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

$15K DELIA microloans for women-owned businesses across Canada.
StrikeUP Canada digital conference for women entrepreneurs.
VentureZone memberships for entrepreneurs and innovators at our centre in Cobourg, Ontario.
A community safety innovation joint initiative with the Cobourg Police Service for Start-ups and Scale-ups.

Project Partners

Upcoming Events and Opportunities

The Frontier Entrepreneurship Podcast

Listen to Braden Kemp (NCFDC, Bioenterprise Canada) and Tracy Morningstar (Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business) in conversation with entrepreneurs who are pushing beyond the limits of creativity and innovation. Season 1 brings you start-up Founders from across southern Ontario, venture-backed by NCFDC’s thriveFORWARD initiative (with the support of FedDev Ontario). Learn more.

Latest News

Frontier Entrepreneurship Podcast Episode 8 – Vessl

Frontier Entrepreneurship Podcast Episode 8 – Vessl

Episode 8 of Season 1 of the Podcast brings you to the frontier of biomedical engineering with Sydney Robinson, Co-Founder & CEO of Vessl Prosthetics.

Vessl is introducing ISOFORM™, an automatically adjustable prosthetic socket. “We are dedicated to amputees and being the best company we can be,” Sydney said, in conversation with Frontier co-hosts Braden Kemp and Tracy Morningstar.

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Register Now for StrikeUP 2024

Register Now for StrikeUP 2024

Registration continues for Canada’s flagship digital conference dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs and their entrepreneurial development. Set to take place on February 29, 2024, StrikeUP 2024 is a free and accessible program that will showcase the diversity and ambition of Canada’s women entrepreneurs.

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