Canadian International Ventures

Structured startup programs for global entrepreneurs, institutions, and innovation partners

CI Ventures helps assess, structure, and track early-stage startup development through objective-focused programs, living records, and evidence-based reporting. Built for founders, post-secondary institutions, investors, and program operators.

# 02 - THESIS

We provide structured startup pathways that help founders build value,
institutions commercialize innovation,
and partners make better decisions with better data

Founders

Build value and credibility through structured progress.

Institutions

Commercialize innovation with a research-grade pipeline.

Investors & partners

Make better decisions with better startup data.

# 03 - WHY CI VENTURES

Built on years of operating across Canada's entrepreneur immigration ecosystem

200+
International startups supported
2019 — present
$50M+
Capital raised across portfolio companies
Cumulative
60+
Countries of origin represented
Cohort scope
Operating depth

Direct experience in Canada's immigrant entrepreneur and post-secondary entrepreneurship programming.

Network

Relationships with angel groups, venture capital partners, mentor networks, and post-secondary institutions across Canada.

Methodology

Structured assessment and reporting model designed for the next generation of startup-development programs.

# 04 - THE CI VENTURES MODEL

Three pillars. One operating system for startup development.

CI Ventures combines startup support, investor visibility, and structured reporting over time. It's the difference between a relationship and an operating system.

Pillar 01 — Intake

Assess startup readiness

Standardized intake calibrated to startup stage. We separate signal from polish before the first cycle begins.

  1. a.Founder & team review
  2. b.Cognitive & behavioural assessment
  3. c.Market & traction validation
  4. d.Investor-readiness screening
Pillar 02 — Programming

Structured startup progress

Objective-focused cycles, living startup records, and accountability checkpoints designed alongside investors and mentors.

  1. a.Cycle objectives & milestones
  2. b.Mentor & investor engagement
  3. c.Living startup records
  4. d.Cognitive & behavioural checkpoints
Pillar 03 — Outputs

Track & report

Living records and benchmarked reporting fit for founders, investors, post-secondary partners, and government oversight.

  1. a.Cycle-level progress reporting
  2. b.Portfolio benchmark comparisons
  3. c.Investor & partner updates
  4. d.Continuous startup data
# 05 - CHOOSE YOUR PATHWAY

The CI Ventures model is modular. Pick the door that fits.

The same operating system supports four distinct audiences. Each pathway has its own intake process, programming, and reporting layer.

Pathway 01

For founders
& startup teams

Immigrant & international entrepreneurs building in Canada

Apply for a structured startup assessment and join an objective-focused cycle program. We'll help you build the credibility, traction, and reporting that institutions and investors actually need to see.

Request a startup assessment
Pathway 02

For post-secondary
institutions

Universities, colleges, research offices, student entrepreneur programs

Build IP commercialization and student-founder pathways on a research-grade venture system. Standardized intake, structured programming, and outcome reporting designed alongside academic partners.

Discuss a partnership
Pathway 03

For investors
& capital partners

Angel groups, venture capital, public funders, syndicate operators

Evaluate startups from a curated pool with structured records, benchmarked progress, and continuous data - not pitch decks. Our reporting model is built for capital partners who want signal over polish.

Review the portfolio model
Pathway 04

For international
program operators

Governments, economic development bodies, global program partners

Deploy CI Ventures' startup assessment, programming, and reporting infrastructure into your jurisdiction. The model is modular, designed to be deployed beyond Canada from day one.

Discuss program deployment

CI Ventures' work began with international startups in Canada. Today, we are building a research-backed startup system that applies across IP commercialization, startup development, and market entry.

Foundation

Six years inside Canada's immigrant entrepreneur programs, supporting 200+ international startups.

Method

Structured startup support with objective-focused cycles, cognitive and beahvioural checkpoints, and continuous living data.

Direction

Modular by design, built to redeploy across jurisdictions, institutions, and partner contexts.

# 07 - BEGIN

Begin the conversation.

We're designing the next chapter deliberately. Founder planning your move? Investor or partner thinking about how to engage? Government or peer evaluating program operator? Talk to us.