Laura Mock from Cultivator

Laura Mock is the Director of Cultivator.

Launched in 2019, Cultivator powered by Conexus (Cultivator) was built to create an innovation hub that provided the programming, resources, mentorship, funding, and space for founders to accelerate the growth of local tech startups in Regina.

Cultivator aims to foster 250 companies with annual recurring revenue of at least a million dollars by 2050.

Takeaways

- What is Cultivator?

- The Role of Conexus in Cultivator

- Challenges for Saskatchewan Founders

- Building Density and the Founder Pipeline

- Ambitious Goals for Cultivator

- Attracting Founder Talent

- Programming at Cultivator

- Capital and Investment Challenges

- Cultivator as a Startup

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Cultivator

03:16 The Role of Conexus in Cultivator

06:03 Challenges for Saskatchewan Founders

09:51 Building Density and the Founder Pipeline

12:57 Ambitious Goals for Cultivator

19:52 Attracting Founder Talent

22:53 Programming Successes at Cultivator

27:53 Capital and Investment Challenges

32:04 Cultivator as a Startup

34:57 Personal Insights and Closing Thoughts

Keywords

Cultivator, Saskatchewan, tech incubator, entrepreneurship, AgTech, founder challenges, investment, startup ecosystem, Conexus, community support