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Grant and Funding Programs Offered by AsterX

Overview of Available Grants and Funding

Launched in 2021 by Quebecor, asterX is the company’s corporate venture capital arm with a mission to forge lasting partnerships with bold, innovative start-ups. It plays a key role in helping emerging companies grow by providing investment and by leveraging Quebecor’s extensive resources, expertise and network to accelerate their development. In addition, asterX serves as the mandatary for public financial support programs aimed at up-and-coming entrepreneurs. Notably, it manages a major university entrepreneurship grant contest that has boosted innovative student-led ventures for over two decades, and it has recently expanded its support to foster entrepreneurship from the grade-school level onward.
1 opportunities available
Pierre Péladeau Scholarships
Grant and FundingClosed
Quebec, Canada
Funding and support for innovative university student entrepreneurs in Quebec
Eligible Funding
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Eligible Industries
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Manufacturing
  • Retail trade
Types of eligible projects
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)TECHNOLOGYENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATEHUMAN RESOURCESINNOVATION
Quebec, Canada