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'''District 3''' is a [[startup accelerator]] and entrepreneurial community where students, alumni and academic leaders share ideas and generate new products<ref>{{cite web|title=Concordia University|url=http://www.macleans.ca/schools/concordia-university/|publisher=MacLeans|accessdate=17 March 2018}}</ref> located within [[Concordia University]] in downtown [[Montréal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://d3center.ca/about-us/|website=About Us|publisher=District 3|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=OECD|title=City of Talent Montreal: An Action Plan for Boosting Employment, Innovation, and Skills|date=2017|publisher=OECD Publishing|location=Paris|page=67|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=W-FrDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA67&dq=district+3+concordia+university+2013&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi45ozgienWAhWLyIMKHf9DBHIQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=district%203%20concordia%20university%202013&f=false|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref> The ''3'' in the name stands for D3's founding principles: innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurship.<ref name=D3cta>{{cite web|last1=Miall|first1=Laurence|title=‘District 3 is a call to action’|url=https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2014/02/10/-district-3-is-acalltoaction.html|publisher=Concordia University|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref> In 2016, District 3 was awarded "Startup Canada Entrepreneur Support Award" for the Quebec region. <ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Startup Canada Award Winners – Quebec|url=http://startupaward.ca/blog/2016/09/01/2016-startup-canada-award-winners-quebec/|website=Startup Canada Awards|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref>
'''District 3''' is a [[startup accelerator]] and entrepreneurial community where students, alumni and academic leaders share ideas and generate new products<ref>{{cite web|title=Concordia University|url=http://www.macleans.ca/schools/concordia-university/|publisher=MacLeans|accessdate=17 March 2018}}</ref> located within [[Concordia University]] in downtown [[Montréal]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=OECD|title=City of Talent Montreal: An Action Plan for Boosting Employment, Innovation, and Skills|date=2017|publisher=OECD Publishing|location=Paris|page=67|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=W-FrDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA67&dq=district+3+concordia+university+2013&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi45ozgienWAhWLyIMKHf9DBHIQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=district%203%20concordia%20university%202013&f=false|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref> In 2016, District 3 was awarded "Startup Canada Entrepreneur Support Award" for the Quebec region. <ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Startup Canada Award Winners – Quebec|url=http://startupaward.ca/blog/2016/09/01/2016-startup-canada-award-winners-quebec/|website=Startup Canada Awards|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
In 2012, before District 3 opened, founder Xavier Hervé was in talks with the Dean of Engineering at [[Concordia University]] who introduced him to the initial four co-founding students: Sydney Swaine, Charles Gedeon, Ali Tahouni, and Adam Castonguay.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Leung|first1=Vivien|title=A One-Up for Start-Ups|url=https://thelinknewspaper.ca/article/a-one-up-for-start-ups|website=The Link – Concordia’s Independent Newspaper Since 1980|publisher=The Link Publication Society Inc.|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref> D3 opened officially in spring 2013 on the 7th floor of Concordia University's EV Building.<ref name=D3cta />



A little more than two years after its official opening, in September 2015, D3 relocated to a space on the 6th floor of the Faubourg building following a grant of $1 million from [[André Desmarais]] and [[France Chrétien Desmarais]].<ref name=D31M>{{cite web|last1=Desjardins|first1=Sylvain-Jacques|title=District 3 receives $1M startup gift, christens new collaborative space|url=https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/offices/vpaer/aar/2015/09/28/district-3-receives-1million-startup-gift.html|publisher=Concordia University|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Concordia's innovation centre gets $1-million boost|url=http://montrealgazette.com/business/local-business/concordias-innovation-centre-gets-1-million-boost|website=Montreal Gazette|accessdate=11 October 2017|date=28 September 2015}}</ref>
A little more than two years after its official opening, in September 2015, D3 relocated to a space on the 6th floor of the Faubourg building following a grant of $1 million from [[André Desmarais]] and [[France Chrétien Desmarais]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Concordia's innovation centre gets $1-million boost|url=http://montrealgazette.com/business/local-business/concordias-innovation-centre-gets-1-million-boost|website=Montreal Gazette|accessdate=11 October 2017|date=28 September 2015}}</ref>


