SoCal – Canadian Black Tech Express 2026 – YOA

Deadline: July 31, 2026

Applications are open for the SoCal – Canadian Black Tech Express 2026. The Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles, in partnership with The Daraja Collective, is proud to launch the fifth cohort of the SoCal – Canadian Black Tech Express, an initiative providing connections to enterprise improvement and investor contacts in Southern California to early-stage, ‘tech’-focused Canadian firms which are led by entrepreneurs who’re a member of the Black or BIPOC group.

This yr, they’re excited to welcome the cohort to Los Angeles throughout #LATechWeek from October 12-sixteenth for devoted programming throughout one of many largest weeks of the yr within the L.A. tech ecosystem. The program is designed to extend the variety of export-prepared Canadian companies operated by seen minorities doing enterprise within the U.S.

Benefits

• Companies accepted into this system with $100K CAD+ ARR and at the very least 1 whole full-time workers are eligible to have as much as 50% of journey prices for the journey coated.

Eligibility

The program is open to Canadian startups that meet the next application standards:

• Early-stage Canadian ‘tech’ firms led or operated by a Black entrepreneur (or at the very least one Black member within the administration group)
• Companies already producing income or have raised enterprise funding (most popular ARR of over CAD $100,000 and/or earlier funding secured in Canada through enterprise capital or angel traders, and so forth.)
• Priority given to these looking for seed – Series A funding in October 2026 – traditionally, most cohort firms have been actively or getting ready to lift between 500k and 10 million USD.
• Participants are required to attend all components of in-individual programming, and 5 weeks of digital prep (1-2 hours every week) from August 24 – September 30
• Companies actively searching for alternatives within the SoCal market (potential native traders, mentors, strategic companions, shoppers) with a nicely-outlined Minimum Viable Product (MVP) or Service

Application

All firms that apply can have their pitch decks reviewed by General Partners from three separate Southwest US-primarily based enterprise funds investing in Black-owned/led tech startups: Black Ops Ventures, DVRGNT Ventures, and MUSA Capital.

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to SoCal – Canadian Black Tech Express.