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INNOVATORS & ENTREPRENEURS FOUNDATION IS A NATIONAL CHARITY DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING CANADIAN
ENTREPRENEURS & INNOVATORS BELONGING TO RACIALIZED & EQUITY-DESERVING COMMUNITIES

 

Fall 2023 Micro-grants application portal is closed.

OUR MISSION

Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation (IEF) is a national charity dedicated to supporting founders and innovators belonging to racialized and/or equity-deserving groups as they navigate the unfair barriers of institutional, structural, and interpersonal biases. 

Our mission at IEF is to support, educate, and celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship among business owners who belong to racialized and/or equity deserving communities across Canada.

Fall 2023 Micro-Grant Recipients

Keenan Pascal
Aeryon Ashlie
Peggy Li
Benjamin Feagin Jr.
Cassandra Carreiro
Alice Curitz
Crystal Wood & Leha Marshall
Jessica Miao & Chloe Beaudoin
LouAnn Davis
Valentina Escobedo
Vimy Henderson

2023 CANIE Awards WINNERs

Tina Luu
Frédéric Verville
Vanessa Marshall
Natasha Ferguson

SPONSORS & PARTNERS

UPS
Ownr
The Arthur J.E. Child Foundation
Intuit
Prince's Trust Canada
TD
GSC 2023
CIRA
META
Air Canada

EVENT SPONSORS & COMMUNITY ACTIVATORS

Salesforce
Mitacs
Giant Tiger
ONB
Planet Hatch
Communitech

IN COLLABORATION WITH

Competition Bureau Canada
Jelly Academy
gsd&co
NHM Connect
Startup Canada
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
CanWCC
Bookbindingfox Design Studio
The Economic Equity Alliance