TandemLaunch

TandemLaunch, founded in 2010 and based in Montréal, Canada, specializes in scouting, accelerating, and commercializing early-stage technologies developed at leading universities. The company partners with major consumer electronics brands to transform innovative ideas into high-quality startup ventures. Through its incubation program, TandemLaunch offers entrepreneurs and technologists mentorship, comprehensive engineering and business resources, and up to $800,000 in seed financing. This support helps facilitate the transition of initial concepts into viable businesses with the potential for international impact. Graduates of the program also have access to further venture investment opportunities through TandemLaunch Ventures and a network of over 50 limited partners.

Emilie Boutros

Managing Partner

Stefan Orzechowski

CFO

Helge Seetzen

Managing Partner and CEO

83 past transactions

Depix Technologies

Seed Round in 2023
Depix is an enterprise software developer focused on generative ai software solutions for for automotive/product design and marketing.

AAVAA

Seed Round in 2023
AAVAA is a developer of innovative audio and attention detection technologies aimed at enhancing user experiences in various environments. The company specializes in a bionic ear that allows users to selectively hear desired sounds while minimizing distracting background noise. This device serves not only as a hearing aid but also as a means for users to regulate their audio environment hands-free. Additionally, AAVAA has created an attention detection system that can be integrated into various wearable formats, such as earphones and eyeglasses. This system detects head direction, eye-gaze direction, and intentional blinks, providing users with intuitive control over their surroundings. AAVAA's products cater to markets including human-assistive technology, augmented reality, and virtual reality, enhancing both auditory experiences and health monitoring capabilities.

Latys

Seed Round in 2023
Latys is a technology company based in Montreal, Quebec, founded in 2020. It specializes in developing advanced wireless infrastructure using proprietary metasurface technology. This technology enables the creation of ultra-compact, dynamically reconfigurable wireless relays that are resistant to interference, multipath fading, and noise. Latys's innovative approach allows for full-duplex communications that are agnostic to various protocols and modulation techniques. By optimizing wireless communication and reducing hardware footprint, Latys aims to enhance the overall wireless experience for its customers.

Omniply

Seed Round in 2021
Omniply is a manufacturer specializing in sticky electronics and delamination technology, aimed at producing thin-film electronic devices on flexible substrates. The company's innovative platform allows for the easy fabrication of large-area transparent displays, integrated sensors, and display systems tailored for aesthetic wearables, diodes, lighting, and transistors. By facilitating the separation of flexible circuits from their rigid carriers without compromising performance, Omniply's technology integrates seamlessly with existing manufacturing processes, offering a cost-effective solution. This approach helps clients address the challenges of adapting electronic devices to individual environments, thereby enhancing user comfort and experience.

Edgehog

Seed Round in 2021
Edgehog identified a scalable method of fabricating bio-inspired nanostructures on surfaces for uniform anti-reflectivity across the visible spectrum. By fabricating a nanostructure pattern directly on the native glass or plastic substrate of the display, they can eliminate glare in any environment. Their structural approach to anti-reflection results in uniform, low reflectance across the entire visible spectrum.

REVAI

Pre Seed Round in 2021
REVAI is focused on creating a software application and an AI/ML-powered platform for Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) that aims to translate advanced brain research into practical applications for users. The company utilizes a technique known as transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS), which involves non-invasive electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve at the cymba concha of the outer ear. This method has demonstrated effectiveness in neuromodulation, influencing various cognitive functions and overall well-being. The platform not only enhances human cognition but also assists neurologists in understanding the non-invasive stimulation of the vagus nerve, thereby facilitating improvements in verbal learning and language acquisition.

ORA Graphene Audio Inc.

Seed Round in 2021
ORA is a Montreal-based startup working with advanced nano-materials to produce unparalleled audio experiences. Their team of sound engineers, chemists and material scientists work with the exciting properties of *Graphene* (the strongest and lightest material known to man) to deliver smaller/lighter, more energy efficient speakers, all while remarkably improving sound quality. With a simple drop-in replacement of the speaker’s membrane, GrapheneQ can 1) extend the battery life of a portable audio device by up to 70% b) generate up to 4x the volume and c) significantly reduce the overall size of the speaker, allowing for bigger batteries/thinner devices. ORA's technology is disrupting a technology that has seen little innovation since its invention in 1921: the loudspeaker!

