Loan · repayable

Southern Ontario Fund for Investment in Innovation (SOFII)

Community Futures Eastern Ontario · Ontario

OpenGeneral
Funding
Loan up to $500,000
Borrow up to $500,000 — repayable, not a payout
Deadline
Ongoing
Open, accepted on an ongoing basis (no fixed deadline).
Type
Loan · repayable
Company stage
SME, Early Stage / Startup

Overview

Interest-bearing loans between $150,000 and $500,000 to support the scale-up of high-growth, innovative SMEs in southern Ontario, for late-stage commercialization, new product/service development, market expansion, and new processes or technologies.

Who can apply

Not specified on listing - verify on program website

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What it can pay for

CommercializationBusiness ExpansionTechnology adoptionR&DExport

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 Information is summarized from public sources and may be out of date.