Avidbots Corp.
Series C in 2022
Avidbots Corp., founded in 2014 and based in Ottawa, Canada, develops autonomous commercial floor cleaning robots. Its flagship product, NEO, uses laser mapping technology to efficiently clean various spaces such as airports, retail malls, hospitals, and warehouses across seven countries.
Jewlr
Private Equity Round in 2022
Jewlr is a jewelry company based in Thornhill, Canada, specializing in designing, manufacturing, and marketing a wide array of fine jewelry. The company offers an extensive selection of products, including rings, necklaces, bracelets, pendants, and earrings, with a focus on custom-made and personalized options. Through its online platform, Jewlr enables customers to have creative control over their jewelry designs, allowing them to choose styles, metals, stones, and engravings that reflect their individual preferences and budget. By addressing the challenges of traditional jewelry purchasing, Jewlr provides a unique and user-friendly experience for customers seeking personalized jewelry solutions.
Borrowell
Series C in 2021
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.
LifeSpeak
Private Equity Round in 2020
LifeSpeak is a software-as-a-service company that designs and operates a digital education platform focused on employee mental health and total wellbeing. Its library includes video training, podcasts, and other proprietary content addressing mental health, stress management, resilience, relationships, financial health, professional development, leadership, disability and absence management, parenting, and other health topics. The platform is designed for organizations across industries, including financial institutions, technology, telecom, energy, manufacturing, government, healthcare, and education sectors, with a broad multinational client base. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Toronto, LifeSpeak serves Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, insurers, and health technology firms, delivering content and programs via a hosted subscription model, with the majority of revenue generated in the United States.
Clearpath Robotics
Series C in 2020
Clearpath Robotics designs and manufactures self-driving vehicles for industrial applications. Its product range includes robotic utility vehicles, unmanned ground vehicles, heavy load material transporters, learning platforms, and accessories such as sensors and controllers. The company also offers systems design, perception and mapping services, navigation and control software, simulation tools, research consulting, support maintenance, materials handling solutions, and industrial services.
Kognitiv
Venture Round in 2019
Kognitiv is transforming global consumer loyalty by leveraging machine learning and data science to create innovative loyalty and reward programs. The company focuses on enhancing sales and maximizing returns for its clients, which include some of the most reputable brands worldwide. Central to its approach is the Loyalty Capital Network™, a technology that connects asset owners with member brands in a peer-to-peer network. This network allows for the identification and utilization of lost value by aligning consumer needs with a wide array of capital-intensive assets, such as flights and hotel accommodations. Kognitiv specializes in developing peer-to-peer marketplaces that benefit all participants, fostering a new model of value creation that is open, transparent, and collaborative. Headquartered in Waterloo, Canada, Kognitiv employs over 220 team members across multiple countries, including Argentina, Austria, Hong Kong, India, the UK, and the United States.
Valent Low-Carbon Technologies
Private Equity Round in 2019
Valent Low-Carbon Technologies is a Canadian company focused on developing and investing in innovative technologies for the oil & gas industry. It specializes in renewable fuels, refining processes, and clean energy solutions such as renewable jet fuel and hydrogen distribution.
TouchBistro
Series E in 2019
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.
Agnora
Private Equity Round in 2019
Agnora Ltd. is a glass fabrication company based in Collingwood, Canada, specializing in oversized architectural glass for a variety of applications, including cultural, residential, commercial, and retail projects. Established in 2011, Agnora employs advanced techniques such as CNC machining, straight edge polishing, digital ceramic printing, tempering, heat strengthening, laminating, and insulating to deliver high-quality glass solutions. The company is known for its capability to produce large glass panels, accommodating dimensions up to 130 inches by 300 inches, making it a significant player in the architectural glass market in North America.
Founded in 2012, Mojio is a technology company specializing in connected car services. It provides a cloud-connected device that plugs into vehicles to offer insights into driving behavior and vehicle health. Mojio's platform also includes safety features like personalized prompts and geo-location tracking for family and friends. The company serves both individual consumers and businesses, with strategic partnerships with major brands such as Amazon, Bosch, and T-Mobile.
