When was Accelerator Centre founded?

Accelerator Centre was founded in 2006.

Where is Accelerator Centre's headquarters located?

Accelerator Centre's headquarters is located in Waterloo (Canada).

How big is Accelerator Centre's investment team?

Accelerator Centre has a team of 25, including 14 partners.

How many companies has Accelerator Centre invested in?

Accelerator Centre has invested in 445 companies, including Top Hat & Kik.

Which companies has Accelerator Centre invested in lately?

Steadiwear & Real Life Robotics are the latest investments by Accelerator Centre.

How many exits has Accelerator Centre been involved in?

Accelerator Centre's portfolio has seen 36 acquisitions.

How many unicorns are there in Accelerator Centre's portfolio?

There are 2 unicorns in Accelerator Centre's portfolio.

Accelerator Centre - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

1. Top Hat

Provider of interactive learning software for higher education course management. This platform facilitates student engagement through digital tools including polling, quizzes, and interactive textbooks. It integrates with learning management systems to track attendance, monitor student performance, and deliver course content. The software includes artificial intelligence features to assist with assessment creation and study support. Educators use these tools to manage classroom activities and identify learning gaps through data analytics.

Key facts about Top Hat

Founded Year: 2009
Location: Toronto (Canada)
Stage: Series E
Total Funding till date: $200M
Employee Count: 462 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: Western Technology Investment, Teralys Capital and 20 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series E, Feb 04, 2021, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

2. Kik

Kik is a mobile application that provides multimedia messaging for friends and family members. It allows users to send 1-to-1 text messages over the data plan or a Wi-Fi connection. Its features include photos, files, GIFs, emojis/stickers & voice recordings sharing support; group chatting, user nicknames support, and others. It also provides quizzes, fashion tips, news, advice and more. The app is available for iOS and Android devices.

Key facts about Kik

Founded Year: 2009
Location: Santa Monica (United States)
Last Known Valuation: $*****
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $166M
Employee Count: 56 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: SIB Investment Group, Millennium Technology Value Partners and 16 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 03, 2017, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

3. Miovision

Developer of traffic management software and intelligent transportation hardware systems. Products include video detection cameras, signal performance analytics, and adaptive signal control technology. The offerings facilitate emergency vehicle preemption and transit signal priority to improve traffic flow. Additional capabilities include portable data collection devices and cloud-based platforms for monitoring intersection performance and safety. These tools assist in managing signalized intersections and analyzing multimodal traffic data for operational planning.

Key facts about Miovision

Founded Year: 2005
Location: Kitchener (Canada)
Stage: Series D
Total Funding till date: $307M
Employee Count: 514 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: HarbourVest Partners, Comerica and 18 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series D, Apr 17, 2023, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. Plex

Plex TV is an ad-supported streaming service. It offers live TV channels, movies, and shows to its clients. Also offers an option to access the content through its Android and iOS apps.

Key facts about Plex

Founded Year: 2009
Location: Los Gatos (United States)
Stage: Series C
Total Funding till date: $132M
Employee Count: 141 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: Ascolta Ventures, Kleiner Perkins and 4 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 17, 2024, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Axonify

Provider of a platform for frontline employee training and task management. The platform integrates communication, training, and task management to ensure frontline teams are prepared. It offers tools for adaptive training, AI-powered assistance, and content authoring. The platform aims to improve employee onboarding, customer experience, and change readiness.

Key facts about Axonify

Founded Year: 2011
Location: Waterloo (Canada)
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $28.1M
Employee Count: 192 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investors: Harmony Partners, Harmony Venture Partners and 11 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 09, 2018, $*****
Highlight: Acquired

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Accelerator Centre has invested in 445 companies over the last 16 years, with an average of 28 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Steadiwear and most recent follow-on round was in Nicoya Life.

