HARNESSING THE POWER OF ARTS & CULTURE TO DRIVE EVERY SECTOR
A creative agency launching and supporting game-changing initiatives that pursue knowledge production, meaning, innovation and impact.
From startups at any stage to internal innovations at mature organizations, we specialize in turning early concepts into scalable initiatives with our end-to-end methodology of UX Research, Business Development, Product Design, Communications and Ecosystem Building.
BIPOC Foundation
"We see the difference...everything ISM puts their hands on."
ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS
Organizations we work with to tailor stakeholder opportunities across our portfolios.
FINANCE
Complimentary Deloitte from maximizing Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credits and other domestic and international government incentives, to financing and company tax returns, to pursuing venture capital, and corporate events.
FUNDING
Bespoke advising to navigate government funds, entering or growing in new markets, focusing on R&D, pitch opportunities and partner introductions, funding, hiring and retaining talent –– for pre-venue, growth ($3-5M), or hypergrowth ($20M).
ADVISING
Exclusive advising on HR, sales, customer services, finance, operations, strategic planning, financials, projections, full stack marketing, investor preparation, pitch design, public speaking, and investor networks –– for startups, scaleups, and new entrepreneurs.
DEI ACCESS
Building bridges for innovative strategic alliances across Canada and internationally to unlock pathways for entrepreneurship, labor markets, economic development, and social initiatives involving Black, Indigenous and People of Color including STEM education.
SOME OF OUR COLLABORATORS
Organizations we have worked with to launch new initiatives.
AFFILIATIONS
Values-aligned networks we are part of to continue discovering, launching and supporting impact-innovations.
Member of NACO
Comprised of 4,200 angel investors, 50 incubators and accelerators, and 45 angel groups, our members have invested $1.38 billion into 2,000 entrepreneurial companies. In all regions of Canada, we work to mobilize angel capital so that entrepreneurs have the financial resources they need to scale and grow world-class companies.
Associate Member
Accelerating the success of B.C. and Canadian companies by solving real societal problems through the development, deployment and scaling of Canadian-made digital technologies, and unlocking the power of data-driven innovation.
Associate Member
An industry-led, national cluster growing the ocean economy in a digital, sustainable, and inclusive way, accelerating the development and commercialization of globally-relevant ocean solutions, and advancing Canada’s position as a global leader in ocean.
Associate Member
Accelerating the integration of AI across business sectors, Scale AI funds AI initiatives under three classifications: industry-led projects, training, and our Acceleration program. Scale AI believes now is the time to take AI out of the lab and into the real world.
HIGHLIGHTS
INNOVATION FEST
A Public Diplomacy framework where Consulates, Embassies and Government Organizations host customized engagements to cultivate international collaboration -- launched with Switzerland and Canada.
FEATURES
ISM ARTS & CULTURE DIRECTOR SCOTT MALLORY, JR. INTERVIEWED ON UNIQUEWAYS AUDIO PODCAST
UNIQUEWAYS Episode 21 | Aug 20, 2022
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