Movement51

$400,000.00 CAD

≈ 5 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2025-2026
Agreement period
May 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2025-2026-Q1-1030797

Published purpose

Movement51’s Founder Lab has seen great success to date, with 60 participants raising a cumulative $1.5M in capital, $3.3M in non-dilutive funding, $5.5M in revenue and 390 jobs created across two cohorts. This project will scale the organizations Founder Lab program, delivering more Founders Lab cohorts, hosting an event to facilitate capital activation into Founders Lab participants (inclusive webinar program to best equip Founders to secure capital investment), and an ongoing community to sustain connections amongst peers and continue to deliver education relevant to their stage of growth.

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