Regional partners
Regional Partners are key industry players that significantly impact their region’s food and agri-tech sector.
Enterprise Machine Intelligence & Learning Initiative (EMILI)
EMILI (Enterprise Machine Intelligence & Learning Initiative) is an industry-led non-profit that works collaboratively with producers, industry, investors, and innovators who share our vision of Canadian agriculture leading the world through transformative innovation.
Services
At Innovation Farms powered by AgExpert, EMILI provides innovators across industry and academia with access to leading-edge equipment, technology, and production practices to increase productivity, sustainability, and profitability across the agriculture and agri-food sector.
Sectors
Agri-tech
TRL Stage: 4 – 6
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Location: MB
Greenspring Bioinnovation Hub
Our Mission is to accelerate the growth of Nova Scotia’s low-carbon Bioeconomy, leading to increased environmental and economic prosperity for all Nova Scotians. We create and promote best-in-class, investment-ready conditions for the success of Bioeconomy firms and projects to execute this mission.
Services
Matchmaking for your business, connecting you with expertise and funding opportunities
Sectors
Bioeconomy
TRL Stage: 4 – 6
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Location: NS
Invest Nova Scotia
Invest Nova Scotia is the province’s business development agency. We provide venture capital and start‑up support, scale‑up and export development services, and investment attraction incentives. Our work focuses on six priority sectors: defence and aerospace, energy and cleantech, Natural resources, fisheries and agriculture, housing and construction, and AI and the digital economy.
Services
Our support includes acceleration programming, non‑dilutive funding, early‑stage investment, and access to incubation facilities.
Sectors
Defence and Aerospace, Energy and Cleantech, Natural resources, Fisheries and Agriculture, Housing and construction, and AI and the digital economy
TRL Stage: 9
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Location: NS
Platform Calgary
Platform Calgary is a non-profit, member based organization. Our mandate is to bring together the resources of Calgary’s tech ecosystem to help startups launch and grow at every step of their journey, from ideation to scale.
Services
Incubator services: dedicated coaching team, seasoned entrepreneurs in your corner, and a tight-knit community of founders
Sectors
Technology
TRL Stage: 4 – 6
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Location: AB
Zone Agtech
Located near Montreal, Zone Agtech offers startups, entrepreneurs and businesses an unrivalled environment to create, develop and commercialize technologies dedicated to solving the agricultural and agrifood challenges of today and tomorrow. With its comprehensive ecosystem, events, strategic location, specialized spaces and customized programs for businesses and entrepreneurs, the Zone Agtech opens invaluable doors to local and international financing, innovation and commercialization.
Services
Services offered to Startups/Scaleups/Accelerators: Implementation grant
– Access to financing and investor networks
– Technology lever
– Technical facilities & testing environments
– Strategic market and commercialization support
– Ecosystem events, partnerships, and international corridors
Sectors
Sectors supported (e.g. agri-tech, food-tech, AI, etc.: Agri-tech / Agtech
– Plant-based bioproducts
– Clean agricultural technology
TRL Stage: 3 +
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Location: QC