Energir
Private Equity Round in 2024
Energir is a energy producer located in Montreal Canada.
WSP Global is a professional services consulting firm headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with a rich history dating back to 1885. It has established itself as one of the world's leading engineering firms, offering a wide range of services that include environmental remediation, urban planning, and infrastructure development. WSP's expertise spans various sectors such as transportation, energy, and community development, enabling the firm to address both the built and natural environments. With approximately 32,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, and planners, WSP operates from over 500 offices in 39 countries. The firm has grown through strategic acquisitions, including Parsons Brinckerhoff, which enhanced its capabilities in transportation engineering and infrastructure projects. WSP is recognized for its commitment to delivering innovative solutions and has been ranked among the top international design firms by Engineering News-Record.
Gildan Activewear
Post in 2024
Gildan Activewear Inc. is a vertically integrated global manufacturer and marketer of basic apparel, specializing in non-fashion products such as t-shirts, sweatshirts, underwear, socks, and hosiery. The company primarily serves the screen print markets in North America, Europe, and other international regions, supplying wholesalers, major clothing brands, and printers. Gildan also operates retail and direct-to-consumer channels under its brands, which include Gildan, American Apparel, Comfort Colors, and Gold Toe. Most of its production takes place in Latin America, along with a new facility in Bangladesh, and the company generates nearly 90% of its sales in the United States. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Montreal, Gildan continues to expand its market presence while maintaining a focus on basic apparel.
Plusgrade
Private Equity Round in 2024
Plusgrade LP is a provider of an online revenue upgrade platform that enables travelers to enhance their travel experience by upgrading their inventory before departure. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, the company serves a diverse clientele that includes major airlines such as Virgin Atlantic, Air New Zealand, and Etihad Airways. Plusgrade's proprietary software solutions are designed to optimize revenue across various service classes, helping clients in the airline industry and beyond to generate substantial incremental revenue from upgrades, unsold inventory, and premium services. The platform has garnered recognition from industry participants and media for its effectiveness in enhancing revenue strategies and improving customer engagement. In addition to its Montreal headquarters, Plusgrade has offices in Singapore and New York.
Talent.com
Series B in 2022
Talent.com is a platform that centralizes jobs available on companies' career websites, staffing agencies, or job boards. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Sollio Cooperative Group
Venture Round in 2020
Sollio Cooperative Group, based in Montreal, Quebec, is an agri-food federation that serves over 60,000 members through nearly 70 cooperatives across Canada. Established in 1922, it employs more than 13,000 individuals and generates annual revenues of approximately $6.3 billion. The organization is structured into three main divisions: Olymel S.E.C, which includes brands such as Olymel, Flamingo, and Lafleur; the Agri-business division, which operates under various banners including La Coop and Agrico; and the BMR Group, known for its BMR and Unimat stores. Sollio Cooperative Group provides agricultural producers with essential goods and services, supporting them in crop production and enhancing their operational capabilities.
Dialogue Health Technologies
Series B in 2020
Dialogue Health Technologies operates a comprehensive virtual care platform that provides employee wellness and health solutions for Canadian employers. Founded in 2016 and based in Montreal, the company offers a variety of services aimed at enhancing employee engagement and health. Its platform allows employees to interact with healthcare professionals, including nurses and doctors, for support in physical and mental health. Additionally, the platform facilitates care navigation, medication delivery, and referrals to specialists. By empowering employees to take charge of their health, Dialogue Health Technologies helps businesses create a healthier workforce, leading to increased productivity and overall employee satisfaction.
WSP Global is a professional services consulting firm headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with a rich history dating back to 1885. It has established itself as one of the world's leading engineering firms, offering a wide range of services that include environmental remediation, urban planning, and infrastructure development. WSP's expertise spans various sectors such as transportation, energy, and community development, enabling the firm to address both the built and natural environments. With approximately 32,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, and planners, WSP operates from over 500 offices in 39 countries. The firm has grown through strategic acquisitions, including Parsons Brinckerhoff, which enhanced its capabilities in transportation engineering and infrastructure projects. WSP is recognized for its commitment to delivering innovative solutions and has been ranked among the top international design firms by Engineering News-Record.
