⚡ You Don’t Need Another Ecosystem. You Need a Shortcut.

Founded in Canada is now live.
Not in theory. Not in stealth.
Live — with tools, connections, and events made for you.

🌐 Explore the Site →

🧠 Why this matters:

Because finding the right event shouldn’t take 5 browser tabs.
Because grants shouldn’t feel like myths.
Because Canadian founders deserve a space that’s actually built for them, not for optics.

This is your shortcut:
→ What to apply for
→ Where to show up
→ Who to build with
→ How to get seen

🔓 What’s Already Live:

✅ Events Calendar – Every real pitch night, grant deadline, and founder meetup we could find
✅ Builders Clubs (WhatsApp) – Join your province, meet your people
✅ Direct Line to Us – Submit your wins, tell us what’s missing, shape what comes next

👀 Launching this week:
→ Media stories
→ Volunteer hub
→ Newsletter archive + submission forms
→ Real founder features

💸 Grants + Funding Deadlines (Next 2 Weeks)

Venture For Canada Intern Wage Subsidy (Ontario)
🗓️ Deadline: July 11
🔗 Apply here →

SDG Innovation Grants – Up to $1M (Global Eligible)
🗓️ Deadline: July 31
🔗 Details →

✊ Built Different, Because You Are

This isn’t just another newsletter.
It’s a platform for the founders who never got handed a map — so they started drawing their own.

We’re not here to impress funders.
We’re here to connect builders.

So click around. Join the club. Forward this to someone who’s still trying to figure it out solo.

⚡ TL;DR? Start Here:

📅 Luma Events Calendar
💬 Join a Builders Club
🌐 Explore the FiC Website
📬 Subscribe or View Past Newsletters

Canada’s got talent.
Now it has a platform.

Let’s build louder.

— The FiC Team
Zero fluff. All fire. No more polite.