Name:
Company Name:
Wesbite/Socials:
1. Briefly describe the problem you are trying to solve.
2. Briefly describe the solution to the problem stated above. What is your business model?
3. What have you done to validate that there is a problem in the market and that your solution is
the right one for this problem?
4. What have you and your team done to prove early product market fit?
5. List and describe at least three customer / user groups your solution is targeting? What
validation have you done for these segments and what have you learned that demonstrates
you are solving a real problem in the market?
6. Who are your main competitors?
7. Have you received funding or revenue from any sources for your startup?
a. Fonds personnels | Personal Money
b. Amis et famille | Friends and Family
c. Subventions | Grants
d. Fonds de recherche | Research Funds
e. Investissement providentiel | Angel Investment
f. Capital de risque | Venture Capital Money
g. Ventes | Sales
8. What stage is your product in development?
a. Prototype conçu | Prototype Designed
b. Prototype fabriqué | Prototype Built
c. Prototype testé par l’équipe | Prototype Tested by Team
d. Prototype testé par les utilisateurs |Prototype Tested by End-User
e. Produit prêt pour la vente (pas encoresur le marché) | Product Ready for Sale
f. Produit complet déjà en vente | Full Product with Sales
9. How long until your product is on the market?
a. Il est déjà sur le marché | It’s on the market
b. 0 à 3 mois | 0-3 months
c. 4 à 6 mois | 4-6 months
d. 7 à 12 mois | 7-12 months
e. Plus d’un an | + 1 Year
10. What needs to take place for your product to get to market?
11. Who is on the team? What is everyone’s role and what are the strengths?
12. Where do you feel are gaps on the team, if any?
13. What is your go-to-market strategy? Describe what you are doing to attract
customers/users/investors/partners to your business.
14. What is your current north star metric? This means, what are you currently working toward?
What actions are you taking over the next three months to achieve that?
Companies who are admitted into the Exploration Circuit of the Startup Garage program will each be
given a Fuel Grant to help get their business up and running. The Fuel Grant amount for companies
entering into the Exploration Circuit in 2022 is $3,000.
Founders, in their application to the Exploration Circuit, will also have the opportunity to apply for a
Refuel Grant! Founders that are approved for the Refuel grant will receive up to an additional $5,000
that could assist with:
Recruiting a new team member
Moving a founder to full-time on the company
Leverage to acquire talent through programs like Mitacs
Purchase materials or infrastructure for prototyping
Implementation of a go-to-market strategy
Trade show or event costs to advance market research, sales, etc
Founders will get the chance to explain why they need a Refuel Grant and how it will help them go
from where they are to the next milestone within their application.
Each company, if admitted to the Exploration Circuit, will receive a $3000 grant. Founders also have
the opportunity to apply for a Refuel Grant, which will give up to an additional $5000.
15. Are you applying for the Refuel Grant?
a. Yes
b. No
16. How much are you asking for? This amount cannot exceed $5000.
17. Are you leveraging this money with another program? (EX – Mitacs).
18. Please explain why you need the Refuel Grant. Please reference how the money will help you
get from where you are to your next milestone. Discuss what it will help you achieve, what
outcomes and outputs it will produce and how you will use the money.
