Founded by Rio Tinto Alcan and Hydro-Québec in 2009, the C3E is a non-profit organization that aims to contribute to the commercial success of technological innovations in the field of energy efficiency of transportation. The C3E is the only fund specifically dedicated to the commercialization of innovations in energy efficiency of transportation in Canada. Despite the various programs and grants offered to reduce the risk of the commercialization of Canadian innovations, it remains that when a company is ready to begin its sales approach, it is regularly confronted with a lack of liquidity to the early stages. It is at this crucial moment that the C3E comes in.