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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 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>
'''District 3''' is a [[startup accelerator]] and entrepreneurial community located within [[Concordia University]] in downtown [[Montréal]] 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> <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> It is located 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>


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==


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>


==Services and programs==
==Services and programs==
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==Spaces==
==Spaces==
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>
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" />


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

Revision as of 18:36, 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 located within Concordia University in downtown Montréal where students, alumni and academic leaders share ideas and generate new products.[1] [2] It is located on the 6th floor of the Faubourg building following a grant of $1 million from André Desmarais and France Chrétien Desmarais.[3]

In 2016, District 3 was awarded "Startup Canada Entrepreneur Support Award" for the Quebec region. [4]

Services and programs

The program assists high potential startups with finding funding.[5]

Spaces

It hold events aimed at creating connections between members from different industry sectors.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9][10]

Singularity University

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

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