Press – Extreme Startups
Canada’s premier startup accelerator
Welcome to our Press page. Here, you’ll find a variety of resources to help you share the Extreme Startups brand. If you need anything you can’t find here, feel free to reach out to us using the information below.
Recent Press
Kera adds subtitle sption and analytics to its guided interactive web tool tutorials (TechCrunch – 2/11/2013)
Relay raises $700,000 from real ventures (TechCrunch – 2/12/2013)
Elevator Pitch (Toronto Standard – 2/11/2013)
Shifthub aims to disrupt staff scheduling (The Globe and Mail – 2/11/2013)
Kickstarter for events the new way hosts are raising money (Bizbash – 2/5/2013)
Verelo acquisition (TechCrunch – 1/2/2013)
Extreme Startups’ second demo day (Financial Post 11/28/2012)
Five companies pitch for more funding (The Globe and Mail – 11/28/2012)
Extreme Startups announces partnership with India (The Globe and Mail – 11/28/2012)
Extreme Startups Documentary (DayJobDocs – 10/5/2012)
Meet The Next Five Companies To Join Extreme Startups (TechVibes – 10/5/2012)
Meet The Next Five Companies to Join Toronto-Based Accelerator Extreme Startups (TechCrunch – 10/5/2012)
Canadian startups landing early-stage funding from U.S. VCs (Financial Post – 8/1/2012)
Extreme Startups Chief Innovation Hunter Andy Yang on Talent, Capital, and Community (TechVibes – 7/18/2012)
Extreme Startups and Ontario Centres of Excellence announce strategic partnership (Ontario Centres of Excellence – 7/10/2012)
Extreme two days for Extreme Startups (Globe and Mail – 6/20/2012)
Extreme Startups’ Sunil Sharma Shares His Thoughts on Venture Capitalism at Demo Day in Toronto (TechVibes – 6/20/2012)
Extreme Startups demo first cohort of digital firms (IT Business – 6/19/2012)
Meet the First 5 Companies to Join Toronto Incubator Extreme Startups (TechCrunch – 5/15/2012)
Entrepreneur Pressure Cooker (Toronto Star – print – 5/3/2012)
Demonstrating drive and hunger key for successful startups (Financial Post – 4/16/2012)
Extreme Startups to fund 30 companies (Backbone Magazine – 3/1/2012)
How does a startup grow? (Financial Post – 2/6/2012)
Extreme Startups Launches Accelerator With $7 Million In Funding From Top Canadian VCs (TechCrunch – 1/31/2012)
New Toronto accelerator launches (The Globe and Mail – 1/31/2012)
Extreme University Accelerator Program Re-Launched as Extreme Startups (TechFinance.ca – 1/31/2012)
Extreme U becomes Extreme Startups with $7 Million in committed funding (TechVibes – 1/31/2012)
Extreme Startups on StartupNorth (StartupNorth – 1/31/2012)
Extreme Startups accelerator launches in Toronto (Financial Post – 1/31/2012)
Extreme Startups offers cash for young businesses (Canada.com – 1/31/2012)
Extreme Startups Launches in Toronto With Up to $200K Funding For Companies (BlackberryCool – 1/31/2012)
Extreme Startups looks to connect top tech firms with investor cash (itbusiness.ca – 1/31/2012)
Extreme Startups receives $7M for startup accelerator (VatorNews – 1/31/2012)
Press Contact
Merredith Branscombe – LEAP! Public Relations
About Extreme Startups
Extreme Startups is a premier tech accelerator located in Toronto, Ontario. We provide up to $200,000 per company, a collaborative environment, and deep access with industry partners so that accepted startups can integrate the tools they need from the ground up.
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Venture Capital Partners
Extreme Venture Partners
OMERS Ventures
Rho Canada Ventures
Relay Ventures
Business Development Bank of Canada
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Industry Partners
We are pleased to announce Google, Microsoft, Autodesk, and many others are our Industry Partners. Please visit our Partners page for the complete list!



