Business Development Bank of Canada

Quadshift acquires and builds B2B software companies in niche vertical markets across North America, leveraging in-house finance, sales, marketing, creative, engineering, and management capabilities to create new opportunities and customer value, and aims to transform commerce across multiple industries through vertical market SaaS solutions.

KOHO Financial Inc. is a financial technology company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The company offers a digital banking platform that provides low-cost banking services through a prepaid, reloadable Visa-backed debit card and a user-friendly mobile application. This platform enables customers to conduct day-to-day banking operations and includes features such as financial goal setting, cash flow projections, group spending management, and detailed spending insights. By equipping users with these tools, KOHO aims to simplify money management and enhance the overall banking experience for its customers.

KOHO Financial Inc. is a financial technology company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The company offers a digital banking platform that provides low-cost banking services through a prepaid, reloadable Visa-backed debit card and a user-friendly mobile application. This platform enables customers to conduct day-to-day banking operations and includes features such as financial goal setting, cash flow projections, group spending management, and detailed spending insights. By equipping users with these tools, KOHO aims to simplify money management and enhance the overall banking experience for its customers.

Hydrostor develops compressed air energy storage solutions for electricity systems. Its emission-free technology addresses needs for dispatchable capacity, renewable integration, transmission deferral, and behind-the-meter applications. The company serves customers in North America and Australia, with a strategic partnership with AECOM.

Tulip Retail, Inc. is a cloud-based mobile platform designed specifically for retail store associates, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in Kitchener, London, Caerano di San Marco, and New York. The platform offers a suite of tools that empower store associates by providing real-time access to product and inventory information, customer profiles, and a variety of features for assisted selling and clienteling. Key components include a mobile associate app, checkout capabilities for omnichannel orders, and modules for streamlined store communications and look building based on customer preferences. By integrating mobile technology into the retail environment, Tulip aims to enhance the in-store shopping experience, boost sales, and improve customer service for leading retailers.

The GIST is a media company based in Toronto, Ontario, that focuses on providing sports content, experiences, and community specifically for women. Founded in 2017, The GIST curates and contextualizes sports news to empower and engage underserved sports fans who often feel excluded from mainstream conversations. The company offers a variety of platforms, including e-newsletters, social media content, a dedicated website, and GIST Viewing Parties, fostering a sense of community among its audience. By addressing the lack of diversity in the sports industry, The GIST aims to create a more inclusive environment where all fans can connect and engage with sports culture.

Founded in 2014, Neurescence Inc. specializes in developing innovative assessment tools for brain diseases. The company offers GRIN lenses for neural imaging and Quartet, a miniature fluorescence microscope optimized for neuronal calcium imaging.

Founded in 2015, Peak Power is a cleantech company specializing in intelligent energy management solutions. Headquartered in Toronto with operations across North America, the company offers Peak Synergy, an AI-powered software platform that optimizes energy use and maximizes revenues from battery storage systems, grid-interactive buildings, and electric vehicles for commercial real estate and industrial customers.

Borrowell is a Toronto-based fintech that provides personal loans, unsecured consumer credit and an online lending marketplace. It offers free credit scores, credit education, and weekly monitoring, along with tools such as personalized credit coaching and AI-powered product recommendations to help customers access low-interest loans, manage debt, and improve financial well-being.

Tealbook develops a cloud-based platform that connects buyers and suppliers in procurement. Founded in 2014, it centralizes supplier information, facilitates collaboration, and integrates with various ERP systems. Recognized as a Gartner Cool Vendor.

Tulip Retail, Inc. is a cloud-based mobile platform designed specifically for retail store associates, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in Kitchener, London, Caerano di San Marco, and New York. The platform offers a suite of tools that empower store associates by providing real-time access to product and inventory information, customer profiles, and a variety of features for assisted selling and clienteling. Key components include a mobile associate app, checkout capabilities for omnichannel orders, and modules for streamlined store communications and look building based on customer preferences. By integrating mobile technology into the retail environment, Tulip aims to enhance the in-store shopping experience, boost sales, and improve customer service for leading retailers.

Founded in 2018, Aya Payments is based in Toronto, Canada. It specializes in developing payment tools and programs tailored for employee benefits packages.

Founded in 2016, Symend is a global leader in digital debt recovery solutions. It empowers enterprises across financial services, telecommunications, and utilities sectors to optimize collection effectiveness through personalized engagements driven by applied behavioral science and AI.

Tealbook develops a cloud-based platform that connects buyers and suppliers in procurement. Founded in 2014, it centralizes supplier information, facilitates collaboration, and integrates with various ERP systems. Recognized as a Gartner Cool Vendor.

Element AI is an artificial intelligence company that develops and delivers AI solutions for organizations to identify opportunities to deploy AI and machine learning. It operates an AI as a Service platform that enables businesses to launch and scale AI initiatives in partnership with large corporations. The company maintains an in-house research and development laboratory to advance AI technologies and their deployment in computing infrastructure. Element AI serves industries including insurance, banking and capital markets, manufacturing, logistics, retail, and consumer packaged goods. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Montreal with an additional office in Toronto, it combines software products, services, and tools that help clients operationalize AI, augment decision-making, and improve business performance. Element AI also maintains collaborations with academia and engages in policy discussions related to technology's societal impact, while acting as an integrator to help organizations adopt and implement AI solutions.

