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

Community Futures

Loans (up to $250K) for
Northumberland-based ventures.

thriveFORWARD

thriveFORWARD innovation funding for Start-ups ($25K) and SMEs ($100K) in southern Ontario. Intake Closed

DELIA

$15K DELIA microloans for women-owned businesses across Canada.

StrikeUP

StrikeUP Canada digital conference for women entrepreneurs.

Venture13

VentureZone memberships for entrepreneurs and innovators at our centre in Cobourg, Ontario.

V13 Policetech Accelerator

A community safety innovation joint initiative with the Cobourg Police Service for Start-ups and Scale-ups.

Project Partners

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

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

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 7 – Jetsplitz

Jan 3, 2024

Episode 7 of Season 1 of the Podcast brings you to the frontier of air travel with Sarah Paterson, Founder & CEO of Jetsplitz. Jetsplitz is an online marketplace for empty legs and empty seats on private jets anywhere in the world, making it possible to share a plane while materially reducing the cost. Backed by thriveFORWARD and CCAB, Paterson’s start-up is a proudly Canadian-based, female-led and Indigenous-owned-and-operated venture

NCFDC Annual General Meeting

Jan 1, 2024

The Annual General Meeting for Northumberland Business Development Assistance Corp. (o/a “Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation”) will take place virtually at 9:45 AM EST on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. All are welcome to attend.

Frontier Entrepreneurship Podcast Episode 6 – ENERZA

Dec 21, 2023

Episode 6 of Season 1 of the Podcast brings you to the frontier of grid transformation with James Aein, Co-Founder & CEO of ENERZA. Led by James Aein and Co-Founder Anson Maitland, ENERZA is revolutionizing distribution grid reliability with autonomous on-wire robotic monitoring and cutting-edge AI-driven predictive analytics, empowering utilities to proactively safeguard their distribution grids.