Reference number : 172-2018-2019-Q3-851415, amendment number : 6, agreement type : C, recipient legal name : District Ventures, recipient country : CA, recipient province : AB, recipient city : Calgary|Calgary, recipient postal code : T2N 3S3, program name english : Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Organizations, program name french : Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle – Contributions aux organismes, program purpose english : The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Organizations is to support Organizations in building and integrating the innovation capacity in Canada for the benefit of Firms in Canada, primarily SMEs and to support Organizations in providing innovation assistance services to SMEs in Canada., program purpose french : Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux organismes, vise à soutenir les organismes en les aidant à construire et à intégrer leur capacité d’innovation au Canada au bénéfice des entreprises canadiennes, et plus particulièrement des PME et à aider les organismes à offrir des services d’aide à l’innovation aux PME au Canada., agreement title english : District Ventures Accelerator (DVA), agreement title french : District Ventures Accelerator (DVA), agreement number : 851415, agreement value : 965000.0, agreement start date : 2015-08-01, agreement end date : 2019-02-28, description english : District Ventures (DV) is Canada’s first accelerator for consumer packaged companies (CPG) in the food & beverage and health & wellness sectors.

DV connects innovative early-stage entrepreneurs with experienced advisors, investors and commercialization support. Its industry-leading six-month accelerator program is designed to increase a company’s brand equity, sales and evaluation. 

Build on the initial success of District Ventures Accelerator Program by providing enhanced learning opportunities for the companies, with specific concentration on marketing and brand development.  

Objectives 

1. Establish a community for innovative entrepreneurs and promote entrepreneurialism
2. Become a National Centre of Excellence for Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies seeking to grow. 
3. Design and develop the District Ventures structures, systems and processes to engage Small and Medium-sized Enterprises motivated to grow in the CPG market, description french : District Ventures Accelerator (DVA), expected results english : The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Organizations is to support Organizations in building and integrating the innovation capacity in Canada for the benefit of Firms in Canada, primarily SMEs and to support Organizations in providing innovation assistance services to SMEs in Canada., expected results french : Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux organismes, vise à soutenir les organismes en les aidant à construire et à intégrer leur capacité d’innovation au Canada au bénéfice des entreprises canadiennes, et plus particulièrement des PME et à aider les organismes à offrir des services d’aide à l’innovation aux PME au Canada., additional information english : This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreements has been modified by -122 days., additional information french : La date de fin du présent accord a été changé de  -122 jours. Cet accord a été modifié 1 fois, owner organization : nrc-cnrc, owner organization title : National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada