BeatConnect
Seed Round in 2024
BeatConnect is a Montreal-based tech startup that streamlines music production by integrating various aspects into one platform. Its proprietary technology enables seamless connection with third-party apps, fostering global collaboration among musicians while enhancing learning and monetization opportunities.
Merinio
Seed Round in 2023
Founded in 2016, Merinio designs and develops cloud-based workforce automation software. Its platform streamlines labor forecasting, shift fulfillment, scheduling validation, compliance management, and communication to enhance operational efficiency, minimize costs, and improve employee satisfaction.
GoLoot is an AdTech company based in Montréal, Québec, established in 2019. It specializes in enhancing revenue streams for mobile and web publishers by enabling them to manage user engagement effectively. The company's platform offers a gamified ad experience that incentivizes user interaction through curated e-commerce offers. By assisting brands in monetizing their products and rewarding online users, GoLoot helps digital publishers improve customer engagement and bolster their brand image. The platform aims to create seamless experiences that foster loyalty and drive growth in first-party data for its clients.
BeatConnect
Seed Round in 2022
BeatConnect is a Montreal-based tech startup that streamlines music production by integrating various aspects into one platform. Its proprietary technology enables seamless connection with third-party apps, fostering global collaboration among musicians while enhancing learning and monetization opportunities.
Boundless Life
Seed Round in 2022
Boundless Life, established in 2021 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, specializes in creating global living communities for families seeking a nomadic lifestyle. The company designs and operates thoughtfully curated destinations worldwide, offering private homes, co-working spaces, an experiential learning school system, and locally integrated recreational facilities. This holistic approach enables families to live, learn, work, and explore diverse cultures sustainably.
Puzzle Medical Devices
Seed Round in 2022
Puzzle Medical Devices develops innovative heart pump solutions to treat advanced heart failure. Its flagship product, ModulHeart, is a modular percutaneous device designed to reduce cardiac afterload and improve renal perfusion. The device's unique design enables safe percutaneous implantation, supporting both renal and cardiac function with low risk of complications. Puzzle Medical has successfully completed its first-in-human study, demonstrating improvements in cardiac and kidney function.
Gallea
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Gallea is an online art gallery based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, recognized as the fastest growing in the country. The company focuses on showcasing local talent on a global scale, with the ambition of becoming the largest art distribution network worldwide. Gallea's platform enables artists to create portfolios, host virtual exhibitions, and present their artistic approaches to potential buyers and exhibition venues. By facilitating these connections, Gallea empowers artists to enhance their sales and visibility in the art market.
My Intelligent Machines
Seed Round in 2021
Montreal-based My Intelligent Machines designs biology software that combines artificial intelligence and systems biology to support early-stage drug development and personalized therapies. The company offers a software-as-a-service platform enabling augmented intelligence-driven simulations, patient stratification, and the identification of therapeutic targets and biomarkers. By leveraging big data and AI, it helps life-science teams design precise therapies and streamline research, while also applying its platform to agriculture to optimize production systems. The goal is to accelerate efficient, targeted therapies and improve outcomes across biopharma and related fields.
Paper
Venture Round in 2020
Paper is an educational technology company that provides personalized tutoring support for students. Its platform offers live help, essay feedback, real-time reports, and intervention tools to facilitate learning and assist teachers. Founded in 2014, Paper is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
Contxtful Technologies
Seed Round in 2020
Contxtful Technologies is a Montreal-based analytics company that develops an AI-powered platform to measure audience context and intent through privacy-preserving sensor data from mobile devices while prioritizing user privacy. The system uses sensor signals to assess attention, viewability, and engagement, providing real-time insights to optimize digital advertising and marketing campaigns. It offers audience targeting, segmentation, and programmatic optimization, delivering measurement of ad effectiveness and performance scores for online and video content. The technology is GDPR-compliant and does not require explicit user permission, avoiding reliance on GPS, cameras, or microphones. It serves diverse industries, including Adtech, Martech, finance-related sectors, streaming, and game engines, helping publishers and advertisers improve ad monetization and campaign outcomes.
FlexPay
Seed Round in 2019
FlexPay is an AI-driven platform based in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, that specializes in recovering lost revenues from declined transactions. Founded in 2017, the company employs advanced machine learning models to salvage between 50% and 70% of declined payments. By analyzing various transaction attributes, FlexPay's system addresses issues on a transaction-by-transaction basis, utilizing a proprietary decline salvage and risk balancing strategy. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing customer relationship management systems and payment gateways, allowing merchants to improve their recovery rates while maintaining customer retention and account health. Through its innovative approach, FlexPay aims to mitigate the financial impact of payment declines and reduce chargeback costs for businesses.
Evey Innovation
Seed Round in 2019
Evey Innovation Inc. is a Montreal-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in developing a personal assistant for home environments, designed to manage and streamline the operation of various connected devices. Its innovative platform includes advanced features such as water damage detectors that alert residents to potential leaks, allowing for escalation to employees if necessary or even the automatic shutoff of the water valve. By enhancing the safety and well-being of residents in their apartments, Evey Innovation not only increases resident autonomy but also helps reduce overall operating costs.
My Intelligent Machines
Seed Round in 2019
Montreal-based My Intelligent Machines designs biology software that combines artificial intelligence and systems biology to support early-stage drug development and personalized therapies. The company offers a software-as-a-service platform enabling augmented intelligence-driven simulations, patient stratification, and the identification of therapeutic targets and biomarkers. By leveraging big data and AI, it helps life-science teams design precise therapies and streamline research, while also applying its platform to agriculture to optimize production systems. The goal is to accelerate efficient, targeted therapies and improve outcomes across biopharma and related fields.
Aifred Health
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Aifred Health Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in developing a deep-learning clinical decision support tool aimed at enhancing personalized medicine in psychiatry. Founded in 2017, Aifred Health addresses the challenges associated with the traditional trial-and-error approach to treatment selection for mental health, particularly in depression, which is a leading cause of medical impairment worldwide. The company's application software provides features such as treatment prediction, interpretability, and patient data tracking, enabling physicians to make informed decisions tailored to individual patients. By processing de-identified data, Aifred Health's AI model facilitates personalized therapeutic choices, thereby improving the likelihood of effective treatment outcomes for patients who often do not respond to initial interventions.
Founded in 2015, MY01 specializes in developing digital medical devices for accurate real-time muscle pressure measurement. Its flagship product is designed to enhance the diagnosis of Acute Compartment Syndrome (ACS) by providing timely and precise measurements.
Saccade Analytics
Venture Round in 2019
Saccade Analytics Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in developing clinical tools for analyzing data from patients' eye and head movements during simple tasks to assess brain function. Founded in 2016 by Dr. Mimi Galiana, a pioneer in the field of eye and head movement analysis, the company aims to enhance neurological care by translating advanced research into practical applications. Its flagship product, InSight, is designed for clinicians and therapists to diagnose and monitor conditions such as concussions, vestibular disorders, and other neurological issues. By harnessing decades of research, Saccade Analytics strives to provide accessible diagnostic tools that improve patient outcomes.
Thorasys
Venture Round in 2019
Thorasys Thoracic Medical Systems Inc. is a Montreal-based respiratory medical device company dedicated to advancing pulmonary diagnostics. The company focuses on the development of innovative technologies for the diagnosis and monitoring of lung diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Utilizing a unique forced oscillation technique, Thorasys has created pulmonary function test equipment that allows healthcare professionals to accurately measure lung capacity across diverse patient populations. This technology facilitates early detection of lung diseases, thereby enhancing patient care and treatment outcomes.
Dispatch Coffee
Seed Round in 2019
Dispatch Coffee is a Montreal-based business established in 2012, specializing in operating coffee shops and selling high-quality whole bean coffee and coffee makers directly to consumers. The company aims to make exceptional, responsibly-sourced coffee more accessible by offering a transparent shopping experience at affordable prices, while ensuring fair returns for farmers.