Hopper
Venture Round in 2020
Hopper Inc. is a travel technology company that operates a mobile application designed to enhance the travel planning experience. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in the United States and Bulgaria, Hopper utilizes big data and predictive analytics to analyze and forecast airfares and accommodations. The application provides users with travel recommendations and alerts them when flight and hotel prices reach their predicted lowest points, enabling travelers to secure the best deals. By leveraging historical travel data, Hopper aims to simplify the booking process and help users save money while planning their trips.
Nuvei
Private Equity Round in 2019
Nuvei Corporation is a financial service company that specializes in providing payment technology solutions to merchants and partners across North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Nuvei offers a cloud-based Native Commerce Platform that enables businesses to accept payments through various channels, including mobile, online, unattended, and in-store. The company delivers a comprehensive suite of services, including debit and credit card processing, banking, risk management, fraud management, and payout options. By utilizing a modular and scalable technology infrastructure, Nuvei aims to enhance the payment experience for businesses, helping them optimize operations and increase transaction acceptance rates. The company works with various channels such as direct sales, independent agents, e-commerce resellers, and online marketplaces to provide its solutions.
Sollio Cooperative Group
Venture Round in 2019
Sollio Cooperative Group, based in Montreal, Quebec, is an agri-food federation that serves over 60,000 members through nearly 70 cooperatives across Canada. Established in 1922, it employs more than 13,000 individuals and generates annual revenues of approximately $6.3 billion. The organization is structured into three main divisions: Olymel S.E.C, which includes brands such as Olymel, Flamingo, and Lafleur; the Agri-business division, which operates under various banners including La Coop and Agrico; and the BMR Group, known for its BMR and Unimat stores. Sollio Cooperative Group provides agricultural producers with essential goods and services, supporting them in crop production and enhancing their operational capabilities.
Element AI
Series B in 2019
Element AI Inc. is an artificial intelligence company that provides solutions for organizations seeking to leverage AI and machine learning technologies. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with an additional office in Toronto, the company operates an AI as a Service (AIaaS) platform, allowing businesses to launch and incubate AI solutions in collaboration with large corporations. Element AI focuses on delivering AI software products that enhance decision-making and operational efficiency across various sectors, including insurance, banking, manufacturing, logistics, retail, and consumer packaged goods. The company emphasizes research and development, maintaining strong ties to academia, and engages in policy discussions regarding the societal impacts of technology. Through its offerings, Element AI aims to help clients unlock insights, accelerate the adoption of AI, and improve overall business performance with explainable solutions.
Dialogue Health Technologies
Series B in 2019
Dialogue Health Technologies operates a comprehensive virtual care platform that provides employee wellness and health solutions for Canadian employers. Founded in 2016 and based in Montreal, the company offers a variety of services aimed at enhancing employee engagement and health. Its platform allows employees to interact with healthcare professionals, including nurses and doctors, for support in physical and mental health. Additionally, the platform facilitates care navigation, medication delivery, and referrals to specialists. By empowering employees to take charge of their health, Dialogue Health Technologies helps businesses create a healthier workforce, leading to increased productivity and overall employee satisfaction.
Real Ventures
Venture Round in 2019
Real Ventures is a Montreal-based venture capital firm established in 2007, dedicated to supporting early-stage Canadian technology startups. The firm focuses on collaborating with ambitious entrepreneurs who aim to build impactful global companies. Real Ventures emphasizes the importance of people in the entrepreneurial process, offering stage-specific guidance, mentorship, and access to valuable networks and resources to accelerate both personal and company growth. With a strong commitment to enhancing the Canadian startup ecosystem, Real Ventures actively manages a diverse portfolio valued at $10 billion, consisting of over 100 companies.
Plusgrade
Private Equity Round in 2018
Plusgrade LP is a provider of an online revenue upgrade platform that enables travelers to enhance their travel experience by upgrading their inventory before departure. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, the company serves a diverse clientele that includes major airlines such as Virgin Atlantic, Air New Zealand, and Etihad Airways. Plusgrade's proprietary software solutions are designed to optimize revenue across various service classes, helping clients in the airline industry and beyond to generate substantial incremental revenue from upgrades, unsold inventory, and premium services. The platform has garnered recognition from industry participants and media for its effectiveness in enhancing revenue strategies and improving customer engagement. In addition to its Montreal headquarters, Plusgrade has offices in Singapore and New York.
