App8 Incorporated: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Ottawa|Ottawa, ON · grants and contributions register · Ottawa Centre

App8 Incorporated: federal grants and contributions: 12 agreements; $1.0M value; 1 departments; 5 programs.

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12agreements
$1.0Mvalue
1departments
5programs

Largest agreements

Digital ordering suite$265Kvalue2023start2024end

App8 is going to design and implement a secure digital ordering and payment product that meets the operational needs of the corporate foodservice market segment.

AI-enabled Catering Ordering with Constraint-safe Package Generation$225Kvalue2026start2026end

This project develops an enterprise-grade AI-powered ordering flow within App8's existing catering platform. The system processes natural-language buyer inputs and generates a small set of validated, feasible, and priced catering package options that convert directly into a quote-ready cart for operator approval. The core technical challenge is proving that constrained AI generation can reliably produce quote-ready carts under hard, non-negotiable constraints across real menus and uneven data quality, at scale, with zero violation rate on safety-critical outputs.

Cross-Solution Integrations for Market Acceleration and Global Sales Enablement$125Kvalue2021start2022end

This project will deliver complex multi-channel integrations to enable App8 to scale deployment across geographies and accelerate its global sales.

Cybersecurity Small Technical Project$75.0Kvalue2022start2023end

Implementation of cybersecurity measures to ensure that App8 is applying industry-standard cybersecurity practices, enabling App8 to securely develop new innovative payment products as part of its product suite.

Frontend ordering experience for school meals$75.0Kvalue2025start2025end

This project focuses on designing and building the front-end experience for a digital school meal ordering system. It aims to make it easier for parents to place orders and for foodservice providers to manage and fulfill them. By replacing manual processes like paper forms and fragmented communication, the project will reduce errors and save time for school staff. This is part of a larger effort to support future rollouts across school districts, with a user-friendly, scalable solution built for daily use.

App8 Go To Market$50.0Kvalue2018start2018end

App8 is a Canadian-based company focused on enhancing the restaurant experience. With App8, customers at sit-down restaurants can pay the bill from their phones, saving time, increasing table turn over, and enhancing the customer experience. App8 has successfully launched its pilot in two Ottawa locations and is planning to launch the public release this spring. The go-to-market project is aimed and testing, assessing and validating the optimal growth approach, focusing on user experience, client feedback and adoption metrics.

Market growth project$50.0Kvalue2019start2019end

The Market Penetration Project focuses on the restaurant sales and onboarding. With the second POS technical integration complete, and several technical roadmap features in progress, market growth is on the critical path in achieving App8's strategic objectives.

Web Application (OCADU) Design Implementation$50.0Kvalue2022start2022end

Implementation of design improvements to the firm's web application for the purpose of increasing user engagement and transaction activity.

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YEP- B2B Marketing Coordinate (F)$30.0Kvalue2022start2023end

The firm’s proprietary technology requires the integration of complementary technologies in order to promote further commercialization of the platform. This requires the addition of an additional resource to work on the firm’s playbook for the purpose of executing sales and marketing activities.

YEP 22/23$30.0Kvalue2023start2023end

App8 is rapidly growing. In any developing company, its partners and clients are key factors in their progress. Customer satisfaction is vital to retaining existing clients and recurring revenue. It can also attract new customers and increase revenue. It can also maintain a positive brand image. In relation to this, App8 will require an additional resource to execute the business objectives in client relationship management.

App8 Incorporated-2022-2023-994276$20.0Kvalue2022start2022end

The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.

App8 Incorporated-2023-2024-1009308$15.0Kvalue2023start2023end

The purpose of this CanExport SMEs agreement is to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for activities related to export market development that are part of an export business case for a specific target market, particularly where activities are targeting departmental priority markets and sectors.

Departments

National Research Council Canada12agreements$1.0Mvalue5programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • CanExport SMEs
  • CanExport SME

All grants from National Research Council Canada

Years

20261agreements$225Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program
20251agreements$75.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20233agreements$310Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • CanExport SME
20224agreements$175Kvalue3programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
  • CanExport SMEs
20211agreements$125Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20191agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
20181agreements$50.0Kvalue1programs
  • Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.