About Us
Our Roots
In September 2016, the Canadian Gas Association created the Natural Gas Innovation Fund (NGIF), an in-house project to focus its innovation agenda and targeting support for cleantech innovation in the gaseous energy industry. In 2020, CGA created CGA Enterprises and subsequently, under CGA Enterprises, a new corporate entity called NGIF Capital Corporation was established.
Who We Are
NGIF Capital is a Canadian venture capital firm offering grant and equity financing for cleantech startups with solutions for the gaseous energy sector. NGIF Capital is unique as it brings Canada’s energy industry leadership to every investment taking startups and their ideas from concept to commercialization. NGIF Capital operates Industry Grants (the original Natural Gas Innovation Fund), the Emissions Testing Centre, and Cleantech Ventures.
Emissions
Testing Centre Program
A $29MM industry-led emissions plug and play testing platform for startups to validate their emissions
management and quantification solutions.
Cleantech
Ventures Fund I
A $55M venture capital fund created to make equity investment in cleantech startups with a value
proposition of validation, customer creation and gas market uptake.
Industry
Grants Program
A $22MM Industry Granting program that provides a non-dilutive grant to cleantech startups to develop
and demonstrate a pre-commercial clean technology solution through a field trial or pilot.
Our Roots
In September 2016, the Canadian Gas Association created the Natural Gas Innovation Fund (NGIF), an in-house project to focus its innovation agenda and targeting support for cleantech innovation in the gaseous energy industry. In 2020, CGA created CGA Enterprises and subsequently, under CGA Enterprises, a new corporate entity called NGIF Capital Corporation was established.
What we do
NGIF Capital is a Canadian venture capital firm offering grant and equity financing for cleantech startups with solutions for the gaseous energy sector. NGIF Capital is unique as brings Canada’s energy industry leadership to every investment taking startups and their ideas from concept to commercialization. NGIF Capital operates Industry Grants (the original Natural Gas Innovation Fund), the Emissions Testing Centre, and Cleantech Ventures.

NGIF Emissions
Testing Centre
A $28.0MM industry-led emissions plug and play testing platform for startups to validate their emissions management and quantification solutions.

NGIF Cleantech Ventures
A $55M venture capital fund created to make equity investment in cleantech startups with a value proposition of validation, customer creation and gas market uptake.

NGIF Industry Grants
A $17.7MM Industry Granting accelerator that provides a non-dilutive grant to cleantech startups to develop and demonstrate a pre-commercial clean technology solution through a field trial or pilot.
Our Team
At NGIF Capital, we are dedicated, seasoned venture capital investment professionals, who bring subject matter expertise in cleantech, investment banking, legal, gas and venture capital with decades of experience.
Our Board of Directors
Governance of NGIF Corp activities is provided by an independent Board of Directors. The Board oversight includes accountability for the management of financial matters, strategic direction and business affairs.
Resources
At NGIF, we invest in companies who are leading in the development of clean technologies for energy and who have the potential to demonstrate significant and quantifiable environmental and economic returns.
