Helping start-ups gain access to Chinese markets.
Having direct business ties to the Chinese marketplace is more important than ever for start-ups seeking an international presence. The China Angels Mentorship Program (CAMP), a joint initiative of Ontario Centres of Excellence and the China Canada Angels Alliance (CCAA), is a virtual incubation program designed to create value for early-stage companies looking to enter the Chinese market.
CAMP is committed to building a cross-border ecosystem for innovative, early-stage Canadian companies interested in doing business in China, the world’s largest and fastest growing market. CAMP will help these companies shape their business model to fit the Chinese market, enter the marketplace and begin to scale their businesses. CAMP also provides a gateway for mature Chinese companies looking to partner in North America.
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Program Name
China Angels Mentorship Program
Program Status and Submission Deadline
Closed for Applications✓ Open for Applications (accepted at any time)
What it Supports
Helping early-stage start-ups gain access to Chinese markets
Project Sector
All, however preference is given to companies in the following areas: information and communications technology (ICT), healthcare IT, medical devices, clean technology, mobile, artificial intelligence and virtual reality
Basic Selection Criteria
(A full list of eligibility requirements is available.)
Applicant:
Program Components
How to Apply
Contact
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Benefits to early-stage companies
OCE will assist CCAA in identifying companies for potential investment through the CAMP initiative.
CAMP is a cohort-based program. For each cohort, OCE and CCAA will select early-stage companies that will obtain investment and mentorship opportunities from prominent Chinese angels. These entrepreneurs will then spend the next year building a relationship in both Ontario and China with the investors and mentors, learning how to adapt their business plans towards successfully entering the Chinese market. As part of this unique mentorship experience, the companies will travel to China to work with their investors overseas, giving them the unparalleled opportunity to immerse themselves in the Chinese culture and market.
Additional details on CAMP and CCAA can be found on the CAMP website.
1. Capital investment between $100,000 and $500,000 by CCAA investors, with potential co-investment by OCE through its Market Readiness Program.
2. Mentorship program that matches and embeds Chinese investors and mentors who have a strong track record of growing companies in China with selected companies to develop Chinese market opportunities and prepare the company for successful entry into the Chinese marketplace.
CAMP is not currently accepting applications.CAMP is currently accepting applications
Activity
Date
Application intake open
September 12, 2018
Applications accepted; one-on-one meetings with potential candidates, initial screening and short listing
September 12 - October 28, 2018
Application deadline
October 28, 2018
Finalists informed
Early November 2018
Selected finalists pitch to CAMP/CCAA investors
November 12, 13 and 14, 2018
Due diligence on potential candidates
November 2018 - January, 2019
Announcement of companies selected to participate in CAMP
January, 2019
CAMP participant orientation sessions and term sheets negotiated and concluded
January-May 2019
Two and a half week, cohort-based training in Beijing, Shandong Province, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, China (locations subject to change)
Late March/Early April, 2019 (exact dates TBD)
For additional information about this program, please contact: Lily Lam Senior Director, Investment Portfolio Ontario Centres of Excellence t:416.861.1092 x 1098 lily.lam@oce-ontario.org
Program Status: Closed for Applications
China Canada Angels Alliance Ltd., CCAA, registered in Toronto 2014, is a Canadian not-for-profit angel group being certified as corporate members of Network of Angel Organizations-Ontario (NAO-O) and National Angel Capital Organization (NACO). CCAA is committed to building a cross-border eco-system for early-stage innovative companies between China and Canada through co-investments, value-added mentorship, and connections to overseas channels and resources. As of April 2015, CCAA represents 28 prominent and resourceful angel investors mostly from China and 11 private institutions/funds from China which connect to 150 mentors from top 40 mobile/internet Chinese companies as well as other sectors in ICT, UAV, AI, Life Science, Cleantech, etc. CCAA investments range from $50,000 to $8 million per deal. CCAA investors have a successful track record in China with nine investee companies at more than 100 times the returns over the past seven years. CCAA is dually operated in Canada (Toronto) and China (Beijing) to accelerate the communication and decision making, and will syndicate with Silicon Valley partners when needed.