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“Just Funded” is a publication dedicated to covering startup funding, building, growing, and scaling companies. From early-stage grants and accelerators to venture capital and beyond, we cover the ideas, insights, and opportunities shaping how startups get funded and succeed.
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Meet the 30 Companies in the Inventor to Founder Fellowship: $300,000 Awarded
Thirty innovative ventures have been selected for the 2026 Inventor to Founder Fellowship, a program designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs...
Google for Startups Accelerator Canada 2026 Showcases 14 Companies at Toronto Tech Week
Canada's startup ecosystem was on full display during Toronto Tech Week as Google for Startups Accelerator Canada 2026 introduced a...
New Ventures BC Competition Reveals Top 25 Startups Advancing to Next Stage
The 2026 New Ventures BC Competition has revealed its latest cohort of standout startups advancing to the next stage of...
California Awards $2 Million in Innovation Grants to 37 Early-Stage Startups Across Key Tech Sectors
California has unveiled its latest statewide innovation grant cohort, awarding funding across 37 early-stage startups through a $2 million program...
No Funding, No Problem: The Bootstrapping Advantage
Bootstrapping is becoming increasingly mainstream as founders rethink what “success” looks like in the early stages of a company. Instead...
Top 10 Sites for Startup Funding, Grants, Tax Credit, and More in Canada
Modern day funding stacks have shifted toward non-dilutive funding to help startups grow and scale. This allows founders to keep...
Inside Ontario’s Startup Funding Ecosystem: Grants, Tax Credits, and Scale-Up Capital
Ontario’s startup funding ecosystem is broad and layered, spanning early-stage grants, R&D incentives, scale-up funding, and sector-specific programs. For founders,...
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13 Toronto Companies Receive Nearly $16.5 Million in FedDev Ontario AI Funding
The federal government is investing nearly $16.5 million into 13 businesses and organizations across the Greater Toronto Area as it...
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10 Side Hustles That Pay the Bills While Funding Your Startup
Entrepreneurship is skyrocketing fast, especially as layoffs continue across the tech sector. One idea that shows up often is to...
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Top Startup Funding Grants for Toronto Startups
Every startup needs funding to get off the ground. Whether it's a few hundred dollars for a domain name and...
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Ontario Awards $5 Million to 10 Health Tech and Biotech Startups
Ontario is investing $5 million in 10 emerging life sciences companies through the latest round of its Life Sciences Innovation...
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Top 6 Equity-free Startup Accelerators and Incubators
As they say, speed is everything in a startup. The faster founders can learn, build, and ship, the better their...
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12 Startups Selected for the 2026 Thiel Fellowship
The newest class of fellows from the Thiel Fellowship is tackling some of the most ambitious problems in technology, from...
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Meet the 20 Startups Advancing in Founder Ball’s $500K Pitch Competition
Canada’s startup ecosystem is gearing up for one of its most high-profile founder events of the year as Founder Ball...
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14 Startup Grants and Funding Programs With Rolling Applications
Did you ever come across a funding opportunity and realize you missed the deadline? Bummer! It happens more often than...
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Top 10 Scrappy Startup Funding Stories
How do you go about funding your startup? Every startup needs some form of funding, even when bootstrapping. Something to...
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