Keatext
Seed Round in 2019
Keatext is a Montreal-based technology company that provides an AI-powered text analytics platform to synthesize customer feedback from multiple channels including surveys, online reviews, chat logs, social media, and support tickets. Using natural language processing, the platform consolidates data into a single view to surface actionable insights, helping businesses understand what customers care about, identify improvement opportunities, and make data-driven decisions to enhance customer experience and related outcomes.
Paper
Venture Round in 2019
Paper is an educational technology company that provides personalized tutoring support for students. Its platform offers live help, essay feedback, real-time reports, and intervention tools to facilitate learning and assist teachers. Founded in 2014, Paper is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
Foodrelay
Seed Round in 2019
FoodRelay is a homemade food production and supply company that specializes in delivering gourmet meals to employees of businesses in Montreal. Utilizing a network of virtual kitchens, the company provides a range of meal kits designed to accommodate various dietary preferences and food allergies. FoodRelay enhances the customer experience by offering real-time notifications regarding delivery progress. Their services include event catering, allowing companies to easily provide diverse food options for their employees without the need for contracts. An online inquiry form on the company's website facilitates customer engagement and service requests.
LynX Inspection
Seed Round in 2018
LynX Inspection Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of innovative inspection equipment that specializes in three-dimensional analysis and X-ray imaging to evaluate the integrity of precision parts. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Québec, Canada, the company utilizes its proprietary technology, Predictive 3D Radiography, to provide advanced inspection solutions for the industrial market. LynX Inspection targets sectors requiring stringent quality control, such as aerospace, defense, and automotive, by offering non-destructive testing methods that enable the detection of defects in complex components. Their equipment features capabilities like X-ray simulation, auto image alignment, and multi-angle imaging, allowing for detailed inspections and precise identification of issues within a three-dimensional framework.
Laurent Pharmaceuticals
Venture Round in 2018
Laurent Pharmaceuticals Inc., established in 2012 and based in Montreal, Canada, is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing orally-active drug candidates to modulate the immuno-inflammatory response in cystic fibrosis patients. Its lead product, LAU-7b, is a novel once-a-day oral form of fenretinide currently in clinical development stages.
FlexPay
Pre Seed Round in 2018
FlexPay is an AI-driven platform based in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, that specializes in recovering lost revenues from declined transactions. Founded in 2017, the company employs advanced machine learning models to salvage between 50% and 70% of declined payments. By analyzing various transaction attributes, FlexPay's system addresses issues on a transaction-by-transaction basis, utilizing a proprietary decline salvage and risk balancing strategy. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing customer relationship management systems and payment gateways, allowing merchants to improve their recovery rates while maintaining customer retention and account health. Through its innovative approach, FlexPay aims to mitigate the financial impact of payment declines and reduce chargeback costs for businesses.
Inversago Pharma
Series A in 2018
Inversago Pharma Inc. is a preclinical-stage biotechnology company based in Montreal, Canada, specializing in the development of peripherally-restricted CB1 receptor inverse agonists aimed at treating various metabolic and fibrotic disorders. Founded in 2015, the company focuses on creating innovative therapies for conditions such as Prader-Willi syndrome, diabetes, and complications related to obesity. Its pipeline includes treatments for diabetic kidney disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and progressive fibrosis, including interstitial lung disease. Inversago Pharma aims to improve patient outcomes by offering new therapeutic options that target the underlying mechanisms of these diseases.
Oxio is a connectivity platform based in Quebec, Canada, that was founded in 2017 by Marc-André Campagna and Francis Careau. The company operates as an internet service provider, offering customized internet packages designed to meet the diverse needs of its users. Oxio provides services with no contracts, including free installation, stable internet speeds, and the provision of necessary equipment such as modems and routers. By focusing on affordability and flexibility, Oxio aims to change the way individuals connect with their internet service provider, enhancing the overall customer experience in the telecommunications sector.