Eventbase
Series B in 2018
Eventbase specializes in mobile event technology for global brands. It offers an enterprise event app platform that provides custom branding, design, attendee engagement tools, and intelligent features like chatbot assistance and proximity beacon networking. Serving clients such as IBM, Cisco, Microsoft, and SXSW, Eventbase has been recognized as the 'Best Event App' for four consecutive years.
Axis Auto Finance
Post in 2018
Axis Auto Finance specializes in providing personalized, non-standard auto financing options to approximately 30% of Canadians who do not qualify for traditional bank financing. The company focuses on building strong relationships with its dealer partners and offers direct-to-consumer services through DriveAxis.ca, enabling users to select vehicles, customize financing terms, and arrange home delivery.
Brightspark
Venture Round in 2017
Founded in 1999, Brightspark is a Toronto-based venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in technology companies across Canada.
Qvella Corporation is a Toronto-based molecular diagnostics company founded in 2009 by a group of scientists and engineers. The company focuses on transforming clinical microbiology by significantly reducing the time required to obtain results for bloodstream infections. Qvella's innovative Field Activated Sample Treatment (FAST™) technology employs a novel electrical lysing technique, known as e-lysis™, which facilitates the rapid and fully automated detection of infectious agents directly from unenriched biological samples. This capability allows clinicians to identify microorganisms in infected whole blood samples without the lengthy sample processing typically required, ultimately enhancing patient outcomes and saving lives.
Founded in 2012, Mojio is a technology company specializing in connected car services. It provides a cloud-connected device that plugs into vehicles to offer insights into driving behavior and vehicle health. Mojio's platform also includes safety features like personalized prompts and geo-location tracking for family and friends. The company serves both individual consumers and businesses, with strategic partnerships with major brands such as Amazon, Bosch, and T-Mobile.
Mobile Klinik
Series B in 2017
Founded in 2015, Mobile Klinik specializes in smartphone and tablet repair services across Canada. It offers same-day on-site repairs for most devices, along with additional services such as battery replacement, data backup/transfer, personalized accessories, and a lifetime warranty.
Figure 1 is a Canadian company based in Toronto that specializes in developing a mobile application for sharing medical images. Founded in 2013, the company's platform allows healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, and medical students, to share images and case studies of patients for educational and diagnostic purposes. This facilitates global collaboration among millions of healthcare professionals, enhancing patient outcomes through real-time consultation and knowledge exchange.
TouchBistro
Series C in 2017
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.
White Swan Environmental
Private Equity Round in 2017
White Swan Environmental Ltd. is a Calgary-based company that specializes in oilfield waste management services. It focuses on providing environmentally friendly solutions for the disposal of both liquid and solid oilfield waste. By offering strategically located disposal sites, White Swan Environmental enhances the efficiency of waste management for regional oil producers, allowing them to reduce transportation costs associated with handling large volumes of waste. The company's dedication to sustainable practices positions it as a key player in the oilfield service industry.
Founded in 2012, Mojio is a technology company specializing in connected car services. It provides a cloud-connected device that plugs into vehicles to offer insights into driving behavior and vehicle health. Mojio's platform also includes safety features like personalized prompts and geo-location tracking for family and friends. The company serves both individual consumers and businesses, with strategic partnerships with major brands such as Amazon, Bosch, and T-Mobile.
Hubba, established in Toronto, Canada in 2011, operates a software platform designed to connect brands with retailers. Its core service enables brand marketers to digitally showcase their product portfolio, create comprehensive product stories by aggregating information and media, and share this content securely with retail partners. The platform facilitates synchronization of product data across multiple channels, provides visibility into how products are presented by retailers, and offers customizable access controls for partners. Hubba currently supports over 75,000 small to medium-sized businesses.
TouchBistro
Series B in 2016
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.
