Come build the future with us
Interested in running a startup? Explore our programs.
Co-Founder On-Ramps
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Innovator-in-Residence Program
Join AXL as an Innovator-in-Residence (IIR) — a residency where you’ll build your venture at the frontier of human-centric AI. Work across our research, prototyping, and market validation teams. At the end, launch a new company, join an existing AXL venture, or embed with a corporate partner.
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Pre-Seed Companies
Have a bold insight or deep understanding of a specific problem space? We work with early-stage founders who bring unique perspective, customer closeness, or technical advantage. Submit your startup idea through our pitch deck analysis tool, and if there’s strong alignment, AXL could co-found your company with you.
The AXL Advantage
Your Perfect Co-Founder
As successful serial entrepreneurs with experience in starting, funding, and exiting companies, we understand what it takes to build an enduring business.
Every step of the way, AXL is your guiding hand, helping you discover customers, develop your product, provide value-adding business services, act as your operations team, and much more.
Expertise & Capital
Our deep industry connections and strategic insights help you succeed. Thanks to our team’s affiliations with the University of Toronto and the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence, we have direct access to world-class HCI-AI experts. Our decades of experience in Canada’s early-stage venture capital environment help us find follow-on funding for your company.
The AXL Community
AXL is an ecosystem of value-adding partners. Our Partnership team helps you discover beta customers and leverage industry knowledge through channel partners. Our Shared Services department connects you with top-tier talent for your company, while our Labs team assists in developing your data strategy. AXL is beyond a co-founder, but a community of all things at the bleeding edge of human-augmenting AI.