investors, and funding partners. Learn from fractional C-suite leaders who build high-performing local teams. The right connections to help you expand.
Get stage-fit advice on North American market realignment and land new opportunities while expanding.
Meet operators funding high-growth startups. Get advice on how to gain from Canada’s non-dilutive funding, including R&D tax credits and innovation programs.
We are a non-profit established in 1990 by the City of Toronto, sharpening global founders and ambitious European companies with guidance and the clarity to expand fast. For 36 years, we’ve made the connections that move businesses forward across North America.
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We are a non-profit established in 1990 by the City of Toronto, sharpening global founders and ambitious European companies with guidance and the clarity to expand fast. For 36 years, we’ve made the connections that move businesses forward across North America.
Pivot is built for international founders from India, UAE, APAC or other high-growth emerging markets. Founders inside Europe can apply through other programs, with a similar alignment to stage and sector. Contact us
No. There are no hidden costs, success fees or commissions charged.
TBDC does more than just investor matchmaking. We focus on goal and value alignment between all stakeholders, matching your specific startup with potential customers, sector-fit advisors, fractional C-suite executives, and investors.
