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Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

esprit-ai inc.

$20,000.00

esprit-ai release 1MPV and Goto Market Plan

FY 2018-19 · 2018-11-12

Summary
Esprit-ai is a company dedicated to helping seniors live longer, healthier lives independently whether this is in their own homes or in a long term care for assisted living facility. We do this unobtrusively by tracking activities and notifying the care givers if there are abnormalities in behaviour patterns VIA an application on their smart phone. This project is to help fund the development of the esprit-ai go to market plan which will include experimenting with various promotion and channel strategies, collecting feedback from friendly user trials, developing the first commercially available product complete with packaging and initial pricing and commercial terms. Post launch we expect to reach 200K$ in revenue in 2019.
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsIndustrial Research Assistance Program-Contributions to Firms (linked with high confidence)
Location
Kanata|Kanata, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
749254918
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Agreement End Date
2019-02-12
Agreement Number
914582
Agreement Start Date
2018-11-12
Agreement Title
esprit-ai release 1MPV and Goto Market Plan
Agreement Title (French)
Lancer Esprit-ai 1MPV et plan de mise en marché
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$20,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Coverage
IRAP Contributions to Firms projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation. | Les projets des Contributions aux entreprises stimulent la création de richesse au Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique.
Description
Esprit-ai is a company dedicated to helping seniors live longer, healthier lives independently whether this is in their own homes or in a long term care for assisted living facility. We do this unobtrusively by tracking activities and notifying the care givers if there are abnormalities in behaviour patterns VIA an application on their smart phone. This project is to help fund the development of the esprit-ai go to market plan which will include experimenting with various promotion and channel strategies, collecting feedback from friendly user trials, developing the first commercially available product complete with packaging and initial pricing and commercial terms. Post launch we expect to reach 200K$ in revenue in 2019.
Description (French)
Lancer Esprit-ai 1MPV et plan de mise en marché
Expected Results
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Expected Results (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Federal Riding
Kanata--Carleton
Federal Riding (French)
Kanata--Carleton
Federal Riding Number
35041
NAICS Code
511211
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Program Name (French)
Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle – Contributions aux entreprises
Program Purpose
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Program Purpose (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Recipient Business Number
749254918
Recipient City
Kanata|Kanata
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
esprit-ai inc.
Recipient Postal Code
K2W 1A1
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2018-2019-Q3-914582