New accelerator program aims to give Canadian founders a taste of Silicon Valley

Former Panache Ventures partner Chris Neumann has built a new accelerator program geared towards exposing early-stage Canadian technology startup founders to Silicon Valley.

Through Game On , which he described as “an experiment in acceleration” for not just startups but individuals and leaders, Neumann hopes to “change founder metabolism.”

“In my experience, Canadian founders can go toe-to-toe with any founders in the world. But there is a genuine velocity gap that we need to close.”

“In my experience, Canadian founders can go toe-to-toe with any founders in the world. But there is a genuine velocity gap that we need to close,” Neumann told BetaKit. “Moreover, many Canadian founders who want to build connections to the Valley don’t know where to start.”

Neumann’s hypothesis is that Ga