Our Services
At Xcelerate Impact, our mission is to accelerate the success of social impact founders by providing the strategic, operational, and financial support needed to turn powerful ideas into scalable, investment worthy ventures. We exist to champion the bold, build what’s next, and amplify innovations that create meaningful, measurable change in the world.
From investor positioning to pitch decks, financials, and due diligence prep—we get founders funder-ready. We don’t just open doors to capital; we help you walk through them with clarity and confidence.
We’ve built a tight-knit, high-caliber network of social impact leaders, funders, advisors, and operators who get it. Our community is a launchpad—where real relationships drive real impactful results.
We mine for opportunities to accelerate progress helping founders refine their business models, sharpen their strategy, and spark the traction to move from idea to scalable impact. This is where big visions gain velocity.
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Build the Company Investors Want to Fund
Not just a better pitch.
A better business.
Many believe fundraising begins with the pitch.
In reality, it begins months earlier—with every strategic decision, customer conversation,
financial assumption, and traction milestone that shapes investor confidence.
Pitch Perfect is a live masterclass that reveals the 15 most common mistakes founders
make when crafting their pitch—and what investors are actually looking for instead.
Whether you're raising your first round or preparing for institutional investment,
you'll learn how to transform your pitch from a presentation into evidence that your company is investment-ready.
Wednesday, July 29
1:00 PM EDT
Live OnlineREGISTER HERE
Meet Our Speakers
Aaron Bains
Aird & Berlis LLP
Capital Markets, Partner
Aaron Bains is a corporate lawyer focused on venture capital, M&A, and the legal architecture behind high-growth startups, advising founders and investors on the deals that define scale. Named one of Canada’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers, he brings a critical lens to investment readiness—ensuring companies aren’t just visionary, but structurally built to secure and sustain capital.
Gemma Bulos
Xcelerate Impact
Managing Partner
Gemma Bulos is an award-winning social entrepreneur who has founded 3 organizations on 3 continents, and coached over 1000 founders, impacting more than one million lives. A Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year (Asia), recognized at the World Economic Forum, she helps founders build future readiness through reinvention—strengthening the ability to thrive through constant change.
Howard Lichtman
Ethnicity Matters
Partner & Co-founder
Howard Lichtman is a go-to-market strategist, angel investor, and founding partner of Ethnicity Matters, Canada's leading multicultural marketing agency. A former Cineplex marketing executive and startup mentor, he helps founders accelerate growth through customer insight, strategic marketing, partnerships, and market expansion—building brands that resonate across diverse audiences.
Investable By Design is Xcelerate Impact's flagship Venture Xcelerator, designed to help founders engineer investor confidence.
Over 12 weeks, participants build every component of an investment-ready company—
from strategy and traction to financials, governance, and a compelling investment narrative—culminating in a Demo Day with ecosystem leaders.
COHORT 2 · SEPT - DEC, 2026
CALLs FOR APPLICATIONS OPEN JULY 2026