Noze

Convertible Note in 2020
Noze is a leader in digital odor perception technology, creating advanced solutions that replicate the human sense of smell. Their sophisticated digital nose utilizes a specialized sensor, developed with NASA technology, to detect and identify odors in various real-world environments. This technology collects and analyzes data through an AI engine, allowing healthcare providers to assess air quality, monitor chemical footprints, and potentially diagnose diseases based on breath-based odor biomarkers. By enabling real-time disease detection and routine health screenings with a single exhale, Noze aims to enhance human health and well-being while improving patient outcomes.

C2Ro

Convertible Note in 2020
C2Ro is a cloud robotics platform based in Montréal, Canada, specializing in intelligent software services that utilize machine learning and computer vision for mobile robotics. Founded in 2016, C2Ro offers a suite of solutions including robot monitoring, sensor data analysis, and multi-robot collaborative planning. The company's flagship product, ENTERA, is a leading privacy-aware AI video analytics platform designed for physical spaces, which leverages edge-cloud technology and existing surveillance systems while adhering to strict data privacy regulations. ENTERA provides insights into shopper journeys and socio-demographic data, facilitating data-driven decision-making to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency. Recognized for its innovation, C2Ro was named the most trusted retail technology provider in 2020 and has been acknowledged for its privacy-aware AI capabilities. In 2021, C2Ro became the official AI Video Analytics Technology provider for Telefonica Tech, demonstrating its commitment to consumer data protection while enhancing IoT and Big Data offerings.

Bornio

Seed Round in 2020
Bornio, Inc. is a technology company based in Menlo Park, California, that specializes in privacy compliance tools. Founded in 2020, it offers a comprehensive platform designed to assist data engineers in managing sensitive data while ensuring compliance with privacy regulations. Bornio's solutions include sensitive data mapping, secure data access, encrypted caching, and data de-identification services. The platform automates the identification, classification, and protection of sensitive information within existing data flows, significantly reducing the time, cost, and complexity associated with maintaining compliance. By facilitating collaboration among data engineers, privacy policy owners, and data consumers, Bornio streamlines the safe use of customer data, enabling organizations to gain insights while upholding privacy standards.

Bornio

Seed Round in 2020
Bornio, Inc. is a technology company based in Menlo Park, California, that specializes in privacy compliance tools. Founded in 2020, it offers a comprehensive platform designed to assist data engineers in managing sensitive data while ensuring compliance with privacy regulations. Bornio's solutions include sensitive data mapping, secure data access, encrypted caching, and data de-identification services. The platform automates the identification, classification, and protection of sensitive information within existing data flows, significantly reducing the time, cost, and complexity associated with maintaining compliance. By facilitating collaboration among data engineers, privacy policy owners, and data consumers, Bornio streamlines the safe use of customer data, enabling organizations to gain insights while upholding privacy standards.

Shearwater Aerospace

Seed Round in 2020
Shearwater Aerospace specializes in developing innovative autonomous technologies for commercial fixed-wing drones. The company has created an AI-powered autopilot system that enhances drone performance by enabling battery-free operation and autonomous soaring. This system generates a dynamic map of atmospheric lift sources, allowing for improved online flight planning and real-time decision-making. By utilizing AI autonomy, Shearwater's technology enhances the capabilities of any drone, reducing reliance on experienced pilots. This advancement enables drone operators to extend their range and endurance while navigating around no-fly zones, obstacles, and adverse weather conditions. Through its pioneering efforts, Shearwater Aerospace is redefining the potential of flight technology.

Depix Technologies

Seed Round in 2020
Depix is an enterprise software developer focused on generative ai software solutions for for automotive/product design and marketing.