White Swan Environmental
Private Equity Round in 2016
White Swan Environmental Ltd. is a Calgary-based company that specializes in oilfield waste management services. It focuses on providing environmentally friendly solutions for the disposal of both liquid and solid oilfield waste. By offering strategically located disposal sites, White Swan Environmental enhances the efficiency of waste management for regional oil producers, allowing them to reduce transportation costs associated with handling large volumes of waste. The company's dedication to sustainable practices positions it as a key player in the oilfield service industry.
Bit Stew Systems
Series C in 2016
Bit Stew Systems Inc. provides a data intelligence platform for industrial sectors such as utilities, oil and gas, aviation, and manufacturing. It develops MIx Core, a platform that addresses data integration for the industrial Internet of Things, offering machine intelligence, edge analytics, dynamic adapters, semantic modeling, and a pluggable architecture. Founded in 2005 and based in Burnaby, Canada, the company operates with additional locations in Mountain View, California; Melbourne, Australia; Madrid, Spain; and London, United Kingdom. The platform supports real-time analytics and dynamic event management, enabling seamless integration of information technology and operational technology systems. It helps organizations collect, manage, and analyze data from connected devices and industrial processes to improve visibility and operational insight across disparate sources.
Q4 Inc. is a cloud-based platform that specializes in providing investor relations (IR) and capital market solutions to public companies globally. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, and Copenhagen, Q4 offers a comprehensive suite of tools designed to enhance communication and engagement between organizations and their investors. Their flagship product, Q4 Desktop, serves as an all-in-one IR solution that equips clients with the necessary insights and information for effective decision-making. The company designs and develops corporate websites, provides audio and video webcasting services, and delivers analytics and reporting tools that track trading activities and investor behavior. Q4 aims to improve the effectiveness of investor relations through innovative website solutions and a strong focus on storytelling, making it a trusted partner for over 2,200 prominent brands. Their services are delivered primarily on a subscription basis, utilizing a software-as-a-service model to support the diverse needs of their clients in the capital markets.
Real Matters
Venture Round in 2016
Real Matters is a leading provider of property information services in North America. It combines unique data from a network of over 17,000 field agents with advanced technology to deliver insights into residential and commercial properties for mortgage lending and insurance industries.
Hubba, established in Toronto, Canada in 2011, operates a software platform designed to connect brands with retailers. Its core service enables brand marketers to digitally showcase their product portfolio, create comprehensive product stories by aggregating information and media, and share this content securely with retail partners. The platform facilitates synchronization of product data across multiple channels, provides visibility into how products are presented by retailers, and offers customizable access controls for partners. Hubba currently supports over 75,000 small to medium-sized businesses.
Prodomax Automation
Acquisition in 2015
Prodomax Automation Ltd. specializes in designing, manufacturing, and constructing automated manufacturing solutions tailored for assembly, welding, machining, material handling, and laser cutting applications. Founded in 1971 and based in Barrie, Canada, the company provides a diverse range of systems, including resistance and arc welding systems, assembly systems, hot stamping systems, and laser systems, catering to various industries such as automotive, electronics, and consumer products. Prodomax Automation focuses on meeting the stringent requirements of the automotive sector, offering services and products that encompass process engineering, system layout, simulation, hardware controls, software design, robotic handling systems, and transfer devices. As of 2018, Prodomax operates as a subsidiary of Jenoptik AG.
TouchBistro
Series A in 2015
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.
TouchBistro
Seed Round in 2014
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.
D-Wave Systems
Venture Round in 2012
D-Wave Systems Inc. is a pioneering company in the field of quantum computing, recognized as the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Burnaby, Canada, D-Wave specializes in the development, fabrication, and integration of superconducting quantum computers. The company offers a range of products, including the D-Wave Two System, a commercial quantum computer, and D-Wave Hybrid, an open-source platform for creating hybrid quantum-classical applications. Leap, its cloud-based service, provides real-time access to quantum computing resources along with development tools and educational content. D-Wave’s quantum computers are applied across various sectors, addressing challenges in mission planning, logistics, machine learning, and optimization problems, among others. The company serves diverse industries, including defense, finance, energy, and academia, and also offers professional services, training, and customer support to enhance user experience and application development.
