October 7, 2025 Guelph, Ontario
Today, 13 companies were selected to receive non-repayable contributions of up to $20,000 from Boundless Accelerator through Cohort Four of the i.d.e.a. Fund™.
The i.d.e.a. Fund™ is a southern Ontario-focused initiative that was developed to help clean growth firms access the tools they need to succeed. It provides financial and business advisory supports to develop or redesign green products, services, processes, and technologies that reduce impacts to our environment and create made-in-Canada climate change solutions.
The program fosters inclusion and diversity, with a focus on driving sustainable and circular economy growth in Canada. Supported by a $5.2 million Government of Canada investment for Boundless Accelerator, through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), the i.d.e.a. Fund™ is being delivered by six Regional Innovation Centres (RICs): Boundless Accelerator, Innovate Niagara, Innovation Factory, Launch Lab, TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario, and WEtech Alliance.
“This cohort represents a dynamic cross-section of companies driving forward clean technology and circular economy solutions,” said Alison Crumblehulme, CEO of Boundless Accelerator. “Their resilience and vision are shaping the path to a more sustainable future, and we are proud to support their journey as they amplify their impact across southern Ontario and beyond.”
“Canada’s future depends on bold innovation and sustainable economic growth,” said the Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. “The work of the i.d.e.a. Fund and Regional Innovation Centre partners is helping southern Ontario’s entrepreneurs commercialize clean technologies and adopt sustainable practices. These investments are strengthening our communities, protecting our environment, and positioning Canada as a global leader in clean growth.” The Boundless Accelerator-supported companies in Cohort Four are:
ArcticEdge Technologies
BioPolatis
Carib.Farm
Clean Market Bag
Eden Aeroponics
Flockart Robotics
GridS2
Roll Up
SALT Leisure Wear
Sheps Farm
SOHA Energy
Tempeh Goodness
VIGELON
To learn more about the i.d.e.a. Fund™, visit https://boundlessaccelerator.ca/programs/idea-fund/.
Quick Facts
Across southern Ontario, 75 companies have been selected to participate in Cohort Four of the i.d.e.a. Fund and will collectively receive non-repayable contributions of up to $1,485,000 https://www.idea-fund.ca/cohort-4-recipients/. To date, the i.d.e.a. Fund™ has supported nearly 390 businesses since its inception in 2022.
Regional Innovation Centres (RICs) help Ontario’s early-stage entrepreneurs succeed by offering mentorship, market intelligence, and connecting them to funding resources to help innovators work through the challenges of developing their ideas to make them marketable.
Boundless Accelerator also partners with four organizations supporting circular economy activities, including the University of Guelph, McGill University, Ontario College of Art & Design (OCAD) and City of Guelph Solid Waste Resources to support the i.d.e.a. Fund™ and the soon-to-be-launched Sustainable Impact Program.
Established in 2011, Boundless Accelerator equips entrepreneurs with expert mentorship, resources, education, and connections to help them build innovative, sustainable ventures, with more than 1,400 entrepreneurs supported to date.
Associated Links
Boundless Accelerator launches the Southern Ontario Environmental Impact Fund
Boundless Accelerator
i.d.e.a. Fund™
FedDev Ontario
Contacts
Tehreem Iqbal
Marketing & Communications Manager
Boundless Accelerator
tehreem.i@boundlessaccelerator.ca
Sofia Ouslis
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
sofia.ouslis@ised-isde.gc.ca
About Boundless Accelerator™
Boundless is an award-winning accelerator that equips entrepreneurs with expert mentorship, programs, resources and connections to grow innovative, profitable, sustainable businesses. Accolades for its work include the Guelph Today’s Community Builder Award for Economic Development, the University of Guelph’s Gordon S. Lang HeForShe Impact Award, the National Enterprise Support of the Year Award and the CANIE Enterprise Support of the Year award for advancing Canadian entrepreneurship through leadership and impact. Most recently, the Technology Councils of North America (TECNA) Innovation Awards recognized our i.d.e.a. Fund program for Innovation in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Boundless Accelerator™ is located in Guelph, Ontario, in the heart of the Toronto-Waterloo Innovation Corridor.
About FedDev Ontario
For over 15 years, the Government of Canada, through FedDev Ontario, has worked to advance and diversify the southern Ontario economy through funding opportunities and business services that support innovation, growth and job creation in Canada’s most populous region. The Agency has delivered impressive results, which can be seen in southern Ontario businesses that are creating innovative technologies, improving productivity, growing revenues, creating jobs, and in the economic advancement of communities across the region. Learn more about the impact the Agency is having in southern Ontario by exploring our investment profiles, our Southern Ontario Spotlight, and FedDev Ontario’s X, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn accounts.