Corowave

Seed Round in 2020
Developer of a bio-signals monitoring platform intended to be resilient to movement while being contactless, and having continuous monitoring. The company's platform monitors heart rate, blood pressure, respiration rate and the basic health signals for the human body and use them for other applications such as athlete performance, baby monitoring, sleep monitoring, monitoring the health of drivers enabling users to leverage near-field communication technology, signal processing, and machine learning.

Soundskrit

Seed Round in 2019
Soundskrit is fundamentally changing the way sound is measured to bring the next generation of audio applications. The many emerging voice applications and interfaces have driven a need to capture sound from farther distances while remaining robust to noise. Because traditional pressure based microphones pick up sound coming from every direction, arrays of multiple microphones are needed to listen to a specific direction and ignore surrounding noise. This comes at a cost of increased size and decreased audio quality. Our bio-inspired, directional microphone directly measures the velocity of incoming sound rather than pressure. With a single microphone, we can separate sounds coming from multiple directions without compromising on size or quality. Soundskrit will greatly improve speech recognition and sound localization, enabling a new suite of features to consumer electronics.

Aveer

Seed Round in 2019
Aveer is a company based in Montreal, Canada, founded in 2019, that specializes in developing advanced radio frequency identification (RFID) systems. Its technology offers real-time localization precision with an accuracy of up to 50 microns, enabling the precise tracking of assets in various industries, including retail, robotics, shipping, and the Internet of Things. Aveer's innovative solutions not only enhance existing RFID applications but also open up new possibilities for asset management and tracking, providing a cost-effective means for industries to monitor and manage their resources efficiently.

AAVAA

Pre Seed Round in 2019
AAVAA is a developer of innovative audio and attention detection technologies aimed at enhancing user experiences in various environments. The company specializes in a bionic ear that allows users to selectively hear desired sounds while minimizing distracting background noise. This device serves not only as a hearing aid but also as a means for users to regulate their audio environment hands-free. Additionally, AAVAA has created an attention detection system that can be integrated into various wearable formats, such as earphones and eyeglasses. This system detects head direction, eye-gaze direction, and intentional blinks, providing users with intuitive control over their surroundings. AAVAA's products cater to markets including human-assistive technology, augmented reality, and virtual reality, enhancing both auditory experiences and health monitoring capabilities.

Contxtful

Seed Round in 2019
Contxtful is an innovative analytics platform that utilizes patent-pending AI technology to assess user intent and context through mobile smart device sensors, including phones, tablets, and smartwatches. Prioritizing user privacy, the platform is designed to comply with GDPR regulations, eliminating the need for GPS, cameras, or microphones. Contxtful offers businesses insights into attention, viewability, and predictive marketing analysis, facilitating performance improvement and business intelligence. Its capabilities include audience engagement, segmentation, and real-time marketing data insights, making it applicable across various industries such as advertising technology, marketing technology, finance, and video streaming. By providing context-aware intelligence about audiences and customers without compromising privacy, Contxtful aims to enhance ad monetization and improve the effectiveness of digital campaigns.

Deeplite

Seed Round in 2019
Deeplite is a Montreal-based company that specializes in optimization software for deep learning applications, focusing on the deployment of deep neural networks (DNN) on both cloud and edge devices. The company's flagship product, Neutrino, utilizes a proprietary AI engine to automatically streamline DNN models, making them smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient. This technology addresses common challenges associated with deep learning, such as the size and speed of models, which can hinder deployment on smaller hardware and impact battery life in devices. Deeplite's solutions are applicable across various sectors, including automotive, smartphones, smart cameras, and IoT devices, thereby enabling efficient AI integration in everyday technology. By leveraging advancements in tinyML and a unique design space exploration approach, Deeplite empowers clients to optimize their AI investments and enhance their deep learning capabilities.

