ScaleUp Grant Recipients
Launch Lab, in collaboration with Invest Ottawa, is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 ScaleUp Program grant funding. This is the second year that the funding has been made available.
Three companies have been awarded grants, matched by company funds, to support project-based initiatives aimed at accelerating their growth.
Funded by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, 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.
The 2025 grant recipients are:
municiPal AI– municiPal AI is an Ontario-based technology company focused on improving how residents connect with their local government. Built specifically for municipal websites, municiPal AI uses advanced, AI-powered search to deliver fast, accurate, and easy-to-understand answers seamlessly integrating into existing website search experiences. Residents find what they need faster, municipalities deliver better service, and communities build stronger connections.
myLaminin – myLaminin mitigates cybersecurity, data privacy, and logistical risks for active research
Scribewire – 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.
