ID8 Fellowship
ID8 Fellowship is a 3-month training program for new immigrants and international undergraduate students in Canada to become innovators and entrepreneurs. The program is composed of a 1-month entrepreneurship training followed by 2-months of start-up work placement.
ID8 fellowship program is NOW OPEN to new immigrants and international undergraduate students in Canada.
ID8 Lab
ID8 Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a non-profit organization based in Canada to help immigrants start innovative and scalable ventures. We offer best-in-class coaching, content, and community for our members to start, evaluate, and expand their ideas and businesses into North America.
Months
Students
Mentors
Startups



Cindy Nie
Founder @ One Healing SpaceNext 36 Entrepreneur

Daniel Peng
VP @ GCI Capital
Fei Chen
President @ ALCLEFounder @ QuantWave

Feng Chen
Editor-in-Chief @ Caus.comEx-VP @ NetEase

Jianshan Shen
President @ Silong Education
Kevin Pan
Managing Director @ Sequoia Capital ChinaEx-Vice President @ CICC

Loewe Ke
Founder @ Jobster.io
Lydia Ma
Founder @ Digital Marketing Think Tank
Marilyn Tian
President @ Business Link Media Group
Bryan Zheng
Co-Founder @ Startup 4 Chinese
Simon Shao
Co-Founder @ DigitalStar.ca
Zen Mao
Co-Founder & CFO @ LaunchHubFounder @ Densyn Consulting
- June 5th
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Openning Ceremony & Onboarding
- June 12th
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Workshop: Startup Playbook and Ventures Lifecycle- Shawn Pang
- June 19th
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Workshop: Growth Marketing and Sales- Austin Zheng
- June 20-21th
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Office Hour: Resume & Personal Profile Building
- June 26th
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Workshop: Product Management & Prototyping - Shawn Pang
- June 28th
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Talent Match: Networking Session & Speed Interview
- July 1st
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Talent Match: Work Placement Result
- July 5th
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Work Placement: First Day at Work
- July 25th
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Panel Speakers: Startup Ecosystem in Canada
- August 8th
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Office Hours: Midpoint Check-In
- August 29th
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Closing CeremonyNote: this is an open-house event that anyone can attend online
Learn more about the program, open yourself up to the entrepreneurship world, and build your connection!
Startup Partners
Students Organization Partners
Interested in Joining Our Startup & Venture Fund Network?
You will be helping the next generation of influential entrepreneurs in the immigrant’s community. At the same time, we will bring you a better brand awareness, an exclusive entrepreneurship network, and a stronger talent pool full of potential innovators.
Become a Partner