On July 11, 2017, Concordia University announced that D3 will be part of a $52.7 million infrastructure project to expand the university.<ref name=d352M>{{cite news|last1=Bryan-Baynes|first1=Elysia|title=$52.7 million for innovation hub at Concordia University|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3591534/52-7-million-for-innovation-hub-at-concordia-university/|accessdate=11 October 2017|agency=Global News|date=July 11, 2017}}</ref>
On July 11, 2017, Concordia University announced that D3 will be part of a $52.7 million infrastructure project to expand the university.<ref name=d352M>{{cite news|last1=Bryan-Baynes|first1=Elysia|title=$52.7 million for innovation hub at Concordia University|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3591534/52-7-million-for-innovation-hub-at-concordia-university/|accessdate=11 October 2017|agency=Global News|date=July 11, 2017}}</ref>


==Services and programs==
==Services and programs==
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The program assists high potential startups with finding funding.<ref>{{cite web|title=The startup challenge: Raising money to make dreams become reality|url=http://montrealgazette.com/business/local-business/the-startup-challenge-raising-money-to-make-dreams-become-reality|website=Montreal Gazette|accessdate=11 October 2017|date=20 May 2016}}</ref>

===Startup programs===
District 3 has hosted 386 startups to date.{{When|date=December 2017}}<ref name=d3Launch>{{cite web|title=Launch – District 3 Innovation Center|url=http://d3center.ca/launch/|website=d3center.ca}}</ref> D3 assists entrepreneurs by providing them with services ranging from coaching to fundraising, as well as free space that the startups can work out of throughout the duration of the programs.<ref name=d3Launch /><ref name=D3onConU>{{cite web|title=District 3 Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship|url=https://www.concordia.ca/research/d3center.html|publisher=Concordia University|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref>

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The 'Launch' program for early startups runs 12–24 weeks long depending on the amount of development the startup. The program is aimed at helping startups validate their business idea.<ref name=d3Launch /> The 'Grow' program for more mature startups can run up to 48 weeks and provides more personalized coaching services <ref name=d3Grow>{{cite web|title=Grow – District 3 Innovation Center|url=http://d3center.ca/grow/|website=d3center.ca|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref>, as well as assisting high potential startups with finding funding.<ref>{{cite web|title=The startup challenge: Raising money to make dreams become reality|url=http://montrealgazette.com/business/local-business/the-startup-challenge-raising-money-to-make-dreams-become-reality|website=Montreal Gazette|accessdate=11 October 2017|date=20 May 2016}}</ref>

All '''District 3''''s programs do not take any equity or fees from the startups and the intellectual property always remains with the startup. <ref name=d3Grow />

===Residencies===
The D3 Residencies help connect students and professionals with mandates from external companies, and trains them to accomplish the mandate within a limited amount of time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Residency – District 3 Innovation Center|url=http://d3center.ca/residency/|website=d3center.ca}}</ref> The 'Innovation Projects', which were the first iteration of the D3 Residency, offered students three-month internships for them to develop their careers and provide solutions to external companies problems.<ref name=D3onConU /> In summer 2017, 25 [[Concordia University]] students were hosted in the D3 space to work on mandates from six external mandators as well as the projects from the FormFintech competition.<ref>{{cite web|title=25 Concordia students embark on ‘life-changing’ internships at District 3|url=https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2017/07/17/students-embark-internships-at-district-3-mesi-funded-innovation-projects.html|publisher=Concordia University|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref>


