Innovation Guelph Provides 19 companies with $570,000 through Cohort 1 of Government of Canada-funded i.d.e.a. Fund

Alison Crumblehulme, CEO, Innovation Guelph 

Quick Facts 

• Across southern Ontario, approximately 120 companies received non-repayable contributions of up to $3,600,000 in Cohort 1. 

• Led by Innovation Guelph, the fund is being delivered in partnership with five Regional Innovation Centres (RICs): Haltech (Halton Region), Innovate Niagara, Innovation Factory (Hamilton), TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario (London) and WETechAlliance (Windsor and Chatham-Kent). 

• Fifty percent of the businesses receiving support through the fund will be owned or led by women and 30 percent owned or led by Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black communities, racialized communities and members of the LGBTQ2+ community. 

Associated Links 

• Innovation Guelph 

• i.d.e.a Fund 

• FedDev Ontario 

• Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF) 

Contacts 

Monica Granados 

Press Secretary 

Office of the Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario 

[email protected] 

Alison Crumblehulme 

CEO 

Innovation Guelph 

[email protected] 

About FedDev Ontario 

For 13 years, the Government of Canada, through FedDev Ontario, has worked to advance and diversify the southern Ontario economy through funding opportunities and business services that support innovation, growth and job creation in Canada’s most populous region. The Agency has delivered impressive results, which can be seen in southern Ontario businesses that are creating innovative technologies, improving productivity, growing revenues, creating jobs, and in the economic advancement of communities across the region. Learn more about the impacts the Agency is having in southern Ontario by exploring our pivotal projects, our Southern Ontario Spotlight, and FedDev Ontario’s Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. 

About Innovation Guelph 

Innovation Guelph is building prosperity for community well-being by providing mentorship and business support programs and services to help innovative enterprises start, grow and thrive. Innovation Guelph’s business acceleration programs are designed for high-potential start-ups, small- to medium-sized enterprises and women-led businesses across southern Ontario. Innovation Guelph also serves as a one-stop point of access to business support programs and services across the province. www.innovationguelph.ca