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Frontier Entrepreneurship Podcast Episode 1 – Magnestar
In the premiere episode of the Frontier Entrepreneurship Podcast, Co-Hosts Braden Kemp and Tracy Morningstar speak with Jacqueline Good, Founder & CEO of Canadian Spacetech start-up, Magnestar. Magnestar is working to secure the future of earth to space communications.
Announcing the Official Launch of the Frontier Entrepreneurship Podcast
NCFDC has officially launched the Frontier Entrepreneurship Podcast. Season 1 of the Podcast series will focus entirely on southern Ontario start–ups backed by NCFDC through FedDev Ontario’s Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF) in southern Ontario.
V13 Policetech Accelerator to Attend Canadian Congress
The V13 Policetech Accelerator will have three booths at the event including a start-up showcase highlighting the work of accelerator clients Pegasus Aero and The Mapping Network (the latter having received $25,000 in matching, performance-based seed funding via NCFDC’s thriveFORWARD initiative in southern Ontario, with the support of FedDev Ontario and the Government of Canada).
Policetech Accelerator Launches Helium Network Pilot Project
Part of the Policetech Accelerator joint initiative at Venture13 (a Cobourg Police Service—NCFDC collaboration) is a Pilot Program that supports the advancement of innovation and technology-driven solutions to challenges and opportunities in policing and community safety.
NCFDC and FedDev Ontario Invest in New Ventures as well as Established Firms to Accelerate Industrial Innovation
NCFDC’s $10 million thriveFORWARD initiative has mobilized funding for 177 technology-driven companies to date, including advanced manufacturing, bio-manufacturing, ag-tech and food and beverage ventures, in an effort made possible by FedDev Ontario and the Government of Canada’s Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF).
Integrative AI Projects at NCFDC Powered by New Developer
NCFDC has hired its first Junior Developer to drive integration of AI and Machine Learning applications from the organization’s headquarters at Venture13 in Cobourg, Ontario.
NOTICE – thriveFORWARD
Due to increasingly high demand for funding, continuous intake for the thriveFORWARD Start-up Stream call for proposals will close in two weeks. La demande accrue d’aide financière nous contraint de clôturer la période de réception en continu de propositions pour le volet des entreprises en démarrage du programme Un avenir PROSPÈRE! Celle-ci prendra donc fin dans deux semaines.
NCFDC is Seeking 3 Talented Youth for Summer Internships at Venture13
With the support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program, NCFDC’s Summer Internships are back with three new positions posted for youth interested in entrepreneurship and innovation. CSJ is designed to help young Canadians successfully transition into the labour market.
Le programme Un avenir PROSPÈRE! quintuple le potentiel des innovateurs du secteur privé
Click here for English version25 avril 2023 Le programme Un avenir PROSPÈRE! quintuple le potentiel des innovateurs du secteur privé COBOURG, Ontario—Venture13–Grâce au soutien du Fonds pour l’emploi et la croissance (FEC), de FedDev Ontario, le programme Un avenir...