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Equity

New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) Startup Investment

Status

Status not published

Rolling; NBIF also runs the annual Breakthru startup competition with a larger prize pool on a roughly biennial or annual cycle.

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Amount
500,000 CAD

NBIF invests in New Brunswick startups, historically up to about CAD 500,000 per company across rounds, always alongside private co-investors, plus separate research and talent grants.

Funder

New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF)

ppp · regional

Deadline: Open all year — Rolling; NBIF also runs the annual Breakthru startup competition with a larger prize pool on a roughly biennial or annual cycle.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Startups based in or relocating to New Brunswick, with private co-investment.

How to apply

  1. Submit the company through the NBIF investment enquiry form.
  2. Screening and pitch.
  3. Due diligence alongside a private lead investor.
  4. Investment agreement.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://nbif.ca/ · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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