Matches

Strong stage, sector, geography and cheque-size alignment. Two mandate criteria still need confirmation.

• Stage fit — Seed-stage mandate matches your current round.
• Sector fit — Cybersecurity is a named focus area.
• Geography fit — Invests across Canada and the United States.
• Cheque-size fit — Target raise of $4M sits within the $500K–$3M cheque range for a co-led round.

Meets geography, sector, stage and employee thresholds. Matching-funds capacity must be evidenced in the application.

• Geographic eligibility — Canadian incorporated company.
• Sector fit — Cybersecurity is within eligible technology areas.
• Company stage — Seed-stage commercialization projects are eligible.
• Employee count — 21 employees is within the 10–499 range.

Direct sector alignment with critical-infrastructure security scope.

• Geographic eligibility — Canadian company in an eligible region.
• Sector fit — Cybersecurity is the program's primary focus.
• Company stage — Seed stage is eligible.
• Project activity — Critical-infrastructure customer evidence not provided.

Regional and sector alignment with a non-dilutive go-to-market program.

• Geography fit — BC-headquartered company.
• Sector fit — Security and enterprise software cohort.
• Stage fit — Pre-seed and seed cohort.
• Equity requirement — No equity taken.

Good fit as a follow-on investor once a lead is confirmed.

• Stage fit — Seed and Series A mandate.
• Sector fit — Enterprise software and AI focus overlaps security tooling.
• Cheque-size fit — $400K–$2.5M cheque available.
• Lead or follow fit — Fund only follows; a lead investor is required.

Regional alignment, but sector focus sits outside the fund's core mandate.

• Geography fit — British Columbia focus.
• Stage fit — Pre-seed and seed mandate.
• Sector fit — Fund invests in cleantech and industrial hardware.
• Cheque-size fit — $250K–$1.5M cheque is below your minimum allocation.