Get $20,000 in seed funding for contributing to sustainable and inclusive growth
The i.d.e.a. Fund™ is a program that fosters sustainable and circular economy growth by accepting high potential businesses that have a commitment to developing new green products, services, processes, and technologies and/or redesigning existing products, services, processes, and technologies to reduce their impact on the environment.
This program will continue to provide specialized industry expertise to develop growth plans and related strategies in areas such as talent attraction, raising follow-on investment, product development and quantification of product benefits/market value propositions, commercialization of intellectual property, and market diversification. Each RIC will distribute up to a maximum of $20,000 in matching seed funding to select innovative businesses in various sectors.
The i.d.e.a. Fund™ is funded by the Government of Canada, through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), and delivered in partnership with the following Ontario Regional Innovation Centres (RICs): Boundless Accelerator, Innovate Niagara, Innovation Factory, Launch Lab, TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario and WEtech Alliance, to support a more sustainable economy while fostering an inclusive and equitable growth in southern Ontario.
If your company is in southern Ontario, has a project that might fit the criteria and is interested in benefiting from a financial injection of seed funding and executive level mentorship, click the link to learn more.
Not sure your business is the right fit? Sign up for one of the three information sessions:
June 16, 2025 | 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
June 25, 2025 | 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
July 4, 2025 | 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
