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Propel: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Propel Is An Atlantic Canadian Organization That Offers An Online Accelerator To Technology Startups. Everything our organization does is about founders and their journey. We believe every single journey is different and should be supported accordingly. Your Propel experience will be dedicated by what you need, it’s as simple as that. VISION & VALIDATION Vision & Validation is the first step of the Propel journey, focusing on validating the business idea with customers using the lean startup methodology to find problem-solution fit. Generally, this course is a great fit for companies who are making less than $1,000 in monthly revenue, or no revenue at all yet. TRACTION & GROWTH Traction & Growth is the second step of the Propel journey for founders who have validated their product and have over $1,000 in monthly recurring revenue and are working on their startups full time. Propel Alumni are armed with the skills they need to continue to grow and scale their technology companies. What are they really capable of? Well, let the data speak for itself.... Alumni have shortened their sales cycles by 78% while in our program. 73% of their revenue is generated outside of Canada. They have doubled their contract size. Yep, that’s doubled with a D. This traction speaks louder than fancy text and also makes us excited for the future they are shaping. https://www.propelict.com/apply#courses

propelict.com Charlottetown, Canada 11-50 employees
Total raised
$1.1M
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
May 2023

Propel has raised $1.1M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $1.1M announced in May 2023.

That round is below the $3.5M median round size for Commerce and Shopping companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Propel Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$1.1M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$1.1M in May 2023
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Charlottetown, Canada

Latest funding round on record: May 2023.

Propel Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$1.1M

Propel Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Jimmy Chen
CEO

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

Propel Funding Compared to Other Commerce and Shopping Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
3,090
$2.2M

Propel's latest round of $1.1M is below the median round in Commerce and Shopping. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Propel Funding FAQs

What does Propel do?

Propel Is An Atlantic Canadian Organization That Offers An Online Accelerator To Technology Startups. Everything our organization does is about founders and their journey. We believe every single journey is different and should be supported accordingly. Your Propel experience will be dedicated by what you need, it’s as simple as that. VISION & VALIDATION Vision & Validation is the first step of the Propel journey, focusing on validating the business idea with customers using the lean startup methodology to find problem-solution fit. Generally, this course is a great fit for companies who are making less than $1,000 in monthly revenue, or no revenue at all yet. TRACTION & GROWTH Traction & Growth is the second step of the Propel journey for founders who have validated their product and have over $1,000 in monthly recurring revenue and are working on their startups full time. Propel Alumni are armed with the skills they need to continue to grow and scale their technology companies. What are they really capable of? Well, let the data speak for itself.... Alumni have shortened their sales cycles by 78% while in our program. 73% of their revenue is generated outside of Canada. They have doubled their contract size. Yep, that’s doubled with a D. This traction speaks louder than fancy text and also makes us excited for the future they are shaping. https://www.propelict.com/apply#courses

How much funding has Propel raised?

Propel has raised $1.1M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $1.1M announced in May 2023.

When did Propel last raise funding?

Propel's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $1.1M, announced in May 2023.

Who is the CEO of Propel?

Jimmy Chen is listed as CEO at Propel.

Where is Propel headquartered?

Propel is based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

How many employees does Propel have?

Propel is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Propel's funding compare to other Commerce and Shopping startups?

Propel's latest round of $1.1M is below the $3.5M median round size for Commerce and Shopping companies on FundedIQ across 3,501 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Propel Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Propel is left off this page rather than filled in.

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