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The design of the first floor of Venture13 to be comprised of three essential components: the Innovation Commons, the V13 VentureZone and the V13 MakerLab (programs delivered by Northumberland CFDC), while the second floor of Venture13 houses the secure facilities of the Cobourg Police Services' technology business unit. A SaaS startup themselves, they are working to secure the future of the shared economy. 

The Town of Cobourg's Venture13 innovation and entrepreneurship centre, which houses the municipality’s Economic Development department, anchors community and industry organizations in one place and under one roof: Northumberland CFDC, Northumberland Manufacturers Association and Northumberland Makers are working together to ensure that our community can actively engage and find opportunity in the new rural economy and Industry 4.0. And our innovation partners are helping us make it happen.

At Venture13 you will find a network of advisors, mentors and leaders from Spark Centre, Fleming College, Durham College, Ontario Tech University, the Impact Centre at the University of Toronto and Ontario Centres of Excellence, all working together to advance entrepreneurship and innovation not only in Northumberland but across the Eastern Ontario innovation corridor. We are a point of complementarity and connectivity to similar centres across the region, including the Innovation Cluster in Peterborough, the Cornwall Innovation Centre and all of the links in the chain of innovation running across Eastern Ontario.