York Region Entrepreneurship and Innovation Fund – Stream 2: Small Businesses or Entrepreneurs Developing Agri-tech and Clean-tech Solution

Who can apply

Fund recipients are required to show access to matching funds of the amount requested. For example, if requesting $10,000 from the fund, the applicant would need to match a contribution of $10,000

Applicant organizations are limited to one application per project each round fulfilling the following eligibility criteria:

1. The company is incorporated and based in Canada
2. The company is operational in York Region, actively engaged and/or willing to engage with a York Region innovation partner for at least six months upon being awarded the funds
3. Venture size of 1-99 employees; minimum one business and one technical co-founder
4. Venture can match the $10,000 fund*
5. Venture has a minimum viable product and/or is at the validation stage with initial customer traction
6. Venture is developing Agri-tech, Agri-food, or Cleantech innovative solutions or services in areas including but not limited to:

• Precision agriculture
• Robotics, and AI applications in agriculture
• Vertical Farming
• Automation in the food value chain / Smart Food product Development
• Food Ecosystem sustainability
• Decarbonization
• Electric vehicles

I have been previously funded by EIF, can I still apply?

Previously funded recipients will not be eligible for two consecutive rounds of funding, so if you are looking to reapply, you cannot be a 2025 EIF recipient.

Previously funded recipients (excluding 2025 recipients) must put forward a new project or initiative in order to apply for another round of funding