{"id":7054,"date":"2014-10-02T16:25:42","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T20:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyclecapital.creatures.ca\/2014\/10\/02\/cycle-capital-launches-ecofuel-accelerator\/"},"modified":"2014-10-02T16:25:42","modified_gmt":"2014-10-02T20:25:42","slug":"cycle-capital-launches-ecofuel-accelerator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyclecapital.com\/en\/2014\/10\/02\/cycle-capital-launches-ecofuel-accelerator\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycle Capital launches Ecofuel Accelerator"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Andr\u00e9e-Lise M\u00e9thot, Founder and Managing Partner of Cycle Capital Management is happy to announce the launch of Ecofuel, a new accelerator for startup companies in clean technology. The accelerator will be led by Simon McDougall, who will be its new CEO & Head Coach.<\/p>\n

The four-month acceleration program is targeted for early-stage startups and will offer a seed investment of up to $100,000 and involves an intensive program with training workshops, networking sessions and a heavy-hitting mentoring ecosystem. Participating companies will also be hosted in a dedicated facility in Montreal for the duration of the program. Ecofuel will launch its first cohort in January 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cBuilding on the Cycle Capital investment platform, Ecofuel is a lean and mean model that is based on expert volunteers who will help prepare our entrepreneurs to build globally competitive companies, says Ms. M\u00e9thot.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOur objective is to help propel our entrepreneurs to build a robust and ambitious business plan to present to investors at the end of the program, says Mr. McDougall. Our model is unique: an open platform that will permit all investing members to participate in funding the companies in each cohort.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the financial and logistical support from Cycle Capital, Ecofuel is also counting on the support and collaboration of \u00c9cotech Quebec and Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). A group of world-class and internationally experienced mentors and trainers have been recruited to support the development of the participants including: Simon Olivier, Vice President Growth, Market Strategy and Business Development at GE Canada; Jane Kearns, Senior Advisor, Cleantech at MaRS; Jean Lamarre, Managing Partner at Lamarre consultants; Alexandre Taillefer, Managing Partner at XPND Capital; and Tony Van Bommel, Senior Managing Partner, Industrial, Clean and Energy Technology Venture Fund at BDC Capital.<\/p>\n

Applications are being accepted until November 15th at midnight; candidates can apply at ecofuelaccelerate.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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About Ecofuel <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ecofuel is a startup accelerator that works with entrepreneurs in clean technology to help build globally competitive companies. In addition to seed financing of up to $100,000, Ecofuel offers its entrepreneurs an intensive program of training workshops, networking sessions, and an experienced mentor ecosystem. Participating companies will be hosted in a dedicated facility in Montreal for the duration of the program. The objective of the program is to develop entrepreneurs and help in the successful creation of companies.<\/p>\n

About Cycle Capital Management <\/strong><\/p>\n

A pioneer among Canadian venture capital funds focused on the clean-tech sector, Cycle Capital invests in companies developing and commercializing clean technologies and striving to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, optimizing resource use, and improving process efficiency throughout a product\u2019s life cycle. With assets under management of $230 million, Cycle Capital invests in Quebec and northeastern North America. Cycle Capital is composed of experienced investment professionals, strategic advisors, and industrial partners with in-depth knowledge of the sector. Cycle Capital has a special relationship with its strategic partners, notably Brookfield Renewable Energy, Rio Tinto Alcan, Cascades, Group M3, Lonza, Gaz M\u00e9tro, Systemex \u00c9nergies, Aluminerie Alouette, and Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n

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Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guillaume B\u00e9rub\u00e9
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\nWeb site: ecofuelaccelerate.com <\/a>
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Andr\u00e9e-Lise M\u00e9thot, Founder and Managing Partner of Cycle Capital Management is happy to announce the launch of Ecofuel, a new accelerator for startup companies in clean technology. The accelerator will be led by Simon McDougall, who will be its new CEO & Head Coach. The four-month acceleration program is targeted for early-stage startups and will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cyclecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7054\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cyclecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cyclecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}