In a constantly evolving investment environment, incubators like ICPK play a crucial role in nurturing startups. This blog delves into the challenges and strategies related to investment, mentorship, and support, highlighting ICPK's commitment to diversity and accessibility. The significance of investment in the startup ecosystem was underscored at various events. Startups need access to capital to flourish, and securing investment can be daunting. The investment climate 2023 is particularly challenging, except for sectors like Cybersecurity or AI. The biggest categories by total rounds remain SaaS and Healthtech, followed by Fintech, Data Analytics, and Biotech.  Despite the latest news in Canada on Cleantech, there has been a steady positive showing from Renewable Energy with high median cash raised and decent valuations..