“I am proud to confirm that Aplantex has been selected to participate in the Transformation program of the Esplanade Quebec accelerator,” emphasizes Mr. Patrick Charest, B. Sc., Eng., Chief Executive Officer.

Esplanade Quebec’s mission is to accelerate the socio-ecological transition through entrepreneurial innovation. This accelerator is fully dedicated to sustaining and accelerating the deployment and scaling of promising young companies. It offers various support programs corresponding to the different stages that any change agent must go through. The Transformation program assists entrepreneurs in consolidating and growing their business (structure and financing) to enable the scaling of their value proposition.

The knowledge related to the successful scaling of Lufa Farms is a precious asset.

A most relevant coaching

Scaling up is a major step in a company’s growth. This step comes with its share of risks and challenges. Having successfully crossed our initial growth milestones, we must now determine how to manage our scaling process while maintaining our values and commitment, all while preparing for our fundraising to optimize the potential of our unique business strategy. Thus, we are grateful to benefit from the most relevant coaching from Ms. Lauren Rathmell, co-founder of Lufa Farms. Thank you to Esplanade Quebec for the quality of this support,” concludes Mr. Charest.

Founded in 2011, Lufa Farms is a hydroponic agriculture company – vegetables and herbs – on urban rooftops that, in collaboration with local producers, prepares personalized baskets of fresh products for consumers in Quebec and the Ottawa region. Today, with several greenhouses totaling a cultivated area of over 500,000 square feet, the company has successfully passed several scaling milestones. The transfer of knowledge related to this transformation will be a valuable asset for the healthy growth of Aplantex.

Transformation ProgramEsplanade Quebec Website (french only)

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