Building off of the success of their first partnership, BlackBerry and L-Spark have now announced the second phase of their joint accelerator program focused on Canadian startups working on connected vehicle technology.
"We're doubling down on our partnership with L-SPARK to position Canada's high potential SMEs as leaders in our competitive technology space," said Grant Courville, VP, Product Management and Strategy, BlackBerry QNX. "Collaboration is the key to our collective success and we are impressed with both the quality and breadth of participants that we were able to work with as part of the first accelerator program. BlackBerry QNX's software is the ideal platform for start-ups looking to build innovative solutions that solve real-world transportation industry issues."
"The first cohort of the BlackBerry/L-SPARK Accelerator was a great success for everyone involved and I am excited to launch this second cohort, and with BlackBerry's help, exceed our objectives again, while continuing to build a vibrant eco-system for BlackBerry's industry leading technologies," said Leo Lax, Executive Managing Director at L-SPARK. "The companies in the first cohort have secured multiple engagements with key customers as a result of their participation in this program and at least two of the companies had financing close after being involved in the accelerator."
In total, six companies will be selected to join the accelerator program. The program kicks off in December 2019 and will wrap up in April 2020. If you're looking to apply, you have until October 21, 2019, to get your application in. You can learn more and apply via the L-Spark site.
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