📢 A new chapter begins at Garage&co! 🚀

Dear partners, collaborators and friends,

The first month of 2024 is already behind us, and for the entire Garage&co team, this year promises to be particularly exciting. We approach 2024 with a renewed vision, an ambitious mission, and a value proposition that reflects our determination to firmly establish ourselves in the international hardtech ecosystem.

🌟 A journey guided by innovation 🌟

Garage&co's journey has always been guided by the desire to meet the real needs of entrepreneurs, with an approach by and for entrepreneurs. Starting out as a regional incubator for Montérégie, Garage&co evolved and joined Continuums in 2018. This collaboration has led to the implementation of structuring open innovation projects to support corporate structures in their collaboration with startups.

🔄 Transformation and repositioning 🔄

Since 2016, Quebec's entrepreneurial landscape has evolved considerably, and the virtualization of our incubator in 2020 radically transformed the way we conduct our operations. It is in this context that, between September 2022 and January 2023, we began a major project to reposition the Garage&co incubator. We launched our new website, refreshed our visual identity, and reorganized our team, all while benefiting from the valuable advice of our “in-residence” experts and our advisory committee. Becoming more than a regional incubator, we dedicated ourselves to developing the first incubator specialized in hardtech in Quebec. In March 2023, we began supporting our first startups and have since experienced significant growth in our activities. Our October 2023 event, where we welcomed more than 160 people, our participation in the Hardtech Summit and CES inspired us to think bigger: for our startups, our partners, and for ourselves.

🌎 Expanding Vision: Towards an international Hardtech hub 🌎

It is with this philosophy that we have chosen to expand our incubator vision to become a true international-caliber hardtech hub.

🔍 Define our identity: Vision, Mission and Values ​​🔍

Vision

Garage&co is the first international-caliber Quebec hub dedicated to hardtech technologies.

Mission

The Garage&co hardtech hub brings together entrepreneurs, universities, investors, and industry players to foster innovation, collaboration, and growth in the field of hardware technologies.

Values

• Collaboration: We value the ability to do things together. As a team, the total is greater than the sum of its parts.
• Kindness: Paying attention to others.
• Entrepreneurial Spirit: Autonomy and proactivity in the search for solutions.
• Ingenuity: Finding innovative solutions.
• Excellence: We seek to surpass ourselves, always aiming higher in our achievements and personal development.

🚀 Our unique value proposition 🚀

Garage&co, Quebec's first international-caliber hardtech hub, offers a dynamic and innovative ecosystem to transform ideas into cutting-edge technological products. We specialize in supporting startups and entrepreneurs in all areas of hardtech. Our hub is the ideal springboard for ambitious entrepreneurs looking to stand out on the international stage.

By collaborating with Garage&co, you will benefit from privileged access to an extensive network of partners, suppliers, and experts in the field of advanced manufacturing. We offer tailored support at every stage of your product development, from incubation to series production, with a focus on sustainable and responsible innovation.

Our commitment to excellence is at the heart of everything we do. We integrate sustainability practices into all our programs, while promoting local and regional economic development, eco-design, and local procurement. With Garage&co, you're part of a community shaping the future of hardtech while making a positive contribution to our planet and society.

💼 Embrace the future with optimism 💼

We are excited to embrace this new era, marked by innovation and our commitment to the hardtech sector. At Garage&co, our goal is to continue to be a springboard for ambitious startups, providing them with the tools, resources, and expertise needed to transform their revolutionary ideas into tangible realities. Looking ahead, we are confident that our renewed approach and commitment to excellence and innovation will ideally position us to meet the challenges of the global market.

We look forward to sharing our journey with you, our partners, collaborators, and friends, and continuing to build a promising future together in the hardtech ecosystem.

Emmanuel Camron, Co-founder, Managing Director

Laurence Audette-Lagueux, Deputy Director General

Ian-Patrick Thibault, Co-founder, President

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