📢 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 establish ourselves firmly 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. From its beginnings as a regional incubator for the Montérégie region, Garage&co evolved and joined Continuums in 2018. This collaboration has made it possible to set up structuring projects in open innovation to support corporate structures in their collaboration with startups

🔄 Transformation and repositioning 🔄

Since 2016, the Quebec entrepreneurial landscape has evolved considerably, and the virtualization of our incubator in 2020 has radically transformed the way we conduct our operations. It was against this backdrop that, between September 2022 and January 2023, we embarked on a vast project to reposition the Garage&co incubator. We launched our new website, refreshed our visual identity and reorganized our team, all with the invaluable advice of our experts "in residence" and our advisory board. Becoming more than just a regional incubator, we dedicated ourselves to developing the first specialized hardtech incubator in Quebec. In March 2023, we began supporting our first startups, and since then, we've enjoyed strong growth in our activities. Our event in October 2023, where we welcomed over 160 people, and our participation in the Hardtech Summit and CES gave us the desire to think bigger: for our startups, our partners and ourselves.

🌎 Expanding Vision: Towards an international Hardtech hub 🌎

It's with this philosophy in mind that we've chosen to expand our incubator vision to become a truly world-class hardtech hub.

🔍 Defining our identity: Vision, Mission and Values 🔍

Vision

Garage&co is Quebec's first world-class 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 work together. In a team, the total is more than the sum of its parts.
• Benevolence: Paying attention to others.
• Entrepreneurial spirit: autonomy and proactivity in the search for solutions.
• Ingenuity: Finding innovative solutions.
• Excellence: We strive to surpass ourselves, aiming ever higher in our achievements and personal development.

🚀 Our unique value proposition 🚀

Garage&co, Quebec's first world-class hardtech hub, offers a dynamic and innovative ecosystem for transforming 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 make their mark on the international scene.

By working with Garage&co, you'll benefit from privileged access to an extensive network of partners, suppliers and experts in the field of advanced manufacturing. We offer tailor-made support at every stage of your product development, from incubation to mass 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 sourcing. With Garage&co, you're part of a community that's shaping the future of hardtech, while making a positive contribution to our planet and our society.

💼 Embracing the future with optimism 💼

We're delighted to embrace this new era, marked by innovation and our commitment to the hardtech sector. At Garage&co, our aim is to continue to be a springboard for ambitious startups, providing them with the tools, resources and expertise they need to turn their revolutionary ideas into tangible realities. As we look to the future, we are convinced that our renewed approach and commitment to excellence and innovation will position us ideally to meet the challenges of the global marketplace.

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

Emmanuel Camron, Co-founder, General Manager

Laurence Audette-Lagueux, Assistant General Manager

Ian-Patrick Thibault, Co-founder, President

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