Nudge Rewards is a Toronto-based company that offers a team performance management platform designed for retailers, foodservice, and hospitality sectors. The platform includes a mobile solution that facilitates employee engagement, knowledge assessment, and performance monitoring for frontline workers, enabling brands to effectively motivate and reward their teams. Nudge's clientele features notable global brands such as Mercedes Benz, Rogers Communications, and Samsung, among others. The company, which was established in 2011 and rebranded from Greengage Mobile in 2014, has formed strategic partnerships with organizations like ReThink and BrandXP Ltd to enhance its offerings. Through its innovative app and content management system, Nudge Rewards aims to measurably improve frontline team performance and drive overall company success.

Lynx Equity Limited is a private equity firm founded in November 2007 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in San Diego, California, and Calgary, Canada. The firm specializes in management buyouts, recapitalizations, and growth capital investments in small to medium-sized enterprises, primarily targeting companies in North America, particularly in Ontario and Western Canada. Lynx Equity focuses on sectors such as manufacturing, business services, financial services, industrial products, food, clean energy, and consumer products. The firm typically invests between CAD $200,000 and CAD $8 million per transaction in companies with enterprise values ranging from CAD $1 million to CAD $10 million and revenues not exceeding CAD $25 million. Lynx Equity usually seeks to acquire a 100% stake in its portfolio companies, holding investments for three to five years, and structures its investments as a combination of debt and equity. The firm emphasizes transactions involving retiring entrepreneurs looking to transition their businesses.

TouchBistro, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing iPad-based point-of-sale (POS) solutions tailored for the food and beverage industry, including restaurants, cafes, bars, and food trucks. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Toronto, TouchBistro provides various POS systems, such as Restaurant POS, Food Truck POS, and Bar POS, which streamline order management and payment processing. Its innovative system allows servers to take orders directly at the table, reducing the need for multiple trips to a terminal and minimizing errors. Additionally, TouchBistro offers features like TouchBistro Reservations for guest management, cloud-based reporting and analytics, and customer-facing displays, enhancing both operational efficiency and customer experience. The company's products are available through the Apple App Store in the United States and internationally.

ecobee, Inc. is a Toronto-based company founded in 2007 that specializes in manufacturing Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostats and light automation equipment for both residential and commercial applications. The company’s product lineup includes the SmartThermostat with voice control, ecobee3 lite, SmartSensor, and ecobee Switch+, all designed to enhance energy conservation and provide customizable temperature settings. These devices allow users to manage their home or office environments remotely via a mobile application compatible with various platforms, including iOS, Android, and BlackBerry. Ecobee's offerings aim to empower consumers to monitor and reduce their energy consumption while maintaining comfort in their spaces. The company sells its products primarily through online channels.

Element AI is an artificial intelligence company that develops and delivers AI solutions for organizations to identify opportunities to deploy AI and machine learning. It operates an AI as a Service platform that enables businesses to launch and scale AI initiatives in partnership with large corporations. The company maintains an in-house research and development laboratory to advance AI technologies and their deployment in computing infrastructure. Element AI serves industries including insurance, banking and capital markets, manufacturing, logistics, retail, and consumer packaged goods. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Montreal with an additional office in Toronto, it combines software products, services, and tools that help clients operationalize AI, augment decision-making, and improve business performance. Element AI also maintains collaborations with academia and engages in policy discussions related to technology's societal impact, while acting as an integrator to help organizations adopt and implement AI solutions.

WebsiteBox is a Toronto-based technology firm that offers real estate website solutions for agents, teams, and offices. It provides affordable, comprehensive tools to manage online presence, including MLS/IDX listings integration with hundreds of boards across the United States and Canada, a feature-rich CRM, lead generation tools, and social-media and industry tools. The platform supports mobile-friendly, custom websites and hosting, enabling real-estate professionals to manage listings and generate business. The service is offered for a one-time fee of $99.

Founded in 2014, Mosaic Manufacturing specializes in developing hardware and software solutions for multi-material 3D printing. Its patented technology enables industries to create high-quality products on-demand, reducing reliance on traditional manufacturing methods.

Strongpoint is a Toronto-based company that offers an automated documentation and compliance platform designed to enhance the management of business systems, specifically targeting Netsuite and Salesforce users. The company focuses on replacing manual processes with automated solutions, ensuring that changes to systems are executed in a predictable and safe manner. By streamlining these operations, Strongpoint enables organizations to navigate system changes with confidence, ultimately supporting their growth and operational efficiency.

SensorSuite Inc. provides real-time building intelligence solutions using wireless sensors for property managers across multi-residential, commercial, industrial, and consumer markets. Its offerings include mobile applications like BoilerLink and FridgeLink for monitoring and predictive maintenance, along with sensors that capture, process, analyze, and deliver real-time data to users via web or smartphone.

Think Dirty Inc. is a Toronto-based company that has developed a mobile application aimed at educating consumers about the ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products. By allowing users to scan barcodes or search for products, the app provides information on potentially toxic ingredients and generates a score based on data drawn from various authoritative sources, including government lists, peer-reviewed journals, and health organization reports. This service simplifies the process of understanding product labels, enabling customers to make informed decisions regarding their health and environmental impact when shopping for beauty and household items.

Interface Biologics develops biomedical polymer technology to enhance the safety and efficacy of medical devices. Its patented technologies include anti-thrombogenic additives for blood-contacting devices and combination drug delivery systems. The company has licensing agreements with AngioDynamics and Fresenius Medical Care, and a joint venture with Qualimed. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Interface Biologics was founded in 2001.