==Spaces==
==Spaces==
District 3's main location is on the 6th floor of the Faubourg building and it hosts several startups, facilities, such as a [[makerspace]],<ref name="D31M" /> and events aimed at creating connections between members from different industry sectors.<ref>{{cite web|title=MTL NewTech hopes Demo Nights will help entrepreneurs and researchers work together|url=https://betakit.com/mtl-newtech-hopes-demo-nights-will-help-entrepreneurs-and-researchers-work-together/|website=BetaKit|accessdate=11 October 2017|language=en-CA}}</ref> Startups use the D3 space during their startup programs, while many other people use it to make prototypes, get mentorship, and have a co-working space located within a university.<ref>{{cite web|title=Startup City: Recalibrating '9-to-5'|url=http://montrealgazette.com/business/local-business/start-up-city|website=Montreal Gazette|accessdate=11 October 2017|date=24 November 2014}}</ref>
It hold events aimed at creating connections between members from different industry sectors.<ref>{{cite web|title=MTL NewTech hopes Demo Nights will help entrepreneurs and researchers work together|url=https://betakit.com/mtl-newtech-hopes-demo-nights-will-help-entrepreneurs-and-researchers-work-together/|website=BetaKit|accessdate=11 October 2017|language=en-CA}}</ref> Startups use the D3 space during their startup programs, while many other people use it to make prototypes, get mentorship, and have a co-working space located within a university.<ref>{{cite web|title=Startup City: Recalibrating '9-to-5'|url=http://montrealgazette.com/business/local-business/start-up-city|website=Montreal Gazette|accessdate=11 October 2017|date=24 November 2014}}</ref>


Leading up to the $52.7 million announcement by [[Concordia University]] to expand the spaces available for entrepreneurs and researchers,<ref name="d352M" /> D3 announced that it is hosting a 'Biolab'<ref>{{cite web|title=Biolab – District 3 Innovation Center|url=http://d3center.ca/biolab/|website=d3center.ca|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref> that will be [[Montréal]]'s only freely open wetlab that is open to entrepreneurial research.<ref>{{cite web|title=District 3’s Biolab brings new ideas from concept to market|url=https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2017/04/25/district-3-biolab-helps-bring-new-ideas-to-market.html|publisher=Concordia University|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref>
Leading up to the $52.7 million announcement by [[Concordia University]] to expand the spaces available for entrepreneurs and researchers.<ref name="d352M" />


==Partnerships and events==
==Partnerships and events==


===Montreal Demo Day===
===Montreal Demo Day===
On June 9, 2016, District 3 partnered InnoCité MTL, TandemLaunch, Founder Institute, Centech and FounderFuel to host [[Montréal]]'s first event with all the city's incubators present.<ref>{{cite web|title=Montreal Demo Day 2016 a historic first for the city|url=http://www.montrealintechnology.com/collaboration-heart-montreal-demo-day-2016/|website=Montreal in Technology|accessdate=11 October 2017|language=en-CA|date=8 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Concordia’s District 3 is helping to build one of the world’s smartest cities|url=https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2016/06/01/district-3-startup-Montreal-smartest-city-demo-day.html|publisher=Concordia University|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref>
On June 9, 2016, District 3 partnered InnoCité MTL, TandemLaunch, Founder Institute, Centech and FounderFuel to host [[Montréal]]'s first event with all the city's incubators present.<ref>{{cite web|title=Montreal Demo Day 2016 a historic first for the city|url=http://www.montrealintechnology.com/collaboration-heart-montreal-demo-day-2016/|website=Montreal in Technology|accessdate=11 October 2017|language=en-CA|date=8 June 2016}}</ref>


===IBM Watson AI XPrize===
===IBM Watson AI XPrize===
In January 2016, District 3 started hosting teams for the [[IBM]] Watson AI [[XPrize]] competition as part of a partnership, an initiative led by Sydney Swaine.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Czikk|first1=Joseph|title=District 3 brass on IBM Watson AI XPrize: rise up, Montréalers|url=http://www.montrealintechnology.com/district-3-brass-open-up-on-ibm-watson-ai-xprize/|website=Montreal in Technology|language=en-CA|date=28 October 2016|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Regional Partners & Ambassadors|url=https://ai.xprize.org/about/regional-partners-ambassadors|website=IBM Watson A.I. XPRIZE|accessdate=11 October 2017|language=en|date=3 August 2017}}</ref> D3 took on 12 local teams in [[Montréal]] to tackle subjects ranging from health care to security and structural integrity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Concordia’s District 3 backs 12 teams for the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE|url=https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/main/stories/2017/05/03/district-3-backs-12-teams-vying-for-the-ibm-watson-ai-xprize.html|publisher=Concordia University|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref>
In January 2016, District 3 started hosting teams for the [[IBM]] Watson AI [[XPrize]] competition as part of a partnership, an initiative led by Sydney Swaine.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Czikk|first1=Joseph|title=District 3 brass on IBM Watson AI XPrize: rise up, Montréalers|url=http://www.montrealintechnology.com/district-3-brass-open-up-on-ibm-watson-ai-xprize/|website=Montreal in Technology|language=en-CA|date=28 October 2016|accessdate=11 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Regional Partners & Ambassadors|url=https://ai.xprize.org/about/regional-partners-ambassadors|website=IBM Watson A.I. XPRIZE|accessdate=11 October 2017|language=en|date=3 August 2017}}</ref>


