Incubation programs
Memberships
Phase 0: Ideation
Phase 1: Validation
Phase 2: prototype
Phase 3: Growth
Financing & grants
Our coachs
Testimonials
What is it?
Our incubation programs welcome entrepreneurs who want to change the world, one idea at a time. It’s time to channel your geeky, techy or nerdy side and let your creativity guide you in launching your own startup.
Our programs are divided into 3 phases. The first phase allows you to validate your idea in the market, in the second phase you will prototype your solution and test it with your clients and the third phase allows you to scale your startup. Our coaches with proven experience, will guide you to avoid costly mistakes and to build your startup on a solid foundation, ready to grow.
Memberships
Phase 1: Validation
Duration: 3 months
Validate you lean startup canvas
Determine your message and research your target market
Find potential customers and get letters of intent from potential customers
Phase 2: Prototype
Duration: 6 months
Design, develop and test your MVP (minimum viable product) in your initial market segment;
structure your business
Create tools to facilitate sales (MVA)
Close your first sales
Phase 3: Growth
Duration: 12 months
Build your team according to your startup’s culture and your needs
Refine your growth strategy and increase your sales
Optimize your startup’s productivity through systems and automation
Access grants, loans and investment capital to Finance the growth of your startup
Phase 0: Ideation
French content onlyDuration : 1 month
The ideation program is characterized by the refinement of the entrepreneurial idea into an innovative startup addressing one or more of IIG’s 10 innovation challenges.
Innovative entrepreneurial personality
- Creativity and decisiveness
- Innovative financing and outreach
- Deployment of the entrepreneurial idea.

Discovery Meeting (prior to booking, click on the blue link “Apply to be incubated”)
1. Validate your solution
This step allows you to test your hypotheses and make sure that all your effort will pay off. And if your solution is not profitable and scalable in the long run, our coaches will guide you to pivot towards a viable model for your startup.
Phase 1
This phase applies to you if :
- You have an innovative business idea and you want to validate your concept.
- You have found an innovative solution to a concrete problem and you don’t know where to start.
- You have an idea that will change the way we do things and you decide to make it happen.
Price: 150$/month | Duration: 3 months
Main goals
- Validate your lean startup canvas ;
- Determine your message and research your target market ;
- Find potential customers and get letters of intent from potential customers.
What it includes
In addition a furnished office in our collaborative workspace and a privileged access to our business community, you get:
- 4 hours of co-development with other startups and our proven coaches through our Zoom Coaching ;
- 24/7 access to our office space ;
- A free mailing address in Quebec ;
- Access to all our community events ;
- 15% off all courses from the ÉEQO ;
- Access to 10’s of thousands of dollars in discounted products and services to make starting up a breeze through all phases.
2. Prototype your solution
This step will allow you to make your project real. With the help of your own coach, you will create your first prototype, test your solution in your market, finance your startup and close your first sales.
Phase 2
It applies to you if :
- You have an innovative business idea that is viable and you need to test it in your market.
- You need help financing your prototype and closing your first sales.
Price: 450$/month | Duration: 6 months
Main goals
- Design, develop and test your MVP (minimum viable product) in your initial market segment ;
- Structure your business ;
- Create tools to facilitate sales (MVA) ;
- Close your first sale
What it includes
- 2 hours with your coach per month ;
- 4 hours a month of co-development with experts;
- 24/7 access to our office space;
- A free mailing address in Quebec ;
- Access to all our community events ;
- 15% off all courses from the ÉEQO ;
- Access to 10’s of thousands of dollars in discounted products and services to make starting up a breeze through all 3 phases.
3. Grow your startup
This step will allow you to put in place scalable systems and processes that will help your startup grow. Your coach will help you surround yourself with the right people and finance your company in a smart way.
Phase 3
This phase applies to you if :
- You have completed a few sales and you want to take your startup to the next level.
- You need to build a strong team for your startup, but you don’t know how.
- The demand for your solution is growing and you don’t know where to put your efforts.
Price: 750$/month | Duration: 12 months
Main goals
- Build your team according to your startup’s culture and your needs ;
- Refine your growth strategy and increase your sales ;
- Optimize your startup’s productivity through systems and automation ;
- Access grants, loans and investment capital to Finance the growth of your startup.
What it includes
- 4 hours a month with your coach ;
- 4 hours a month of co-development with experts ;
- 24/7 access to our office space ;
- A free mailing address in Quebec ;
- Access to all our community events ;
- 15% off all courses from the ÉEQO ;
- Access to 10’s of thousands of dollars in discounted products and services to make starting up a breeze through all the phases.
Financing & grants
Financing
Startups need funding at critical moments in their development. They must pay particular attention to prototyping their business solution, which can be very expensive. These companies must be able to build their technology before they can successfully approach investors and potential buyers. This critical phase of modeling their idea can be very costly for some startups. This is why we launched Fi-Lancement, to facilitate the growth of innovative business solutions.
Fast Track
The Fast Track process is, as the name implies, a fast track to acquire the $20,000 Futurepreneur loan! Our Startups qualify for the loan and can get it in just one week during the prototype phase of our programs.
Building the future has never been easier!

Fi-lancement
Fi-Lancement facilitates the access to a micro-loan from MicroEntreprendre Outaouais of up to $5000 for members incubated in the prototyping phase of our programs.

What they say about us
Testimonials from our members
L’Institut Innovation Gatineau a sû nous mettre en contact avec les ressources clés qui nous ont fait réfléchir sur la croissance de notre entreprise et sur la façon d’atteindre nos objectifs.
L’Institut Innovation Gatineau a été un véritable levier pour notre entreprise!
Le réseau, la communauté et l’expertise transmise par les intervenants sur place ont contribué à notre succès.
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Business Hours
Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm
Phone Number
(819) 243-5551
Address
455 Boulevard de la Gappe, Suite 201, Gatineau, Québec, J8T 0G1
