Boston is known as a city that nurtures innovation. Think MIT and Babson College, or Harvard, where Facebook was born, or companies like Genzyme and Boston Scientific. And in this startup mecca, Jordan MacLeod is developing his compan Strue, thanks to the new Canadian Technology Accelerator in Boston.

Charlottetown-based Strue is one of five Canadian companies enrolled at the Canadian accelerator and is planning to launch its product, a distributed cloud file system, early next year.

Located in Kendall Square, the accelerator is based at the Cambridge Innovation Center. Entrepreneurs in the fields of life sciences and ICT are provided with office space where they can receive mentoring by business leaders and venture capitalists, and tap into the educational and networking opportunities in the surrounding technology hub.

“The (Cambridge Innovation Center) is said to contain the most startups in the world in one building,” said MacLeod, founder and CEO of Strue, makers of a technology that will allow companies to encrypt and fragment files to enhance security and resilience in the cloud.

“I am sharing a floor with maybe 20 other companies,” he said. “There’s a great atmosphere and it’s very relaxed — it’s like Club Med for startups.”

With startups mingling with high-profile companies like Amazon and Facebook, MacLeod said Kendall Square resembles a highly condensed Silicon Valley. “The square has people from all over the world and it’s fast and easy to make connections. It has been great for meeting investors and potential clients.”

MacLeod is so energized by the Boston vibe he may maintain a presence there after Strue finishes the accelerator. Right now, the other members of the Strue team are based in Vancouver and London, England.

Maintaining a U.S. presence would feel natural to MacLeod, who is familiar with working overseas. Entrepreneurship is in his blood — his grandfather, Norman, and father, Gary, have both founded companies in the construction industry. “I probably knew from an early age that construction wasn’t my thing. But my family has been incredibly supportive in the process of creating my own path,” he said.

After studying economics at Acadia University, MacLeod, now 38, worked in Europe and the U.S. He helped found Cornerstone Global Associates, a London-based strategic consultancy, where he advised clients on strategy and economic and monetary trends. He is a past chairman of the Club of Rome’s Think Tank 30, a global think-tank focused on problems related to economic development and environmental sustainability.

He is especially interested in the evolution of economic systems and human values, and in 2009 he wrote a book called New Currency: How Money Changes the World as We Know It. In the book he posits that access to and ownership of money will become democratized, just as the Internet has democratized information. Organizations like Kickstarter, which enable the public to access capital, seem to be confirming this theory.

He believes that whether it is a for-profit or a non-profit, money will increasingly flow into projects that build social value and uplift others. “The guarantees of tenure and long-term job security just aren’t there like they used to be and this can be viewed as a blessing or a curse. We have an entire generation inheriting considerable uncertainty and risk on the one hand and, yet, through emerging technologies, unprecedented potential to make a positive impact in people’s lives anywhere.

“This is an auspicious time to dream and take chances,” he continued. “We need bold solutions to economic, medical, social and environmental problems that aren’t going to get solved through regulation or doing more of the same things. It doesn’t pay to think small.

“People are starting to recognize this and put it on the line to make an impact. It’s a leap into unknown territory, but if we’re fully committed to the process, I think failure is impossible. Some projects will fail and some will succeed but that’s secondary. If we love what we do and are focused on helping others, we’ll find our way in the end.”