Incubate
The incubator supports companies that have a developed product and are already in the market with early sales. This program puts a focus on helping startups find their product-market fit and building an effective growth plan.
Accepted companies are expected to have at least one founder committed full-time to the Zone, actively engaging with the programming.
Program Breakdown
Market Positioning
Refine your go-to-market strategy to uniquely position yourself in the market.
Growth Focus
Develop an effective sales strategy from the top of the funnel to fully signed-up customers.
Investment Ready
Learn how to navigate the financing rounds to facilitate your growth.
Leadership
Build an effective operational structure and influence a positive company culture as you grow your business.
What to Expect
Mentorship
Connect with an active roster of experts and industry leaders to help support your startup journey.
Customer Validation
As a global hub for legal innovation, LIZ has helped over 50 startups refine and validate the market need for their solutions.
Community
Engage with an exclusive community of legal innovators in a unique environment setup for collaboration and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing.
Startup Member Benefits:
The LIZ members have access to a variety of exclusive membership benefits including:
- Catered connections to experts, advisors and industry leaders for startup development;
- Collaborative environment and peer-to-peer knowledge transfer;
- Educational workshops and networking opportunities catered to the community;
- Connections to TMU resources, researchers and talent;
- Co-working space in an unbeatable downtown Toronto location;
- Designated workstations, WiFi and access to fully equipped meeting rooms, event space and technology.
Eligibility:
To become a member of the LIZ community, a startup must have:
- A legal system or technology based innovation that delivers value based solutions for their identified market;
- The company must have a developed product in the market with early sales/users;
- Full-time commitment, with at least one founder actively engaging with the LIZ community and programming (you are expected to move into the LIZ);
- Companies with a potential to grow and scale to achieve high impact in the sector;
- A validated business idea and team that fits with the LIZ’s collaborative community;
- A “lean canvas” business model and an effective pitch.