Thank you for your question.
It's true that there have been some refusals based on the fact that a company didn't have the revenues. However, in previous programs and other programs of the same nature, usually the threshold would be much higher, often above $1 million and sometimes above $2 million in revenues. This one is considered to be smaller than usual, so the entry is a bit easier.
One of the reasons is that it's delivered in partnership with the NRC's IRAP. Many of their clients tend to a new company bringing a technology. They sometimes start really small, with no revenue yet, so IRAP also wanted to make sure when we designed the program that we would be able to catch some of their potential clients for other technology development programs. We've been taking that into account. It's still a barrier to a certain extent, but I'd say that it's a more generous entry level than most other programs.