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Venture services

GOOD DEEDS MAKE GREAT BUSINESSES

We help entrepreneurs grow their businesses and their social impact with expert advice, mentorship and connections to capital.

Our services are available to ventures that put a social or environmental mission at the core of everything they do. They are built around our flagship SVX platform, which connects socially focused ventures and funds with investors.

For entrepreneurs at the pre-investment stages, we provide the SVX Pre-Flight program of tailored advice, intensive education and access to the tools and resources needed to get your venture ready for investment.

WHY BECOME A CLIENT OF MaRS CENTRE FOR IMPACT INVESTING?

Expert advice and mentorship

Connections to customers, partners and investors

Detailed market research about your industry

Tiered service model – the right support for you

The SVX

Connect with impact investors online

The SVX connects impact ventures and funds to the capital they need to grow. Our full-service platform makes it easy for investors to find high-quality debt and equity opportunities that will push social progress and generate a financial return.

With a user base of both small and accredited investors, the SVX allows ventures to raise capital the way that works for them – whether it’s crowdfunding a few hundred dollars at a time or selling a major equity stake.

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Entrepreneur education

Get the skills you need to succeed

We put impact entrepreneurs on the path to realizing their vision with the education and support they need to successfully grow their venture.

SVX Pre-Flight is an intensive eight-week program of workshops, one-to-one advice and mentorship for ventures that have a minimum viable product and business plan established. It draws on the skills and expertise available from the MaRS Discovery District and its partners to prepare ventures for Demo Day: a live pitch event in front of a panel of investors.

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Please note: Our services are in addition to other support your venture may be eligible for from MaRS.