Value
one-time grants of $50,000 to $100,000Description
From coast to coast, Canadian entrepreneurs with sustainable solutions are waiting for the chance to advance their game-changing innovations. The Seed Fund supports entrepreneurs with big ideas to achieve extraordinary things. Our seed fund partnerships support technologies across all sectors.
Eligible Applicants
- Be nominated by one of our partner accelerators and be a Canadian-owned company operating in Canada .
- Have an idea that brings technology to bear on a significant environmental problem and an entrepreneurial team with the skills to take that idea to the next level.
- Be past the R&D stage and looking to take first steps towards figuring out how to commercialize your idea.
- Be able to describe how your idea will demonstrate quantifiable environmental benefits (i.e., GHG reduction, clean air, soil, or water, etc.).
- Have raised at least twice the amount of requested funding through private equity sources, not including monies from friends and family.
Eligible Expenses
The Seed Fund supports promising early-stage Canadian entrepreneurs with one-time grants of $50,000 to $100,000 for innovative technological projects with environmental benefits.
We partner with a select group of approved Canadian accelerators and other entrepreneurial service organizations across Canada to identify the entrepreneurs who will become tomorrow’s cleantech leaders.
Deadline Date
Ongoing. Fall Round (September): Accelerators Nominations - Sept. 10; Candidates Applications - Sept. 22Contact
Contact Name: Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)
Phone Number: 613-234-6313
E-mail Address: info@sdtc.ca
Website: https://www.sdtc.ca/en/seed-fund/
