grant_single_labels|summary

grant_single|eligibleFinancing
  • grant_single|noCondition
grant_single|deadlines
  • grant_single|openingDate January 1, 2019
grant_single|financingType
Expert Advice
grant_single|eligibleIndustries
  • Information and cultural industries
  • Professional, scientific and technical services
grant_single|grantors
  • Invest Ottawa
grant_single|status
grant_card_status|open

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Participate in a 10-week boot camp designed to help you at the early stages of building a tech or tech-enabled startup. The program includes workshops, one-on-one mentorship, physical work space, and networking opportunities.

grant_single_labels|projects

Projects or activities eligible for the IO Ignition Program:
  • Entrepreneurs with tech or tech-enabled product ideas
  • Early-stage startups looking to validate their startup idea
  • Founders who have started talking to customers or have initial sales
  • Individuals seeking to build their network with like-minded founders
grant_single|admissibleProjectsExample

$ 17,000

Launching an online marketplace for local artisans

$ 25,000

Building a platform for freelance digital artists

$ 27,500

Creating a new mobile platform for booking sustainable travel experiences

$ 26,500

Creating an AI-driven personal assistant app for busy professionals

$ 21,000

Implementing a new health tracking app for seniors

grant_single_labels|admissibility

IO Ignition is a 10-week bootcamp for entrepreneurs looking to validate a tech startup idea and establish a strong business foundation. To be eligible, applicants should be willing to test assumptions, be focused on tech or tech-enabled products, have engaged with customers or made initial sales, and seek to expand their network with other founders.
  • Willing to test assumptions
  • Focused on tech or tech-enabled products
  • Engaged with customers or made initial sales
  • Seeking to expand network with other founders

grant_eligibility_criteria|who_can_apply

Eligible companies for the IO Ignition Program are early-stage startups looking to validate a tech startup idea and build a solid business foundation. They should be in the tech or tech-enabled product space and have started engaging with customers or making initial sales.
  • Early-stage startups
  • Tech or tech-enabled product companies
  • Companies that have started talking to customers or have initial sales

grant_eligibility_criteria|eligible_expenses

There are eligible expenses for this grant. The program offers discounts on business essential software as a service (SaaS) tools that help accelerate growth. Some eligible expenses include:
  • Legal services
  • Finance and accounting tools
  • Equity management software
  • Insurance services
  • Sales and marketing tools
  • Project management software
  • Website design services

grant_single_labels|criteria

IO Ignition Program evaluates and selects applicants based on specific criteria to ensure a suitable fit for the bootcamp.
  • Relevance of the startup idea to the tech industry
  • Previous engagement with customers or initial sales
  • Desire to challenge assumptions and build a network
  • Fit with the Venture Path trajectory

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