Supporting your journey to commercialization

SDTC is an outcomes-based investor, driving impact through the economic and environmental returns of the technologies we fund.

We have more than 200 companies in our portfolio today, representing every province in this country and touching every economic sector.

Statistics Canada data shows our companies regularly outperform other small and medium-sized businesses. Every $1 SDTC has invested since 2001 has resulted in more than $7 in follow-on financing from the public and private sectors.

Visit Our Companies to learn more about the technologies we fund.

Seed Funding Facts

For early-stage company founders
One-time non-repayable contribution of $50,000 to $100,000 to validate an idea.
Must be nominated by one of SDTC’s 90+ accelerator partners.
Must have raised $100,000 to $200,000 from accredited investors.
For more information on Seed eligibility, check out our seed funding page.

Start-Up Funding Facts

For companies with a technology that has been proven at a small scale.
Ready to validate that technology in a market setting.
Have a well-defined project and a line of sight to financing.
Are engaged in discussions with potential customers.
Are working with customers to test the viability of their business models.
For more information on Start-up eligibility, check out our start-up/scale-up funding page.

Scale-Up Funding Facts

Targets advanced, high-growth companies.
On the path to delivering meaningful environmental outcomes.
Have a track record of success and are looking to accelerate their growth.
Want to strengthen their competitive advantage or unlock a larger customer base.
For more information on Scale-up eligibility, check out our start-up/scale-up funding page.

SDTC is an outcomes-based investor, driving impact through the economic and environmental returns of the technologies we fund.

We support entrepreneurs whose ideas have the potential to transform the economic and environmental outcomes of all sectors.

As the largest funder of Canadian sustainable small and medium-sized companies, SDTC offers window for the entrepreneurs who are leading the change to a net-zero economy. For more information on how SDTC is supporting entrepreneurs throughout their commercialization journey in all regions of Canada read our corporate strategy.

With our track record of comprehensive thinking and unwavering commitment to rigorous due diligence of the companies we invest in, SDTC investments provide a launching pad for companies to access future investment, customers, and support. Explore our companies page to discover the technologies we support in detail.

Canada’s Sustainability Changemakers

Canada’s Sustainability Changemakers is the first made-in-Canada list that recognizes homegrown innovation in sustainable technologies.

These ten Canadian companies demonstrate outstanding growth and a track record of delivering on SDTC’s mandate of environmental and economic benefits for Canada, as determined by quarterly portfolio performance and outcomes indicators.

This recognition has been made possible only by the extensive collection and analysis of data we have built in recent years.

Read more on our 2023 Changemakers.

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