The Market Readiness Co-Investment Fund
Funding Ontario academic-affiliated companies with disruptive/next generation technologies that are demonstrating early evidence of a scalable, repeatable business model serving an identified need in their market.Our investments drive Canadian business development, economic growth and scalable impact across all technology sectors.
The Market Readiness Co-Investment Fund invests directly in academic affiliated start-up companies to further their early-stage commercialization and support their growth into a scalable business.
Investing in high-calibre entrepreneurs.
OCI is the most active pre-seed stage investor in Ontario, strategically investing in companies across all technology sectors.
Latest News & Announcements
Insurtech AI startup ProNavigator closes $2 million seed round
Waterloo-based creator of virtual assistants for insurance, ProNavigator, recently closed its latest seed round of equity financing, announcing more than $2 million in total funding.
EDC invests $1 million in Waterloo’s P & P Optica
Export Development Canada has invested $1 million in a Waterloo company that uses imaging and machine learning to assess the composition and quality of food.