C2Ro

Convertible Note in 2019
C2Ro is a cloud robotics platform based in Montréal, Canada, specializing in intelligent software services that utilize machine learning and computer vision for mobile robotics. Founded in 2016, C2Ro offers a suite of solutions including robot monitoring, sensor data analysis, and multi-robot collaborative planning. The company's flagship product, ENTERA, is a leading privacy-aware AI video analytics platform designed for physical spaces, which leverages edge-cloud technology and existing surveillance systems while adhering to strict data privacy regulations. ENTERA provides insights into shopper journeys and socio-demographic data, facilitating data-driven decision-making to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency. Recognized for its innovation, C2Ro was named the most trusted retail technology provider in 2020 and has been acknowledged for its privacy-aware AI capabilities. In 2021, C2Ro became the official AI Video Analytics Technology provider for Telefonica Tech, demonstrating its commitment to consumer data protection while enhancing IoT and Big Data offerings.

ORA Graphene Audio

Seed Round in 2019
ORA is a Montreal-based startup working with advanced nano-materials to produce unparalleled audio experiences. Their team of sound engineers, chemists and material scientists work with the exciting properties of *Graphene* (the strongest and lightest material known to man) to deliver smaller/lighter, more energy efficient speakers, all while remarkably improving sound quality. With a simple drop-in replacement of the speaker’s membrane, GrapheneQ can 1) extend the battery life of a portable audio device by up to 70% b) generate up to 4x the volume and c) significantly reduce the overall size of the speaker, allowing for bigger batteries/thinner devices. ORA's technology is disrupting a technology that has seen little innovation since its invention in 1921: the loudspeaker!

HaiLa Technologies Inc.

Seed Round in 2019
HaiLa Technologies Inc. develops a wireless connectivity platform designed for remote data capture and management devices, with a focus on Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The company provides sensors and software that facilitate the semi-passive transmission of data using ambient waves, allowing for the broad deployment of IoT sensors within existing network infrastructures. HaiLa's products cater to various sectors, including smart homes, agriculture, industrial applications, wearables, implantable medical devices, and automotive. Founded in 2017 and originally known as Wavelite, the company rebranded to HaiLa Technologies Inc. in June 2019. It operates from its headquarters in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in Copenhagen, Denmark, and San Francisco, California. The company's mission is to enable sustainable scaling of IoT deployments through significant reductions in power consumption, thereby eliminating the need for sensor batteries.

Shearwater Aerospace

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Shearwater Aerospace specializes in developing innovative autonomous technologies for commercial fixed-wing drones. The company has created an AI-powered autopilot system that enhances drone performance by enabling battery-free operation and autonomous soaring. This system generates a dynamic map of atmospheric lift sources, allowing for improved online flight planning and real-time decision-making. By utilizing AI autonomy, Shearwater's technology enhances the capabilities of any drone, reducing reliance on experienced pilots. This advancement enables drone operators to extend their range and endurance while navigating around no-fly zones, obstacles, and adverse weather conditions. Through its pioneering efforts, Shearwater Aerospace is redefining the potential of flight technology.

AAVAA

Seed Round in 2019
AAVAA is a developer of innovative audio and attention detection technologies aimed at enhancing user experiences in various environments. The company specializes in a bionic ear that allows users to selectively hear desired sounds while minimizing distracting background noise. This device serves not only as a hearing aid but also as a means for users to regulate their audio environment hands-free. Additionally, AAVAA has created an attention detection system that can be integrated into various wearable formats, such as earphones and eyeglasses. This system detects head direction, eye-gaze direction, and intentional blinks, providing users with intuitive control over their surroundings. AAVAA's products cater to markets including human-assistive technology, augmented reality, and virtual reality, enhancing both auditory experiences and health monitoring capabilities.

Omniply

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Omniply is a manufacturer specializing in sticky electronics and delamination technology, aimed at producing thin-film electronic devices on flexible substrates. The company's innovative platform allows for the easy fabrication of large-area transparent displays, integrated sensors, and display systems tailored for aesthetic wearables, diodes, lighting, and transistors. By facilitating the separation of flexible circuits from their rigid carriers without compromising performance, Omniply's technology integrates seamlessly with existing manufacturing processes, offering a cost-effective solution. This approach helps clients address the challenges of adapting electronic devices to individual environments, thereby enhancing user comfort and experience.

