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

Southern Ontario Innovation Featured in New Video Series

Southern Ontario Innovation Featured in New Video Series

NCFDC is proud to share a new video series introducing the world to some of the most exciting innovation-driven enterprise in southern Ontario, companies that are producing, growing, creating jobs, impacting GDP and contributing to economic advancement in key sectors.

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Frontier Entrepreneurship Podcast Episode 11 – CleanInnoGen

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.

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Police Tech Conference & Expo: April 30 – May 1

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.

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