Redemptive Social Enterprise Lab
Richmond B.C. October 15–17, 2025
A Better Way to Build: Redemptive Social Enterprise
At Kaleo Labs, we empower entrepreneurs with the tools, mentorship, and community they need to build redemptive, sustainable, and high-impact ventures. Through immersive learning, mentorship, and peer collaboration, the Redemptive Social Enterprise Lab equips founders, entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders to lead with purpose, scale their vision, and create lasting change.
This fall in Richmond, B.C., we invite founders, entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders to deepen their imagination and accelerate their practice of redemptive entrepreneurship. This Lab is designed to help you identify and address critical challenges that your venture currently faces.
Our Lab content is anchored in the concept of building a Redemptive Social Enterprise business model. This model considers a for-profit market-based approach combined with the aims of the social sector to develop solutions the world needs for solving complex societal issues.
Is This Lab for You?
The Redemptive Social Enterprise Lab is designed for founders, entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders who are passionate about solving societal challenges through sustainable, impact-driven ventures. Whether you’re preparing to launch or navigating the early stages of your venture, the Lab and our mentors, collaboration and investor partners provide access to the resources and community to help you succeed.
Don’t miss this opportunity to grow, connect, and do adventurous work in deep community!
Who Should Attend?
Pre-launch & early-stage startup founders developing a social enterprise.
Entrepreneurs tackling societal issues with their ventures.
Leaders seeking mentorship and strategic guidance to refine their venture.
Changemakers looking for a like-minded community to grow alongside.
Application Criteria:
You are the founder, entrepreneur, or lead decision-maker in your venture.
Your concept or venture is focused on addressing a societal issue.
Your venture is pre-launch OR an early-stage start-up less than five years.
You need support in refining your business concept OR overcoming critical business challenges in your start-up.
You align with the core values of Kaleo Labs:
Act humbly for the flourishing of others.
Foster deep community and relationships.
Inspire adventurous work and bold innovation.
Design the world that ought to be, shaping systems for good.
Seek good and true narratives that uplift and restore.
Exercise imagination in solving complex challenges.
Voices from the Lab
When a Dream Felt Dead—Hope Was Reignited
“When I arrived at the Lab, I didn’t feel like there was much of a project left. My 12-year dream felt dead. But I decided to attend Kaleo Labs anyway—and I’m so glad I did. I was surrounded by people who had faced their own setbacks, and they gave me advice, hope, and inspiration to keep going. For the first time in six months, I felt rejuvenated and hopeful.”
Kevin Hildebrand, Founder and President of Industrial Eats
A Timely Reset That Strengthened Our Impact
“Attending Kaleo Labs was a timely reset and a powerful inflection point for my leadership. Even with over a decade of experience in social impact and redemptive business, stepping outside of the day-to-day gave me the space to reflect, reimagine our systems, and find renewed clarity. That led to actionable ideas now strengthening our impact through increased job creation and more intentional operations.”
Dr. Jenny Nuccio, CEO, Imai Collective, Mombasa, Kenya