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How SPUR supports the community

Our Waterloo headquarters anchors a national network of innovation and data-centre space. Whatever the scale, the goal is the same: lower the barrier to building serious technology in Canada.

Local • Waterloo / KW

Anchoring our hometown

SPUR's 700,000 sq ft Waterloo headquarters is open to the community as a place to build, learn, and meet.

  • Hackathons, demo days, and talks hosted on campus
  • Robotics and AI events with local schools and clubs
  • Drop-in office hours and meet-the-founder sessions
  • Free classroom space for community workshops
  • Co-working access for early-stage founders in residence
Regional • Ontario

Connecting the corridor

From Windsor to Ottawa, SPUR works with schools, colleges, and regional partners to put real frontier-tech tools in students' and educators' hands.

  • Free SPUR Learn classrooms for Ontario teachers and schools
  • Customized curriculum for boards, colleges, and training programs
  • Regional hackathon circuit and inter-school competitions
  • Scholarships and travel support for Ontario-based founders
  • Mentor network across the Toronto-Waterloo innovation corridor
National • Canada

A Canadian innovation backbone

2M+ sq ft of innovation and data-centre space across Canada, sovereign GPU compute, and programs that any Canadian can access regardless of where they live.

  • Sovereign Canadian GPU compute on the latest NVIDIA B300s
  • Free AI courses for any learner in Canada, online and self-paced
  • Free AI-for-your-business assessments for Canadian organizations
  • Venture Studio open to founders coast to coast
  • Scholarships, resources, and funding for emerging founders nationwide
  • Data stays in Canada under PIPEDA and aligned to SOC 2 / PCI-DSS / ISO 27001

Programs that put it to work

Founders

Venture Studio

Co-build a frontier-tech company with SPUR. Compute, capital, and operating support for founders ready to ship.

Education

Scholarships

Funded scholarships for emerging Canadian founders and students working at the frontier.

For business

AI for your business

A free AI assessment of how your team and operations can apply AI today, with a clear next-step plan.

Get involved

Whether you want to host an event, bring SPUR Learn to your classroom, request compute, or partner on a community program - reach out and we will route you to the right team.

Contact community team Custom curriculum request Host or co-host an event Request compute