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Fundingportal is a funding services and solutions provider that helps organizations get funded. Its unique Fundingportal GMS (Grants Management System) Software as a Service (SaaS) solution powers its own platforms—Fundingportal Canada, US and UK—and is offered as cloud-based solutions to applicants, funders, and advisors. Founded in 2011, it has served more than one million users on its platform and has licensed its solutions to dozens of licensees, including business incentives advisory firms, economic development agencies, industry associations, and accelerators.

Management Team

Teri Kirk, President
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Scott Kaplanis, Investment
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Karen Fournier, Operations
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Leor Grebler, Innovation
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Solution and Services

Michael McGeorge, Sales
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Parth Patel, Technology
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Call our team today at 1.855.850.FUND
(3863)

International

Countries. Fundingportal operates in the following countries and languages:

Governance

Board. Fundingportal’s board is comprised of both investor representatives and leaders within government funding and capital markets communities, including:

Terry Smith, Slaight Communications Inc.
George Denier, KPMG
Michel Wylie, Societal Ventures
Debbie Weinstein, LW Law
Teri Kirk, Founder and CEO

Investors

Investment. Fundingportal is a Canadian private corporation, backed by experienced e-commerce investors, including:

KPMG
Slaight Communications Inc.
Lexenomics Inc.
KaplanisCo.
Partners in Primary Capital Inc.
Kirk Family Trust

For additional investor information, contact [email protected].

Investors Relations

2011

Founded Fundingportal to help companies source funding – like Expedia, but for funding!
Named Top Startup by Chamber of Commerce. More >
Raised first round of financing. More >

2012

Launched first SaaS solution, Fundsearch, an algorithmic search tool into 5,000 funding sources to finance innovation.

2013

Launched first Data as a Service (DaaS) solution for Globe & Mail (Fundingportal Top 500). More >

2014

Became a Registered Exempt Market Dealer. More >
Closed second round of financing with VCs and strategic investors. More >

2015

Launched Fundingportal US. More >
Launched Fundingportal GMS, an end-to-end SaaS Grants Management System.
Named a Deloitte Top 50 Company to Watch.

2016

Founder Teri Kirk delivers TEDx Talk on Financing Innovation: From Capital Markets to Crowdfunding. More >
Served 1M users on the Portal and 20 SaaS licensees.
Our Founder named Top Female Innovator and Entrepreneur by Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance. More >

2017

Attracted first Government SaaS client - Nova Scotia Business Inc More >
Became a Microsoft Azure Cloud Solution.

2018

Closed Expansion Round
Layered on AI and launched our Grants Application Bot

Advisory
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Fundingportal hosts a National Advisory Council that facilitates dialogue between government and industry on improvements to grants and tax incentives in Canada. Specific objectives include identifying tools and solutions to streamline application processes, reducing wait times associated with funding decisions and increasing the percentage of funding that is distributed to businesses. The National Advisory Council includes: