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CANADIAN INDUSTRY ONLINE - DECEMBER 2011
Only Qualified Investors — those
approved as eligible to submit a potential
investment opportunity for consideration —
can propose investments to the fund.
Companies interested in investment must
work through Qualified Investors. The OETF
will only consider investments into
companies working within the three sector
areas (above).
The OETF will co-invest alongside
Qualified Investors on the same terms and at
the same time.
The OETF is managed by the Ontario
Capital Growth Corporation, an agency of
the Ontario Ministry of Research and
Innovation.
For
further
information,
including program guidelines and applica-
tion forms, visit: www.ontario.ca/ocgc
THE ACCELERATOR CENTRE
The Accelerator Centre (AC) is a world-
renowned, award-winning centre for the
cultivation of technology entrepreneurship
located in Waterloo, Ontario. Made possible
through
funding
from
Federal
and
Provincial Governments, Ontario Centres of
Excellence, the Regional Municipality of
Waterloo, the City of Waterloo and the
University of Waterloo, along with industry
and academic partners, the AC was
established to accelerate the creation, growth,
and maturation of sustainable new
technology
companies;
to
promote
commercialization
of
research
and
technology
rising
out
of
academic
institutions such as University of Waterloo,
Wilfrid Laurier University, University of
Guelph, and Conestoga College; and to
generate economic benefit and enhance the
strategic importance of Waterloo Region
within Ontario and Canada’s broader
economy.
Aptly named, the Accelerator Centre is
firmly focused on accelerating the growth
and success of its client companies - fledg-
ling start-ups from a variety of technology
sectors. The Centre’s team of advisors and
mentors provide a unique range of support
services and education programs, enabling
AC clients to move to market faster, create
jobs and stimulate economic activity. As
home to 50+ technology start-up companies,
with resident program staff of Ontario
Centres of Excellence, National Research
Council IRAP and Communitech - the
Accelerator Centre has become the nexus for
Waterloo’s innovation community. The
Accelerator Centre along with the Ontario
Centres of Excellence and the University of
Waterloo technology transfer commercial-
ization office (WatCo), are partners in the
Accelerator for Commercialization Excel-
lence (ACE) which works closely with other
commercialization
entities
such
as
Communitech to provide seamless access to
commercialization resources for start-ups,
entrepreneurs, and investors in the Waterloo
Region
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