成人大片 Vice-Principal ResearchQueen鈥檚 Partnerships and Innovation (QPI), in collaboration with , is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 grant funding. This is the second year that the funding has been made available.
After a competitive selection process involving 14 applicants, four outstanding companies have been awarded grants of $3,750 each, matched by company funds, to support project-based initiatives aimed at accelerating their growth.
Funded by the , the ScaleUp Platform provides targeted support to high-potential, technology-driven startups in the eastern Ontario innovation ecosystem. The grants are intended for specific projects such as legal documentation, patent development, software creation, and prototyping, with all funds to be spent by December 31, 2025.
鈥淭he projects that were defined by each applicant were detailed, thoughtful and would no doubt have advanced each applicant company鈥檚 goals,鈥 says Rick Boswell, Assistant Director of Programs and Operations at QPI. 鈥淭he scoring was very tight. The top four scores were separated by only 0.8 points out of a possible 25 points, which is indicative of very high quality submissions.鈥
The 2025 grant recipients are:
- 鈥 Stratotegic is developing an autonomous, navigable high-altitude balloon system that streams real-time, high-resolution imagery to enhance wildfire response and tactical decision-making.
- 鈥 A Queen鈥檚 University spinoff, Dynamiris is creating a fast, objective, and low-cost AI-enhanced tool to assist in the assessment of patients with neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson鈥檚.
- 鈥 A SaaS platform designed for small to medium-sized contractors and MEP design-build firms, CORDAX generates code-compliant, clash-free mechanical, electrical, and plumbing designs from 2D drawings in minutes.
- 鈥 Through multilingual transcription, captioning, translation, and interpretation, ScribeWire supports inclusive communication across broadcast, streaming, and online platforms. The company is proudly Indigenous- and woman-owned, based in Kingston.
Through the ScaleUp Platform, QPI offers access to advisors, peer networks, industry and academic experts, and workshops to help startups thrive. For more information about the program and available resources, contact qpi.info@queensu.ca.