Startup Canada Day on the Hill happening November 21st at Parliament Hill is proudly presented with the support of community sponsor, Fundica.
Fundica & Startup Canada
Fundica has been an instrumental partner of Startup Canada since day one, especially through the founder and President of Fundica, Michael Lee. Fundica became a national partner with Startup Canada right from the onset during the six-month national tour in 2012.
Based on his work with Startup Canada and his own company, Michael is a tremendous entrepreneur and is extremely passionate about helping startups. Driving forward the entrepreneurial community is Michael and his amazing team who have been very supportive of Startup Canada’s activities especially in Montreal when we’ve had events. Fundica has also supported Startup Canada’s initiatives in Ottawa where Michael brings his entire team to participate at events like the Startup Nations Summit and Startup Townhall sessions. As Startup Canada is a new startup, Michael has been both patient with us and supportive of our vision through and through. He got his whole team at Fundica behind a new platform called Startup Connect that we’re building and are ready to launch soon. He became a leading investor in Startup Connect and is now one of SC’s advisors. Along with being huge supporters of the movement, Fundica is also a part of the 1000 Startups program, through which Startup Canada showcases the stories of Canadian entrepreneurs.
“We are so grateful to have him as part of the community and so happy to have the opportunity to work with Fundica again not just at Startup Canada Day on the Hill but also with their upcoming roadshows on their tour next year. We are enthusiastic to be participating with them as a national partner,” says Victoria Lennox, CEO and co-founder of Startup Canada.
About Fundica
Fundica works to connect Canadian entrepreneurs with funding sources. Whether it is grants, equity finance or loans, any funding available to entrepreneurs can be found on the http://www.fundica.com platform. The company efficiently catalogs all available grants, tax credits, loans and equity funding offered by federal, provincial and municipal governments, and private sector funders. Using proprietary search, intelligent filtering and timely notifications, the site optimizes the match between funding programs and entrepreneurs. This unique web service is kept up-to-date by funders, a team of dedicated internal researchers and a number of advanced web tools.
Startup Day on the Hill
On Nov. 21 2013, Startup Canada will take a step forward in advancing the entrepreneurial agenda by bringing together the largest contingent of Canadian entrepreneurs ever to come to Parliament Hill, with the nation’s elected representatives to engage in a discussion of the important role entrepreneurs play in the Canadian economy. The more than 700 attendees will include federal ministers, members of parliament, and senators. Held during Global Entrepreneurship Week, Startup Canada Day on the Hill will kick-start collaborative action amongst entrepreneurs, stakeholders and government to advance the access entrepreneurs have to support systems and funding, and to foster a culture that understands, supports and celebrate entrepreneurial ambition.