Here are Accelerator Centre's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2026 (YTD)	0	0	0
2025	1	0	1
2024	0	0	0
2023	5	0	5
2022	97	0	97
2021	1	1	2
2020	65	0	65
2019	55	1	56
2018	22	0	22
2017	29	0	29

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Accelerator Centre has made 366 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $31.4K, 4 investments in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $30K, 3 investments in Series A stage, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $60K and 1 investment in Grant (prize money) stage.

Here are Accelerator Centre's investments by stage:

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	366
Unattributed	4
Series A	3
Series B	2
Grant (prize money)	1

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Accelerator Centre has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech, HealthTech and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 342 Tech companies, 252 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 199 Software companies and at least 134 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).

Here are Accelerator Centre's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	122
Consumer	66
High Tech	64
HealthTech	50
Retail	37
Others	467

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Accelerator Centre has made most investments in Canada (340), followed by United States where it has made 20 investments.

Here are Accelerator Centre's investments by geography:

Country	No. of Investments
Canada	340
United States	20
Australia	2
Finland	2
India	1
Others	6

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Accelerator Centre has not made any investment in 2026 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by Accelerator Centre:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
Sep 24, 2025	Steadiwear	Canada	Grant (prize money)	1555	-
Jun 02, 2023	Real Life Robotics	Canada	Seed	9261	-
Jun 2023	LockDocs	Canada	Seed	8446	-
May 01, 2023	Sifio Health	Canada	Seed	5470	-
Apr 28, 2023	OOt	United States	Seed	7114	-

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Accelerator Centre has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Verda and ApplyBoard. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Verda. It became a unicorn in 2026, 7 years after Accelerator Centre first invested in it.

Here is a list of unicorns in Accelerator Centre's portfolio:

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Tracxn Score	Company	Short Description	Founded year	Sector	Location	Company Stage	First Investment/ Acquisition Details
55	Verda	Provider of cloud infrastructure for artificial intelligence workloads	2017	High Tech [+2]	Helsinki	Series B	fxhywss
53	ApplyBoard	Study abroad application platform connecting recruitment partners and schools	2015	EdTech	Kitchener	Series D	wkjyvud

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36 companies from Accelerator Centre's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Chimoney in Jun 2026 by CapitalSage for $*****.

Here are Accelerator Centre's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Chimoney	Jun 16, 2026	Sep 27, 2022	Seed	1481
Plum.io	Apr 28, 2026	Mar 12, 2015	Seed	1980
Monstercat	May 09, 2025	Sep 12, 2013	Seed	8444
Caribou	Jan 23, 2025	-	-	5108
PsyMood	Jan 16, 2025	Sep 27, 2022	Seed	4802

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Accelerator Centre has a team of 25 members including 14 Partners located in Canada. Accelerator Centre's team sits on the board of 1 company.

Here is a list of top team members in Accelerator Centre:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact Details
Claudia Krywiak	Partner	Toronto	-	1 Phone number
Benton Leong	Partner	Canada	-	-
Adrien Cote	Partner	Kitchener	-	-
Catalina Ochoa	Partner	Ottawa	-	-
Meghan Gervais	Partner	Cambridge	-	-
Rod Regier	Partner	Kitchener	-	-
Charmaine Dean	Partner	Canada	-	-
Patricia Nielsen	Partner	Canada	J.P. Wiser	-
Angela Larraguibel	Partner	Kitchener	-	-
Michelle Chretien	Partner	Toronto	-	-
Radhika Vaidyanathan	Partner	Ottawa	-	-

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Over the past 16 years, 286 investors have co-invested in Accelerator Centre's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Accelerator Centre: Velocity, MaRS Discovery District and 70 others have invested in rounds before Accelerator Centre. There are 6 companies where Velocity has invested before Accelerator Centre and 4 companies where MaRS Discovery District has invested before Accelerator Centre.
Top Co-investors of Accelerator Centre: 3 investors entered a company along with Accelerator Centre. These include investors like HaloHealth (1 company).
Invested after Accelerator Centre: A total of 211 investors have invested in Accelerator Centre's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include BDC (9 companies) and Y Combinator (9 companies).