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York Region Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund – Stream 2: Small Businesses or Entrepreneurs Developing Agri-tech and Clean-tech Solution

Amount:

$100,000.00

Type:

Competition

Description:

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund encourages innovation by fully supporting promising early stage start-ups, accelerators, incubators, and community partners. With a contribution of $100,000 from York Region for 2024, this fund will support further development in York Region and beyond.

Comments on Funding:

Deadline:

Applications are closed. Stay tuned for future intake announcements.

Eligibility:

Applicants must be:

1. company incorporated and based in Canada
2. company operational in York Region, actively engaged and/or willing to engage with a York Region innovation partner for at least six months upon being awarded the funds
3. Venture size of 1-99 employees; minimum one business and one technical co-founder
4. Venture can match the $10,000 fund*
5. Venture size of 1-99 employees; minimum one business and one technical co-founder
6. Venture has a minimum viable product and/or is at the validation stage with initial customer traction
7. Venture is developing Agri-tech, Agri-food, or Cleantech innovative solutions or services in areas including but not limited to:
– Precision agriculture
– Robotics, and AI applications in agriculture
– Vertical Farming
– Automation in the food value chain / Smart Food product Development
– Food Ecosystem sustainability
– Decarbonization
– Electric vehicles

Application Steps:

Applicants must contact: programs@venturelab.ca

Documentation Needed:

Applicants must submit Company Pitch deck

Other Things to Note:

Maurice

About the author

Maurice

Maurice (Moe) Muise learned the ins-and-outs of government while an employee of the Government of Canada in Ottawa for 10 years. His current focus is helping small businesses in Ontario to identify and maximize government grants to grow their business. Click here to learn more about Moe’s background and how he can help your business.