Social Venture Circuit

What Social Venture Circuit does

Social Venture Circuit is a Canadian non-profit organization founded in 2020 and headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, that provides coaching, education, and community programming for social entrepreneurs and social-enterprise leaders. Its core offering is the 'Start with Impact' six-week virtual coaching program (priced at $595 plus HST) delivered over Zoom in 2-hour weekly sessions, alongside free or low-cost webinars, workshops, panel discussions, multi-day retreats, and a blog covering social-enterprise fundamentals, design thinking, sustainability, and finance. The organization also operates a community platform that connects changemakers across Canada for peer support, advocacy, and collaboration.

The business operates as a community-led, event-driven organization with a small team of 1-10 employees led by Founder & Executive Director Zahra Qureshi (a Chartered Professional Accountant) and supported by a board, a Communications Coordinator, and external coaches including Brooke Gordon. Revenue mechanics rest on subsidized program fees plus likely grants and donations, with no equity funding disclosed. Distribution is fully online via Zoom, Google Drive, Stripe, and Eventbrite, and the organization maintains strategic partnerships with ICUBE UTM, EDGE Sheridan College, Startup Canada, and several regional ecosystem players (Innovation Guelph, Climate Ventures, Communitech, Toronto Enterprise Fund).

The customer base consists of individual social-enterprise leaders and changemakers across Canada — primarily for-profit or not-for-profit operators with 1-5 years in operation — seeking strategic planning, impact-measurement frameworks, revenue diversification, and peer accountability. The organization has reported teaching finance and impact concepts to over 1,000 entrepreneurs and helping raise over $500,000 for client social enterprises, non-profits, and charities. There are no proprietary technology platforms, no AI/ML capabilities, and no patents or trademarks disclosed.

Name

Social Venture Circuit

Legal name

Social Venture Circuit

Website

https://socialventurecircuit.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Social Venture Circuit is a Mississauga-based Canadian non-profit founded in 2020 that delivers coaching, education, and peer community programs — notably the 6-week Start with Impact course at $595 — for social-enterprise leaders and changemakers across Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Enterprise Coaching and Education

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Entrepreneurship Foundations & Startup Basics (EDAMAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Business Incubators & Accelerators (EDAMAHAC), Small Business & Entrepreneurship Community Education (EDAAAFAK), Entrepreneurship, Business & Innovation Camps (EDAMALAL)

Keywords

• Social enterprise coaching
• Entrepreneurship education
• Nonprofit training programs
• Impact venture support
• Community workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Mississauga

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Coaching Program Fees: The primary revenue stream comes from the 6-week Start with Impact coaching program at $595 plus HST. The program is subsidized to ensure accessibility for social entrepreneurs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Social Venture Circuit provides coaching, education, and community programming for social entrepreneurs. Its flagship offering is the "Start with Impact" 6-week structured coaching program, delivered live online, and it supplements this with workshops, events, and a blog content library aimed at early-stage changemakers.

Product overview

Social Venture Circuit operates as a community organization offering a structured coaching program (Start with Impact) alongside educational events and peer networking. The primary offering is the 6-module Start with Impact coaching program, supplemented by workshops, networking events, conferences, and educational blog content covering social enterprise strategy, design thinking, and sustainability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Start with Impact: A 6-week coaching program designed to help social enterprise leaders build strategic plans, grow their support network, and balance purpose and profit sustainably.

Products and services

• Start with Impact

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,000+ entrepreneurs taught finance and impact concepts
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ICUBE UTMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with University of Toronto Mississauga's incubator for joint programming including the Social Entrepreneurship Weekend retreat held at UTM and ongoing collaboration for social enterprise support.
• EDGE Sheridan CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Sheridan's EDGE incubator at the Mississauga campus for supporting social entrepreneurs from idea to scale-up stages with great programs and leadership.
• Startup CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Startup Canada providing advocacy, free resources, events and support for entrepreneurs across Canada. Co-hosted events including 'Let's Talk About Social Enterprise' panel.
• Innovation GuelphminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner with specific programs for women or agriculture industry entrepreneurs.
• Climate VenturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner focused on accelerating climate solutions for entrepreneurs tackling environmental challenges.
• CommunitechminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional tech ecosystem partner supporting startups and scaling tech companies.
• Toronto Enterprise FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner specifically focused on GTA-based employment social enterprises, providing funding and support for this vertical.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Trico Charitable Foundation: Calgary-based foundation supporting social enterprises and co-operative development in Canada through grants, programming, and learning opportunities. Comparable as a Canada-focused social enterprise support organization, though operating as a grantmaker rather than fee-for-service coaching.
• Acumen Academy: Online learning platform from Acumen delivering courses on social entrepreneurship, leadership, and impact. Closely comparable to SVC's Start with Impact program in curriculum focus (social enterprise skills, systems thinking, impact measurement), differing in delivery (self-paced online vs. live cohort coaching).
• Startup Canada: National entrepreneurship support organization offering programs, events, and resources for Canadian entrepreneurs. Listed as an active SVC partner; comparable in advocacy, events, and educational programming for Canadian founders, though serving a broader entrepreneurship audience.
• Impact Hub: Global network of impact-focused entrepreneur communities offering coworking, programming, and education for social enterprises. Directly comparable to SVC's community-led, education-and-coaching model for changemakers, though operating at much larger scale across multiple cities.

Emerging players

• Echoing Green: Global social innovation organization identifying and supporting emerging social entrepreneurs through fellowships and leadership development. Comparable in target audience (social entrepreneurs) and educational/coaching programming, though operating globally with a fellowship model.
• Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience (WISIR): Canadian academic-based institute focused on social innovation research, education, and community-building. Comparable in social-innovation focus and Canada footprint, with academic rather than fee-for-coaching model.

Broad incumbents

• Ashoka Canada: Canadian arm of global Ashoka network identifying and supporting leading social entrepreneurs through fellowships and programming. Comparable target audience (social entrepreneurs) and Canada footprint, but operates as a large incumbent with a fellowship model versus SVC's cohort-based paid coaching.
• Futurpreneur Canada: National non-profit providing financing, mentoring, and resources to young entrepreneurs (18-39) across Canada. Overlapping audience and Canada-wide footprint; broader entrepreneurship focus versus SVC's social-enterprise specialization.
• MaRS Discovery District: Toronto-based innovation hub supporting entrepreneurs and social-purpose ventures through programming, advisory, and ecosystem connections. Overlapping Toronto/Ontario geography with SVC and overlapping social enterprise support services, though operating at much larger scale.

Regional players

• Social Enterprise Toronto: Ontario/Canada-based organization supporting social enterprises, cooperatives, and non-profits through events, resources, and community programming. Closely comparable niche and Canadian geography to SVC, with overlapping peer-support and educational programming.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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