===Singularity University===
===Singularity University===

Revision as of 18:29, 5 July 2018

District 3 Innovation Centre
IndustryStartup accelerator, education
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
FounderXavier-Henri Hervé, Sydney Swaine, Charles Gedeon, Ali Tahouni
Headquarters
Montréal, Québec
,
Canada
Number of locations
2 spaces (2016)
Key people
Xavier-Henri Hervé, Noor El Bawab
Websitewww.d3center.ca

District 3 is a startup accelerator and entrepreneurial community where students, alumni and academic leaders share ideas and generate new products[1] located within Concordia University in downtown Montréal.[2] In 2016, District 3 was awarded "Startup Canada Entrepreneur Support Award" for the Quebec region. [3]

History

A little more than two years after its official opening, in September 2015, D3 relocated to a space on the 6th floor of the Faubourg building following a grant of $1 million from André Desmarais and France Chrétien Desmarais.[4]

On July 11, 2017, Concordia University announced that D3 will be part of a $52.7 million infrastructure project to expand the university.[5]

Services and programs

The program assists high potential startups with finding funding.[6]

Spaces

It hold events aimed at creating connections between members from different industry sectors.[7] Startups use the D3 space during their startup programs, while many other people use it to make prototypes, get mentorship, and have a co-working space located within a university.[8]

Leading up to the $52.7 million announcement by Concordia University to expand the spaces available for entrepreneurs and researchers.[5]

Partnerships and events

Montreal Demo Day

On June 9, 2016, District 3 partnered InnoCité MTL, TandemLaunch, Founder Institute, Centech and FounderFuel to host Montréal's first event with all the city's incubators present.[9]

IBM Watson AI XPrize

In January 2016, District 3 started hosting teams for the IBM Watson AI XPrize competition as part of a partnership, an initiative led by Sydney Swaine.[10][11]

Singularity University

In 2017, D3 became the official community partner of Singularity University in Montréal,[12][13] hosting the official satellite event on October 11–12, 2017.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Concordia University". MacLeans. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ OECD (2017). City of Talent Montreal: An Action Plan for Boosting Employment, Innovation, and Skills. Paris: OECD Publishing. p. 67. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. ^ "2016 Startup Canada Award Winners – Quebec". Startup Canada Awards. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Concordia's innovation centre gets $1-million boost". Montreal Gazette. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b Bryan-Baynes, Elysia (July 11, 2017). "$52.7 million for innovation hub at Concordia University". Global News. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  6. ^ "The startup challenge: Raising money to make dreams become reality". Montreal Gazette. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  7. ^ "MTL NewTech hopes Demo Nights will help entrepreneurs and researchers work together". BetaKit. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Startup City: Recalibrating '9-to-5'". Montreal Gazette. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Montreal Demo Day 2016 a historic first for the city". Montreal in Technology. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  10. ^ Czikk, Joseph (28 October 2016). "District 3 brass on IBM Watson AI XPrize: rise up, Montréalers". Montreal in Technology. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Regional Partners & Ambassadors". IBM Watson A.I. XPRIZE. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Over 6000 Canadians From Coast to Coast to Join in SingularityU Canada Summit Experience". markets.businessinsider.com. Business Insider. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  13. ^ "SingularityU Canada Summit - Partners/Sponsors 11/12 October 2017". SingularityU Canada. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  14. ^ "SingularityU hopes to attract 6,000 Canadians through satellite events". BetaKit. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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