Equity

Investment Accelerator Fund

MaRS Discovery District · Ontario

OpenCleanTechLife SciencesGeneral
Funding
Equity up to $500,000
Equity investment up to $500,000 — in exchange for an ownership stake, not a payout
Deadline
Ongoing
Open, accepted on an ongoing basis (no fixed deadline).
Type
Equity
Company stage
Early Stage / Startup

Overview

Seed capital investment of $500,000 for early-stage Ontario companies close to commercialization in information technology, health or clean technology, with an addressable market size of $100 million.

Who can apply

Company must be headquartered in Ontario, be close to commercialization in information technology, health or clean tech, ideally have a product built with some early market traction, and have an addressable market size of $100 million.

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What it can pay for

CommercializationBusiness Expansion

Past recipients

No public list of past recipients is linked for this program yet.

Official source

Program details change. Always confirm eligibility, amounts and deadlines on the official page before you apply.

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Last checked by SeedPort: Oct 15, 2026. SeedPort is not affiliated with the funder. Information is summarized from public sources and may be out of date.