SpherePlay
Venture Round in 2017
SpherePlay, founded in 2014 and based in Montréal, Quebec, specializes in creating, delivering, and monetizing virtual reality (VR) experiences across various platforms. The company offers a suite of VR media players designed to help broadcasters, publishers, and commercial content distributors integrate VR experiences into their existing media distribution workflows through their own apps and websites. This solution enables the production, delivery, and sharing of immersive VR/360° content with high realism and user-friendliness.
Moka Financial Technologies Inc. is a financial technology company based in Montreal, Canada, that operates an application designed to assist users in achieving their financial goals. Founded in 2015 and rebranded from Mylo in July 2020, Moka's app automatically rounds up everyday purchases and invests the spare change, allowing users to start investing without requiring significant financial knowledge or lifestyle changes. Since its launch in 2017, the app has gained popularity, with over 750,000 downloads and numerous positive reviews. Moka leverages artificial intelligence to provide personalized financial insights and recommendations, simplifying money management for its users. The company is also focused on developing additional features, such as expense reduction tools, debt repayment acceleration, financial coaching, and cashback rewards, to further empower individuals in their financial journeys.
Thorasys
Seed Round in 2016
Thorasys Thoracic Medical Systems Inc. is a Montreal-based respiratory medical device company dedicated to advancing pulmonary diagnostics. The company focuses on the development of innovative technologies for the diagnosis and monitoring of lung diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Utilizing a unique forced oscillation technique, Thorasys has created pulmonary function test equipment that allows healthcare professionals to accurately measure lung capacity across diverse patient populations. This technology facilitates early detection of lung diseases, thereby enhancing patient care and treatment outcomes.
Paper is an educational technology company that provides personalized tutoring support for students. Its platform offers live help, essay feedback, real-time reports, and intervention tools to facilitate learning and assist teachers. Founded in 2014, Paper is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
Soundbite Medical Solutions
Seed Round in 2016
Soundbite Medical Solutions Inc. is a cardiovascular medical technology company based in Montreal, Canada, specializing in the development and commercialization of innovative medical devices. Founded in 2013, the company has engineered a proprietary wire-based device and generator console that utilizes safe shockwave energy to treat chronic total occlusions (CTOs) within the cardiovascular system. This technology is aimed at addressing significant medical needs in patients suffering from peripheral artery disease and coronary artery disease, conditions that affect millions of individuals in the United States. The company's focus is on enhancing treatment options and improving patient outcomes by effectively preparing vascular pathways for management and intervention.
Laurent Pharmaceuticals
Funding Round in 2016
Laurent Pharmaceuticals Inc., established in 2012 and based in Montreal, Canada, is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing orally-active drug candidates to modulate the immuno-inflammatory response in cystic fibrosis patients. Its lead product, LAU-7b, is a novel once-a-day oral form of fenretinide currently in clinical development stages.
ODS Medical
Seed Round in 2016
ODS Medical Inc. is a Montreal-based medical device company established in 2015, specializing in the design and manufacture of advanced diagnostic tools for cancer detection. The company's flagship product is an exclusive Raman spectroscopy system that enables real-time identification of tissue abnormalities across various clinical settings. By integrating innovative optical probes with sophisticated software powered by machine learning algorithms, ODS Medical aims to enhance the capabilities of physicians, allowing for critical decision-making with high sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy. Through its commitment to developing and commercializing cutting-edge technology, ODS Medical strives to revolutionize the diagnostic landscape in oncology.
Minitrade
Seed Round in 2015
Minitrade, Inc. operates an online platform that facilitates the buying and exchanging of women's, kids', and maternity branded clothing. Founded in 2012 and based in Quebec City, Canada, the company enables users to sell and exchange gently used clothing items, including tops, bottoms, dresses, swimwear, and outerwear for girls, boys, and women. Minitrade offers busy parents a solution to declutter their closets while providing access to high-quality clothing at significantly reduced prices, often around 70 percent off retail. The platform has successfully attracted a growing customer base, with approximately 6,000 active members in Canada. The founder, Isabelle Doucet, established Minitrade in response to her own experiences as a parent, recognizing the need for a more economical and sustainable way to manage children's wardrobes.