Blue Ant Media
Venture Round in 2011
Blue Ant Media is a Canadian integrated media company specializing in creating and distributing engaging content across lifestyle, travel, documentary, music, and entertainment categories. It owns specialty channels such as Travel, Escape, BITE TV, AUX TV, and premium channels like Oasis HD, HIFI, eqHD, radX, along with their companion websites. The company supports new talent, produces its own content, and leverages technology to engage audiences globally.
SoundHound
Series C in 2011
SoundHound Inc. develops voice-enabled artificial intelligence technology for conversational experiences across various industries. Its platform enables businesses to create customized voice interactions while providing valuable data insights.
Protenergy Natural Foods Corporation
Private Equity Round in 2011
Protenergy Natural Foods Corporation is a fully integrated food manufacturer and contract manufacturer based in Richmond Hill, Canada, with a production facility in Cambridge, Maryland. The company produces aseptic low-acid foods and beverages, including soups, broths and sauces, and offers end-to-end contract manufacturing services such as ingredient sourcing, formulation, packaging, process optimization, warehousing and logistics for retailers and brand owners across North America. Its product range includes natural and organic foods, soy milk and non-dairy beverages, fruit juices and wine products, and it serves a broad roster of leading retailers and branded manufacturers. The company emphasizes food safety and quality through comprehensive testing and a wide array of packaging formats. Protenergy Natural Foods operates as a subsidiary of Bay Valley Foods.
D-Wave Systems
Venture Round in 2010
D-Wave Systems Inc. is a pioneering company in the field of quantum computing, recognized as the world’s first commercial supplier of quantum computers. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Burnaby, Canada, D-Wave specializes in the development, fabrication, and integration of superconducting quantum computers. The company offers a range of products, including the D-Wave Two System, a commercial quantum computer, and D-Wave Hybrid, an open-source platform for creating hybrid quantum-classical applications. Leap, its cloud-based service, provides real-time access to quantum computing resources along with development tools and educational content. D-Wave’s quantum computers are applied across various sectors, addressing challenges in mission planning, logistics, machine learning, and optimization problems, among others. The company serves diverse industries, including defense, finance, energy, and academia, and also offers professional services, training, and customer support to enhance user experience and application development.
KMC Mining
Private Equity Round in 2008
KMC Mining Corporation specializes in providing comprehensive contract mining services primarily within the open-pit mining sector of the Canadian oilsands. Established in 1949 and based in Acheson, Canada, the company offers a variety of services including site preparation, tailings dyke construction, haul road construction, overburden removal, reclamation, crushing, and ore hauling. KMC Mining also engages in pre-development activities such as mine development and site grading. In addition to the oilsands sector, KMC extends its services to other mining industries, including zinc, coal, gold, uranium, and diamonds. The company is known for its extensive fleet of well-maintained heavy mining equipment, emphasizing safety and efficiency in its operations.
The Turtle Island Recycling
Private Equity Round in 2007
Turtle Island Recycling is a Toronto-based company specializing in multi-material recycling and waste removal services. The business offers a comprehensive range of solutions, including product destruction, waste management, consulting, and audits. Its operations encompass material recovery from various sources, such as paper, mixed beverage containers, industrial metals, plastics, packaging waste, and organic food waste. Additionally, Turtle Island Recycling provides specialized services for the destruction of health care products, dairy products, non-hazardous pharmaceuticals, and other food items. The company also engages in municipal services, which include residential collection, garbage and yard waste collection, and related offerings. Through its diverse services, Turtle Island Recycling aims to promote sustainability and efficient waste management practices.
ProteinQure is a biotechnology company focused on designing novel exotic peptides with broad therapeutic applications. It leverages quantum computing, atomic-level simulations, reinforcement learning, and artificial intelligence to engineer dynamic peptide therapeutics and to design protein structures with efficiency. The company provides structure determination, protein design, and property determination to enable drug discovery and design. Founded in 2017, ProteinQure is based in Toronto, Canada.