-Peter Van Der Gracht, senior advisor at Alacrity Canada, talks to Rustam Sengupta of SDTC about how the federal government agency helps support innovative Canadian cleantech companies

-comparing activity of the fund in 2019 versus 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic first started

-emergency funding delivered through SDTC in March

-how funding in the clean technology space has recovered after the initial impacts of the lockdown

-what are the top 3 things SDTC looks for when assessing a company?

-how do national and international policies or regulations impact SDTC's investment strategy?

-the affects of not being able to travel to meet teams and companies

-the value of a consortium partner for a cleantech company

-how much traction does a company need before applying for seed funding; what stage should they be at?

-what is the ideal Technology Readiness Level?

-how do other funding options through federal agencies differ from SDTC's funds?

-assessing the environmental benefits and commercialization of a clean technology

-what's in store for the future of clean technology and post-pandemic recovery