SportLogiq
Seed Round in 2015
SportLogiq is a Montreal-based developer of an artificial intelligence–driven sports analytics platform that analyzes games from standard broadcast footage. The system uses computer vision to track the location and actions of every player on the ice, field, or court, translating movement into actionable insights for teams, broadcasters, analysts, and fans. By turning game footage into quantitative data, the platform supports strategy development, viewer engagement, and data-informed storytelling across sports. Founded in 2014, the venture-backed company focuses on enabling organizations to understand game dynamics and enhance performance and coverage.
handyem
Seed Round in 2014
Handyem Inc. specializes in designing and fabricating analytical instrument platforms tailored for life science researchers. Founded in 2010 and based in Québec, Canada, the company offers innovative portable flow cytometers, including the HPC-100 and HPC-150 models. The HPC-100 is a personal cytometer that allows researchers to conduct various cytometry experiments, including cell cycle and DNA analysis, using its Cytodyem light software for configuration and data acquisition. The HPC-150 serves broader applications in life science research, bioprocessing, and water quality testing. Handyem aims to enhance the accessibility and efficiency of cytometric analysis in research settings.
Concept Geebee
Seed Round in 2014
Concept Geebee Inc. is a Canadian company founded in 2013, headquartered in Sherbrooke, with additional offices in France and Belgium. The company specializes in the design, manufacture, and marketing of motorized transportation vehicles, focusing on electric scooters branded as GEEBEE. In alignment with the Government of Quebec's initiatives for sustainable mobility and electrification of transportation, Concept Geebee aims to support local business innovation. The company also offers various accessories for its scooters, such as front baskets and mudguards, and provides advertising services through its vehicles.
Mirametrix
Angel Round in 2013
Mirametrix Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in artificial intelligence technology focused on enhancing human-computer interaction. Founded in 2008, it has developed proprietary attention-sensing technology that detects presence, tracks faces, eyes, gaze, and emotions. One of its flagship products, Glance, offers software solutions designed for various markets, including consumer electronics, automotive, and mobile. This platform allows clients, including original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and independent software vendors (ISVs), to create innovative and intuitive user experiences across all devices. By integrating its advanced technology into consumer electronics, Mirametrix aims to redefine user engagement and responsiveness in digital interfaces.
Fortem
Venture Round in 2012
Fortem Inc. is a company specializing in the development of physical security information management technologies aimed at enhancing public safety and private security worldwide. The company's flagship product, Omnipresence 3D, is an advanced command and control software that offers a unified monitoring and alarm platform for various security and safety systems, including CCTV, fire detection, access control, and more. Featuring a unique 3D interface, Omnipresence 3D allows for comprehensive integration of existing security equipment, facilitating real-time incident response and management. Fortem's solutions are implemented in a diverse range of environments, including security-conscious cities, military facilities, mass transit systems, airports, utilities, and large campuses. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Fortem was previously known as Feeling Software Inc., having rebranded in March 2012.
Novidev Santé Active
Seed Round in 2012
Founded in Montreal, Canada in 2010, Novidev Santé Active produces and markets organic fruit juices under the Anti+ brand. Its product range includes blueberry, cranberry, and pomegranate drinks, distributed through natural food stores and grocery chains across Canada.
Caristix
Seed Round in 2011
Caristix Inc. is a healthcare IT company based in Quebec, Canada, founded in 2009. It specializes in developing software solutions that enhance data flow and interoperability within hospitals and the broader healthcare ecosystem. Caristix offers a range of products, including Caristix Conformance Software, which manages and supports HL7 data exchange, and Caristix Pinpoint Software, designed for message filtering. Additionally, the company provides Caristix Test Software, enabling interface analysts to conduct simulation testing and validate HL7 interfaces. The Caristix HL7 software suite facilitates the automation of interface specification development, testing, and maintenance. By streamlining the HL7 interface management cycle, Caristix aims to reduce deployment and testing times while minimizing the manual workload associated with interfacing projects. Its offerings cater to technology companies and hospital IT teams, making a significant impact on healthcare data management.