Gateway is a market access program to allow thriving startup founders entry into a new region. We select Indian founders and give them an introduction to the Canadian market, and do the same for Canadian founders to India. The program is focused on market validation and customer acquisition accelerator programming which includes valuable meetings with prospective customers and partners and mentorship by advisors with expertise in the local startup community.

The program is a collaboration between Toronto-based joint accelerators DMZ Ventures and Zone Startups, the Government of India, and the Government of Canada.