IQ Fonds Impulsion (formerly Impulsion PME)
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Eligibility & Details
What this program funds and who can apply
Program Description
Investissement Québec's Fonds Impulsion (successor to Impulsion PME) is a quasi-equity fund co-investing alongside private investors in early-stage Quebec companies that show strong growth potential and an innovative dimension — regardless of their sector of activity — using convertible debt instruments such as SAFE and KISS notes, ranging from $250,000 to $2,000,000 per company. To be admissible a company must be located in Québec, be at the pre-seed or seed phase, have identified a lead investor for the current round, and be referred by one of IQ's partners; direct applications are not accepted.
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be located in Québec
- Must be at the pre-seed or seed phase
- Must present strong growth potential and an innovative dimension — regardless of sector of activity
- Must have identified a lead investor for the current financing round
- Must be referred by one of Investissement Québec's partners (direct applications are not accepted)
- IQ investment cannot exceed 50% of the total financing round
- Financing provided as convertible debt (SAFE/KISS notes), ranging $250,000–$2,000,000
Quick Assessment
Funding Details
- Amount
- $250,000-$2,000,000 per company (equity co-investment, early-stage rounds)
- Type
- Program
- Level
- Provincial
- Co-Funding
- Up to 50% of eligible costs
- Deadline
- Ongoing — successor to Impulsion PME, launched October 2025
Program Scorecard
Competition, effort, and approval at a glance
How to Win
Insider tips, common pitfalls, and what successful applicants look like
Insider TipAccess is doubly gated: you cannot apply to IQ Fonds Impulsion directly — you must be referred by one of IQ's partners (a recognized incubator, accelerator or sectoral research cluster such as Centech, FounderFuel, District 3, Anges Québec) — AND you must already have identified a lead investor for the current round before you are admissible.
Rejection Pitfalls 11
- Not referred by a recognized IQ partner — no direct application path exists
Success Profile
Evaluation Criteria
Everything you need to win IQ Fonds Impulsion (formerly Impulsion PME)
Not a marketing summary. The actual checklist, intel, and stack strategy reviewers look for.
- 11 rejection pitfalls reviewers flag — so you catch them first
- 9-document checklist with what each reviewer is actually checking
- Your Application Game Plan — the print-ready PDF the preview below describes
- 6-step application timeline with prep hours per step
- Insider tip from program officers on what separates winners
- 8-program stacking strategy to combine with compatible funding
- Success profile + evaluation criteria — exactly what reviewers score on
Application Playbook
Step-by-step process, required documents, and expenses
Application Steps
Required Documents 9
Eligible Expenses 1
Ineligible Expenses 1
Intake Periods
Deadline Notes
Ineligible Organizations
Funding Stack Strategy
Compatible programs, clawback risk, and combined funding potential
Compatible Programs
Clawback Risk
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