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
- Forging the Future Leadership Workshops with the NMA | Apr 17, Sep 11 | For NCFDC clients, by invitation
The Frontier Entrepreneurship Podcast
Latest News
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.
DELIA Spotlight: Oat & Mill
Faced with limited dairy-free options that resembled a parlour shop-style ice cream, Candace Tierney took it upon herself to reinvent the frosty treat. This decision springboarded her to found Oat & Mill, a successful, award-winning business that prides itself on delivering vegan, oat-based ice creams that are made from scratch using nationally and locally sourced ingredients.
Frontier Entrepreneurship Podcast Episode 10 – Coastal Carbon
Episode 10 of Season 1 brings you to the intersection of seaweed and artificial intelligence with Thomas Storwick, Co-Founder of Coastal Carbon. Thomas’ start-up is a southern Ontario-based innovation-driven enterprise supporting next generation sustainable aquaculture and marine ecosystem restoration.