Startups don’t always begin with a winning idea. They start with the right people.
CoFonderie selects 28 high-potential people and gives them 12 weeks to find who to build with, validate an opportunity and get ready to convince investors.
Applications: October 28, 2026 to January 31, 2027
Program start: week of March 1, 2027
INDIVIDUAL
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FOUNDING TEAM
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VALIDATED OPPORTUNITY
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INVESTORS
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INDIVIDUAL → FOUNDING TEAM → VALIDATED OPPORTUNITY → INVESTORS →
$2,500 CAD
Up to $2,500 CAD a month for 3 months
Financial support so you can devote yourself fully to the program.
12 weeks
Full time
Complete immersion in forming your team and developing your company.
Ax-C
At Ax-C, Montreal
In the heart of Quebec's entrepreneurial ecosystem. A collaborative workspace open 24/7.
28 people
All selected as potential co-founders
A cohort chosen for what each person can bring to a founding team.
Sprints
Sprints and real work
Not just workshops, but situations designed to reveal how you actually work with others.
Experts
Experts and entrepreneurs
Access to people with hands-on experience creating, funding and growing companies.
The offer
12 weeks to give you the conditions to build.
Ecosystem
An ecosystem around you
Universities, technology transfer players, incubators, investors, legal experts and ecosystem partners.
Investors
Investor readiness
Learn to present the opportunity, the evidence, the team and the ambition behind your company clearly.
You don't always start with an idea.
You start with people who can build together.
Most entrepreneurship programs support teams and projects that already exist.
CoFonderie does things differently.
We select ambitious people with a wide range of skills and experience, then create the conditions for them to meet, work together and put their compatibility to the test.
Because meeting a potential co-founder is one thing. Knowing whether you can actually build a company together is another.
You could meet your future co-founder here.
You may not have the idea yet. You may not have the team yet. But if you know you want to build, we want to meet you.
Application window: October 28, 2026 to January 31, 2027, with a possible extension until February 5, 2027.