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Innovate Kingston
Innovate Kingston is a non-profit organization focused on fostering a technology-driven ecosystem in Kingston, Canada. It aims to support tech startups and entrepreneurs through various programs and community initiatives.
Overview
What Innovate Kingston does
What Innovate Kingston is
Innovate Kingston is a non-profit organization focused on fostering a technology-driven ecosystem in Kingston, Canada. It aims to support tech startups and entrepreneurs through various programs and community initiatives.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2015
- Approximate age
- About 11 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 1, 2026
Official channels
Find Innovate Kingston elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Innovate Kingston as a community
Community overview
Innovate Kingston is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2015 by seven independent entrepreneurs. Based in Kingston, Ontario, it aims to build a community-wide ecosystem that supports startups in the tech sector. The organization collaborates with partners, companies, and individuals to foster relationships that empower high-growth startups to achieve success locally and globally.
Community focus
Innovate Kingston focuses on supporting high-growth companies in the tech sector. It aims to maximize the development of an innovation community that attracts and retains talent, fosters innovative collaborations, and inspires participation through regular events.
Member value
Members benefit from a supportive ecosystem that encourages collaboration, networking, and access to resources aimed at fostering high-growth startups in the tech sector.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Students
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community and other
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- North America
Community activity
Events and activity
Innovate Kingston organizes various events, including The Breakout Project, a social innovation festival held over 48 hours, featuring speakers and projects aimed at addressing social issues.
Capability profile
Innovate Kingston as an event host
Event focus
Innovate Kingston focuses on supporting high-growth companies in the tech sector. It aims to maximize the development of an innovation community that attracts and retains talent, fosters innovative collaborations, and inspires participation through regular events.
Format narrative
Innovate Kingston organizes various events, including social innovation festivals and programs aimed at nurturing entrepreneurial spirit among youth.
Participant value
Innovate Kingston empowers high-growth startups to achieve success locally and globally through collaboration and community support.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- summit
- Startups can present
- No
Availability
- Registration state
- Not currently accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Students
- Regions
- North America
Speakers and past editions
Past editions
Notable projects include The Breakout Project, a social innovation festival launched in May 2017, and participation in the Expo for Design, Innovation & Technology (EDIT) in September 2017.
Common questions
What to know about Innovate Kingston
Upseed classifies Innovate Kingston under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 1, 2026
Known limits
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