Hopper Inc. is a travel technology company that operates a mobile application designed to enhance the travel planning experience. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in the United States and Bulgaria, Hopper utilizes big data and predictive analytics to analyze and forecast airfares and accommodations. The application provides users with travel recommendations and alerts them when flight and hotel prices reach their predicted lowest points, enabling travelers to secure the best deals. By leveraging historical travel data, Hopper aims to simplify the booking process and help users save money while planning their trips.
Taxelco
Venture Round in 2018
Taxelco owns and operates Téo Taxi, a revolutionary fully electric on-demand transportation service, Taxi Diamond, Montreal’s leading taxi company and Taxi Hochelaga, the industry leader in paratransit services.
Stingray
Acquisition in 2018
Stingray Digital is a privately held Canadian media and entertainment company based in Montreal, Quebec. Stingray Digital specializes in digital media including interactive music broadcasting and distribution. Currently, operations include The Karaoke Channel, a licensed karaoke supplier and an interactive television and Internet service; Stingray Music, a licensee and distributor of re-recorded music; Stingray360, a provider of copyright cleared subscription music services for the business environment; Concert TV, a video-on-demand television service; and Galaxie, a digital pay TV audio service Stingray Digital operates on behalf of CBC/Radio-Canada.
Nuvei
Venture Round in 2017
Nuvei Corporation is a financial service company that specializes in providing payment technology solutions to merchants and partners across North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Nuvei offers a cloud-based Native Commerce Platform that enables businesses to accept payments through various channels, including mobile, online, unattended, and in-store. The company delivers a comprehensive suite of services, including debit and credit card processing, banking, risk management, fraud management, and payout options. By utilizing a modular and scalable technology infrastructure, Nuvei aims to enhance the payment experience for businesses, helping them optimize operations and increase transaction acceptance rates. The company works with various channels such as direct sales, independent agents, e-commerce resellers, and online marketplaces to provide its solutions.
Hopper Inc. is a travel technology company that operates a mobile application designed to enhance the travel planning experience. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in the United States and Bulgaria, Hopper utilizes big data and predictive analytics to analyze and forecast airfares and accommodations. The application provides users with travel recommendations and alerts them when flight and hotel prices reach their predicted lowest points, enabling travelers to secure the best deals. By leveraging historical travel data, Hopper aims to simplify the booking process and help users save money while planning their trips.
LASIK MD
Venture Round in 2016
LASIK MD was founded by Drs. Mark Cohen and Avi Wallerstein in 2001, with their first clinic opening in Montreal. The doctors shared a vision: They wanted to make laser vision correction as ubiquitous and widespread as glasses and contacts, and challenge the perception of vision correction by showcasing how simple and affordable a procedure it can be. After acquiring a privately-owned laser vision correction clinic, the doctors grew this business model, focusing on the affordability and lifestyle benefits of LASIK. Today, more people than ever have discovered an improved quality of life thanks to LASIK MD.
Stingray Digital is a privately held Canadian media and entertainment company based in Montreal, Quebec. Stingray Digital specializes in digital media including interactive music broadcasting and distribution. Currently, operations include The Karaoke Channel, a licensed karaoke supplier and an interactive television and Internet service; Stingray Music, a licensee and distributor of re-recorded music; Stingray360, a provider of copyright cleared subscription music services for the business environment; Concert TV, a video-on-demand television service; and Galaxie, a digital pay TV audio service Stingray Digital operates on behalf of CBC/Radio-Canada.
Félix & Paul Studios
Series A in 2016
Félix & Paul studios is focused on the creation of cinematic virtual reality experiences. Led by directors and visual artists Félix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphaël, the Montreal-based studio has developed an industry-leading technology platform for virtual reality filming and a unique, pioneering and in-depth approach to the new art of virtual reality storytelling. The studio’s creations set the highest quality standards in the field and offer viewers a fully immersive sense of presence, time and space yet to be achieved on any other media platform. In 2006, the two directors first joined creative forces to produce award-winning stereoscopic 3D films, multimedia installations and commercials across the globe. Today, Félix and Paul, alongside a fully-operating team of artists, software developers and engineers, have developed a proprietary 3D 360º camera with accompanying software, which set the industry standard for the highest-quality VR filmmaking. As producers of both original content or in collaboration with existing intellectual properties—audiences are invited into intimate, visceral and emotive cinematic experiences. This new kind of storytelling offers viewers a fully immersive sense of presence, time and space yet to be achieved on any other media platform. Recently, the studio announced a content creation partnership with Oculus, and directed and co-produced Jurassic World: Apatosaurus with Universal Studios and Inside the Box of Kurios alongside Cirque du Soleil Media. Félix & Paul Studios launched in 2013as a two-person venture and has since grown into a fully-operating team of twenty artisans.
