Startup

KNDL has over 130 accredited investors who are passionate about helping early-stage companies and future-proofing their local economies. Our members are anything but passive investors; KNDL often invests their time in helping their investees achieve success.

TriColour Venture fund (TCVF) at Smith School of Business is Canada's first student-advised venture capital fund.

Empowering self-identifying women with resources, mentorship, and a supportive community to explore and succeed in entrepreneurship and innovation.

A recent survey carried out by the Canadian Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and Deloitte, found that 2SLGBTQ+ entrepreneurs still faced discrimination and systemic barriers to their success.

For early-stage startups seeking to develop their business idea, the Q Your Venture program offers resources and support to help turn concepts into successful ventures.

This organization was created out of a need to help identify, support, and create a set of programs to help both potential and existing Black entrepreneurs to flourish in their entrepreneurial endeavors.

QICSI is a program that offers the valuable opportunity to start your own business while being paid and receiving seed funding. It takes place full time in-person on Queen's Campus from May-August.

Supporting the growth of startups and SMEs in Kingston and Eastern Ontario through incubation, acceleration programs, IP services, and collaborative projects.

The Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) supports small businesses across the country by providing a micro-grant up to $2,400 to help cover the costs of adopting e-commerce solutions, with guidance provided by a network of specialized e-commerce advisors.

Kingston Economic Development in partnership with Futurpreneur Canada is offering funding and mentorship programs run by Futurpreneur Canada.

The Innovate & Elevate student entrepreneurs will unveil their entrepreneurial ideas and compete for a life-changing trip to attend the European Innovation Accademy in Portugal.

St. Lawrence college partners with regional organizations to support workforce and economic development.

The WE-CAN Project is led by Queen�s Partnerships and Innovation (QPI) as a part of Queen�s University and is designed to support women-identifying entrepreneurs throughout the Kingston and Bay of Quinte region.

This competition offers post-secondary students and community members in Kingston the chance to advance their early-stage ventures through funding and mentorship.

The Innovation Hub is focused on making innovative learning strategies and opportunities accessible to the SLC student population.

CAC specializes in providing highly available, higly secure, advanced computing and cloud resources and support for academic, not-for-profit, government, medical, and private sector clients.