NCFDC
NCFDC invests in innovation and entrepreneurship as pathways to future prosperity, with core operational funding from FedDev Ontario and the Government of Canada. Headquartered at Venture13 in Cobourg, Ontario, just over an hour East of Toronto, NCFDC delivers local, regional and national initiatives. Throughout the latest five-year period, from 2018-2023, these initiatives delivered over $35 million in impact for innovative and growth-oriented start-ups and SMEs.
Let’s start a conversation about your organization’s strategic objectives and the resources you need to grow.
Current Programming
Loans (up to $250K) for
Northumberland-based ventures.
thriveFORWARD innovation funding for Start-ups ($25K) and SMEs ($100K) in southern Ontario. Intake Closed
Project Partners
Upcoming Events and Opportunities
- Upcoming events at Venture13 | Multiple dates
- DELIA Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund, Info Sessions | 2024 dates TBA
- StrikeUP Connects Webinars + Archive | Ongoing monthly
- Pitch to the Chief™ – Youth Edition | May 14
- Forging the Future Leadership Workshops with the NMA | Sep 11 | For NCFDC clients, by invitation
The Frontier Entrepreneurship Podcast
Latest News
Frontier Entrepreneurship Podcast Episode 11 – CleanInnoGen
Episode 11 of Season 1 brings you to the industrial frontier with Victoria Xu, impact entrepreneur, angel investor, and Founder of CleanInnoGen. Join co-hosts Braden Kemp and Tracy Morningstar as they explore how deeptech ventures are charting a course through the outer reaches of thermo-chemical engineering to a new era of net zero energy abundance.
Police Tech Conference & Expo: April 30 – May 1
Hosted by the Canadian Institute, the Police Tech Conference & Expo returns for another exciting year with curated programming that will allow you to experience the convergence of Canada’s senior law enforcement officers and the trailblazers of innovative technology companies.
DELIA Spotlight: Paws en route
Meet Dacia Rohlehr, Founder and CEO of Paws en route, a business committed to revolutionizing travel for pets. Offering safe and reliable ground and air travel solutions for pets, Paws en route is dedicated to treating pets like family, not cargo and prides itself on transporting any pet to any place at any time.