Canadian Space Technology Institute
Investment & Support
for Commercialisation
Founders Wine & Cheese
King West, Toronto
03 April 2023
Our Program
Support for Founders
The Canadian Space Technology Institute is a non-profit corporation, with a mandate to support Canadian business growth. The Institute derives income through direct or brokered equity investment in startups, with proceeds returned to further programming.
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We offer three program streams:
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Seed membership
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Technical assistance primarily consultation, design, education and referral
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Network of service providers for patents, accounting, financing, sales management and sales training, legal, consultation on fundraising, researcher recruitment, and R&D support including links with specialized prototyping and testing labs
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Incubation program
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Office space
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Technical assistance including engineering support
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Partnership development with Ontario educational institutions
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Assistance with staffing
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​Financing referrals to flexible outside private equity team
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Focus is on support for product commercialisation
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Possibility of funding
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Fundraising program
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Mentorship
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Investment readiness
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Corporate law service
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Referrals to equity investors
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About CSTI
Our Story and Mission
In 2022, a team of seasoned startup executives passionate about the aerospace sector asked themselves: what could be done to help grow a next generation of companies in the commercial space sector in Canada. We aim to fill a gap in incubating seed-stage and early-stage companies, support the founders in investment readiness, and to aid in fundraising through our existing networks.
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Our focus area is on aerospace technologies and related technology transfer that have the potential for commercial scale or significant impact. On an exceptional basis we can support scaleable cleantech products.
Years Combined Experience
170
Angel Funds Pledged
$2M
Deals Closed by Mentor Team
$3B
