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What does Cultivator offer a company, and when?
Cultivator
Saskatchewan startup accelerator run by Conexus, with an agtech program in Regina.
What a company can get
Cultivator AgTech Accelerator (Cohort 6)First trial
- What it gives
- Access to industry leaders, investors and producers, mentorship and a Demo Day. No guaranteed investment. No cost and no equity. Up to $500 for flight or mileage and hotels covered during in-person weeks.
- Line up first
- A pre-seed or seed company from Canada or the UK with a technology solution
- Not indoor or vertical farming
- Time to commit to a 3-month program
- When the cash lands
- No cash. Investor introductions during the program.
- Intake
- Cohort 6 recruitment from November 16, 2026 to January 10, 2027. Kick-off in Regina April 18 to 22, 2027. Finale July 18 to 22, 2027.
- Where it might lead
- Our read: seed round, with introductions to investors such as Emmertech.
Source: cultivator.ca, read 3 November 2026
STARTIdea
- What it gives
- Bi-weekly 1:1 coaching, Slack access, hot-desk space and partner perks. Cost: not published.
- Line up first
- Be an early-stage tech founder looking to validate problem and solution fit
- When the cash lands
- No cash published.
- Intake
- Rolling. Cohorts typically run 3 to 4 times a year. No dates published.
- Where it might lead
- Our read: BUILD or the AgTech Accelerator.
Source: cultivator.ca, read 3 November 2026
BUILDPrototype
- What it gives
- 7 weeks of programming to turn an idea into a product, test it and generate sales. Cost: not published.
- Line up first
- An idea ready to become a product (as described on the home page)
- When the cash lands
- Not published
- Intake
- The home page said applications close October 10 with no year shown. Next intake not published.
- Where it might lead
- Our read: the AgTech Accelerator.
Source: cultivator.ca, read 3 November 2026
More about Cultivator
Where it sitsIdea to scale
Our read The earliest stop in Saskatchewan, from idea to first investor introductions.
Not established from the sources we reviewed
- Equity terms and cost for START and BUILD
- Details of GROW and SCALE
- Eligibility criteria beyond the accelerator page
Questions a company might ask
Which Cultivator program fits my stage?
Do I need to be in Saskatchewan?
How does the accelerator lead to investors like Emmertech?
These come to Justyn by email while this is a demo.
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Is this right for Cultivator?
Tell us what we got wrong, what is missing, and where companies get stuck before or after you. By 5 PM Central, Friday 13 November for our partner follow-up.
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