Brampton Venture Zone (BVZ)

Brampton Venture Zone is Accelerator in Brampton

A joint partnership between the City of Brampton and Toronto Metropolitan University, formerly Ryerson University, Brampton Venture Zone is a purpose-driven, non-equity incubator that is dedicated to building and growing early stage technology startups in Brampton. We enable connections between aspiring entrepreneurs, current founders, industry experts, funders, and customers to build solutions that address hyperlocal issues in the community.

Our virtual programming teaches first-time founders the foundations of market development, enables industry partner collaborations and helps technology startups develop a playbook for market launch and growth beyond BVZ.


Our cohorts are comprised of entrepreneurs from all walks of life, from first time founders to serial entrepreneurs looking for a new challenge, or mid career professionals looking to pivot in their careers, we believe that entrepreneurship should be accessible to and inclusive of all. 

Danielle Graham

Danielle Graham

  • Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiR)
John MacRitchie

John MacRitchie

  • Board of Advisors
Sebastien Beauchamp

Sebastien Beauchamp

  • Board of Advisors
Tim Dutton

Tim Dutton

  • Board of Advisors
Tamara Seales

Tamara Seales

  • Board of Advisors
Ying Tam

Ying Tam

  • Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiR)
Nancy Mancini

Nancy Mancini

  • Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiR)
Gaby Fisch

Gaby Fisch

  • People and Culture EIR
Ilya Peskov

Ilya Peskov

  • Product and Engineering EiR
Pitching Coach

Pitching Coach

  • Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiR)
Jeff Pontes

Jeff Pontes

  • Marketing Strategy EiR
Roshni Wijayasinha

Roshni Wijayasinha

  • Branding and Communications EiR