WSP Global is a professional services consulting firm headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with a rich history dating back to 1885. It has established itself as one of the world's leading engineering firms, offering a wide range of services that include environmental remediation, urban planning, and infrastructure development. WSP's expertise spans various sectors such as transportation, energy, and community development, enabling the firm to address both the built and natural environments. With approximately 32,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, and planners, WSP operates from over 500 offices in 39 countries. The firm has grown through strategic acquisitions, including Parsons Brinckerhoff, which enhanced its capabilities in transportation engineering and infrastructure projects. WSP is recognized for its commitment to delivering innovative solutions and has been ranked among the top international design firms by Engineering News-Record.
Victrix
Venture Round in 2011
Victrix is a high-level information technology consulting company. With expertise in a range of complementary fields, Victrix focuses its practice on four areas: infrastructure, telecommunications, security, and collaborative solutions. From its offices in Montreal and Quebec City, Victrix serves more than 400 active clients in Quebec, including large organizations in both the private and public sectors.
Sirios Resources
Post in 2007
Sirios Resources Inc. is an exploration company based in Montreal, Canada, focused on the evaluation and discovery of mineral resources, primarily gold and silver deposits. Founded in 1994, the company aims to identify world-class gold and lithium deposits in the James Bay region of Quebec. Its flagship project, the Cheechoo project, encompasses 145 claims over 7,400 acres and is recognized as a significant gold discovery. In addition to Cheechoo, Sirios also holds other projects, including Aquilon, Maskwa, and Li-52, further expanding its exploration efforts in the region.
OZ Communications
Series B in 2006
OZ Communications, Inc., a software company, provides consumer mobile messaging solutions. It offers OZ Mobile IM, a solution that enables mobile operators to offer access to already established instant messaging services; OZ Consumer Email, an email solution for consumer mobile phones and devices to send and receive emails to friends and family; and OZ SmartMail, an email solution for savvy, small business, and home business professionals. The company also provides OZ Mobile IMPS Server, a solution that enables mobile operators to build own mobile instant messaging communities; and OZ Mobile Social Networking, which enables mobile operators to deliver mobile social networking experience to end users. In addition, it offers device application development services, custom server solutions and system integration services, application service provider solutions, and business consulting services. The company's customers include mobile operators, handset manufacturers, portals, and online communities. It has strategic partnerships with America Online, Inc.; Microsoft; and Yahoo!. OZ Communications, Inc. was formerly known as OZ.COM. The company was founded in 1991 and is based in Montreal, Canada with regional offices in the United States, Europe, and India. As of November 4, 2008, OZ Communications Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Nokia Corp.
Topigen Pharmaceuticals
Series B in 2005
Topigen Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company that is focused on the scientific research and development of therapeutic drugs. It develops treatments for respiratory disorders, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Topigen Pharmaceuticals offers TPI ASM8, a drug that is developed for the management of moderate to severe asthma; and TPI 1100, a drug that is developed for the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Topigen Pharmaceuticals was acquired by Pharmaxis in January 2010. Topigen Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2000 and is based in Montreal, Quebec.
Sirios Resources
Post in 2004
Sirios Resources Inc. is an exploration company based in Montreal, Canada, focused on the evaluation and discovery of mineral resources, primarily gold and silver deposits. Founded in 1994, the company aims to identify world-class gold and lithium deposits in the James Bay region of Quebec. Its flagship project, the Cheechoo project, encompasses 145 claims over 7,400 acres and is recognized as a significant gold discovery. In addition to Cheechoo, Sirios also holds other projects, including Aquilon, Maskwa, and Li-52, further expanding its exploration efforts in the region.