A program that matches your ambitions.

You need to bring something strong to a founding team.

You don't need to fit a typical profile. The best teams don't necessarily follow a formula. They bring together complementary skills around a shared ambition.

CoFonderie is looking for people who genuinely want to build a technology company.

Every background has a place:

  • Science

  • Engineering

  • Technology

  • Business

  • Design

  • Operations

  • Industry

  • …or something different!

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Some will know how to build a technology.

Others will deeply understand a market.

Some will know how to sell, rally or lead.

Others will excel at turning ambiguity into action.

What matters is what you can bring to a team, and what others can bring that you don't have.

28 spots. Many ways to earn yours.

We're not looking for a perfect CV or a specific entrepreneurial track record.

We're looking for people who show ambition, initiative, the ability to learn fast, resilience, curiosity and a real capacity to collaborate with other strong people.

→ People who can take feedback, and give it.

→ People who keep moving even when not all the answers are in yet.

→ People who want to start a company now, not just explore entrepreneurship.

Don't see yourself in the traditional entrepreneur profile? Register your interest anyway. What interests us is your potential to become an excellent co-founder.

Eligibility criteria

  • Live in Quebec and be legally eligible to receive the program's stipend;

  • Be available full time for the 12 weeks of the program;

  • Be able to take part in person in Montreal;

  • Have a good understanding of French, the program's main language;

  • Have the ambition to explore creating a technology-based company;

  • Apply as an individual, without an already-formed founding team;

  • Be genuinely open to forming a team with people you don't know yet;

  • Be ready to explore ideas, problems or technologies other than your own and to invest yourself fully in the process.

You can apply without…

  • An existing startup

  • A predefined idea or project

  • A technology or intellectual property

  • Prior entrepreneurial experience

Already have an idea, a technology or a project? Great. You can bring it with you, as long as you're ready to question it and explore other opportunities with the people you'll meet.

You could meet your future co-founder here.

Applications: October 28, 2026 to January 31, 2027. Possible extension until February 5, 2027.

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