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There are two ways to join Venture13.

Innovation Commons

The Venture13 Innovation Commons is a community space that offers public access to an 80-seat Lecture Hall (ideal for TEDx style talks, interactive learning, and product demonstrations) with adjoining seminar rooms for break-outs, workshops and other applied and hands-on learning opportunities. The Innovation Commons is adjoined to the Venture13 front entrance and reception area which includes the Town of Cobourg’s Economic Development offices and the Northumberland Manufacturers Association. Our facilities include a public Wi-Fi connection and galley kitchen to support event catering.

Booking Availability

The V13 Innovation Commons facilities are available to the public for booking at standard rates. Please sign in as a Guest on our web-based platform to explore events or book your own activities at Venture13 (open to individuals, businesses and organizations).

While not in private use, the Lecture Hall garage doors are open, creating an open atmosphere in the amphitheatre for spontaneous flows of people and ideas. The Lecture Hall offers high quality and interactive audio-visual and tele-conferencing capabilities due to the investment and support of Fleming College, our leading post-secondary innovation partner at Venture13.

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VentureZone

The Venture13 VentureZone is a flexible co-working and accelerator space delivered by Northumberland CFDC, whose offices adjoin the VentureZone.

Membership in the V13 VentureZone offers technology startups and early-stage innovation-driven enterprises flexible office infrastructure, fibre connection, secure 24/7 access and other superior amenities, including, for physical technology startups, access to the V13 MakerLab (additional fees apply).

Membership in the VentureZone is prioritized for availability to approved clients of Northumberland CFDC. The reason for this is that normally we need to see that your venture is duly established under the laws of Ontario and that you have a basic business and marketing plan in place with clear, measurable objectives that we believe we can effectively support through our programming. Partner companies will normally be with us up to 24 months, after which we will support your local spin-off and business expansion (ideally into Northumberland and Eastern Ontario). Applications for V13 VentureZone membership are received, reviewed and approved separately through Northumberland CFDC’s universal client application process.

The VentureZone will be a soft landing for Northumberland CFDC’s attraction programs including the open invitational $250,000 biennial N100 Startup Competition (visit the official N100 website).

VentureZone Membership

We offer a three-tiered membership:

Level 1

At Level 1 ($20/day for drop-in access) VentureZone Members receive:

High-speed wired and wireless internet (fibre connection)
Use of co-working desk space and private meeting space (booked as available, on a first-come, first-serve basis)—conditions apply

Level 2

At Level 2 ($125/seat/month) VentureZone Members receive:

Reception services
Mail collection
High-speed wired and wireless internet (fibre connection)
One dedicated seat in the co-working desk space
Access to private meeting space (booked as available, on a first-come, first-serve basis)—conditions apply
Discounted rates on booking Innovation Commons facilities

Level V

At Level V ($500/month) Members receive:

Reception services
Mail collection
High-speed wired and wireless internet (fibre connection)
Dedicated private office with up to 1 additional seats in the co-working space
Access to private meeting space (booked as available, on a first-come, first-serve basis)—conditions apply
Discounted rates on booking Innovation Commons facilities

Membership Duration

Co-working memberships with dedicated seats in the co-working space (Level 2) and dedicated private offices (Level V) will normally have a duration of no more than 24 consecutive months, in order to ensure the provision of co-working and acceleration space for future Members of the V13 VentureZone.

Space is limited for these competitively selected memberships within the V13 VentureZone and normally requires separate application and approval by Northumberland CFDC.

While they last, “drop-in” V13 memberships (Level 1) have an unlimited duration but are capped at 50 active registrations at any given time. This membership level gives drop-in access to the V13 VentureZone on an as-needed basis. Inactive memberships that have no activity for more than three months will be terminated. Clients of partner innovation centres (e.g. Spark Centre, UOIT Brilliant, Fleming FastStart, the Innovation Cluster, Impact Centre, etc.) are also reciprocally qualified for Level 1 membership.

Members must sign guests in and out at Reception.

Additional terms and conditions apply.

How to Apply

To apply for a VentureZone membership please contact Northumberland CFDC directly at 905-372-8315 / Toll Free 1-866-670-1191.

Submitting Your VentureZone Membership Application

To submit your application for VentureZone membership, please begin with the Northumberland CFDC’s web-based universal client application form.

In Northumberland CFDC's universal application form, you will also be asked about a "project". This is a generic term for the specific details of a proposed collaboration with Northumberland CFDC, and for VentureZone applicants, when we say "project" we want to know from you what the next major milestones for your company are, and how much capital you need to achieve each of those milestones (how much they will cost). This helps us to develop additional strategies and support plans for your advancement, including referrals to other programs such as funding and financing for business expansion.

If you are already an active client of Northumberland CFDC, please contact Northumberland CFDC directly about VentureZone membership.