Fuel

Stream A: Start-Up Companies

• Company must be registered federally or provincially in Canada

• Company must have a valuation and/or valuation cap (SAFE, convertible note, etc.) greater than or equal to $6M CAD, or gross revenue greater than $250,000 CAD over the last 12 months (at the time of application)

• Lead applicant must have signing authority for the company (generally the founder and/or CEO)

Note: If you have questions about program eligibility, please email fuel@cabhi.com.

Stream B: Healthcare and Research Organizations (HCROs)

• Applicant must be affiliated with an accredited Canadian academic institution (i.e., university or college), recognized research institution, or healthcare organization

• Solution must currently be at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 3-8

• Funding received towards specific IP: Greater than $500k CAD

• HCRO must focus on creating and validating intellectual property that is not assigned to or owned by a for-profit company, and the intellectual property must be owned by the HCRO, the Institution, or a combination of the two (in accordance with the institution’s technology transfer office intellectual property policies)

• Applicant must be eligible to receive funding through their institution

The applicant must commit a minimum of 1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) personnel to the project for its duration.