Ontario Centre of Innovation programs
Government fundToronto · Pre-Seed–Growth · 19 people tracked
Also known as Ontario Centre of Innovation
Investment thesis
OCI operates provincially funded programs that support Ontario companies in commercializing innovation, fostering academic-industry collaboration, and driving follow-on private-sector investment. It backs initiatives across areas such as life sciences and health innovation, digital adoption and AI-enabled modernization for small businesses, and programs like Ready 4 Market and Collaborate 2 Commercialize. Its mandate emphasizes creating jobs, supporting made-in-Ontario innovations, and strengthening the province's innovation ecosystem through co-investment with industry and partners.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 2, 2026.
Team · 19 people
from the firm's websiteServes as Vice President of Marketing & Communications and handles media inquiries for the organization.
Areas of expertise include energy and environmental technologies/cleantech, brownfield remediation, water and wastewater treatment, waste management, sustainable communities, and social innovation.
President and CEO of the Ontario Centre of Innovation, which delivers the Life Sciences Innovation Fund.
Focuses on life sciences and health.
Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Business Development at OCI and head of the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network.
Interests include automotive engineering and development, advanced manufacturing, cleantech, supply chain, and venture capital.
Investments · 20 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathRaised $6.5M to improve mental health assessment in clinical trials.
Medical device company helping women with stress urinary incontinence, founded by Karen Brunet.
Productivity tools for construction and industrial field crews; raised over $1M.
Company that acquired assets of bankrupt US rival Freight Farms.
Period care company addressing discomfort with tampons.
Transforming vascular ultrasonography with AI-driven automation software.
Secured $10 million investment to advance therapies for protein misfolding diseases.
Genomic health record platform expanding its global reach after raising $2 million.
Ontario life sciences company based at the University of Toronto's Terrence Donnelly Centre.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Ontario Centre of Innovation programs invest at?
- Ontario Centre of Innovation programs invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Ontario Centre of Innovation programs focus on?
- Ontario Centre of Innovation programs focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Digital Health, Healthtech, Medical Devices.
- Where is Ontario Centre of Innovation programs located?
- Ontario Centre of Innovation programs is headquartered in Toronto, CA.
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