Edgehog

Seed Round in 2018
Edgehog identified a scalable method of fabricating bio-inspired nanostructures on surfaces for uniform anti-reflectivity across the visible spectrum. By fabricating a nanostructure pattern directly on the native glass or plastic substrate of the display, they can eliminate glare in any environment. Their structural approach to anti-reflection results in uniform, low reflectance across the entire visible spectrum.

Deeplite

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Deeplite is a Montreal-based company that specializes in optimization software for deep learning applications, focusing on the deployment of deep neural networks (DNN) on both cloud and edge devices. The company's flagship product, Neutrino, utilizes a proprietary AI engine to automatically streamline DNN models, making them smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient. This technology addresses common challenges associated with deep learning, such as the size and speed of models, which can hinder deployment on smaller hardware and impact battery life in devices. Deeplite's solutions are applicable across various sectors, including automotive, smartphones, smart cameras, and IoT devices, thereby enabling efficient AI integration in everyday technology. By leveraging advancements in tinyML and a unique design space exploration approach, Deeplite empowers clients to optimize their AI investments and enhance their deep learning capabilities.

Edgehog

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Edgehog identified a scalable method of fabricating bio-inspired nanostructures on surfaces for uniform anti-reflectivity across the visible spectrum. By fabricating a nanostructure pattern directly on the native glass or plastic substrate of the display, they can eliminate glare in any environment. Their structural approach to anti-reflection results in uniform, low reflectance across the entire visible spectrum.

Deeplite

Seed Round in 2018
Deeplite is a Montreal-based company that specializes in optimization software for deep learning applications, focusing on the deployment of deep neural networks (DNN) on both cloud and edge devices. The company's flagship product, Neutrino, utilizes a proprietary AI engine to automatically streamline DNN models, making them smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient. This technology addresses common challenges associated with deep learning, such as the size and speed of models, which can hinder deployment on smaller hardware and impact battery life in devices. Deeplite's solutions are applicable across various sectors, including automotive, smartphones, smart cameras, and IoT devices, thereby enabling efficient AI integration in everyday technology. By leveraging advancements in tinyML and a unique design space exploration approach, Deeplite empowers clients to optimize their AI investments and enhance their deep learning capabilities.

C2Ro

Seed Round in 2018
C2Ro is a cloud robotics platform based in Montréal, Canada, specializing in intelligent software services that utilize machine learning and computer vision for mobile robotics. Founded in 2016, C2Ro offers a suite of solutions including robot monitoring, sensor data analysis, and multi-robot collaborative planning. The company's flagship product, ENTERA, is a leading privacy-aware AI video analytics platform designed for physical spaces, which leverages edge-cloud technology and existing surveillance systems while adhering to strict data privacy regulations. ENTERA provides insights into shopper journeys and socio-demographic data, facilitating data-driven decision-making to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency. Recognized for its innovation, C2Ro was named the most trusted retail technology provider in 2020 and has been acknowledged for its privacy-aware AI capabilities. In 2021, C2Ro became the official AI Video Analytics Technology provider for Telefonica Tech, demonstrating its commitment to consumer data protection while enhancing IoT and Big Data offerings.

Soundskrit

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Soundskrit is fundamentally changing the way sound is measured to bring the next generation of audio applications. The many emerging voice applications and interfaces have driven a need to capture sound from farther distances while remaining robust to noise. Because traditional pressure based microphones pick up sound coming from every direction, arrays of multiple microphones are needed to listen to a specific direction and ignore surrounding noise. This comes at a cost of increased size and decreased audio quality. Our bio-inspired, directional microphone directly measures the velocity of incoming sound rather than pressure. With a single microphone, we can separate sounds coming from multiple directions without compromising on size or quality. Soundskrit will greatly improve speech recognition and sound localization, enabling a new suite of features to consumer electronics.

Kalepso

Pre Seed Round in 2017
With IP based on research at Harvard, Kalepso featured the TechCrunch Disrupt Finals after raising funds from TandemLaunch Inc. Kalepso's platform produces on-demand compliance-ready datasets, for secure analytics and ML. In this way, organizations can simplify their compliance (incl. GDPR), utilize data across team, and securely monetize their data-lakes. Through its patent-pending IP, any complex SQL query can be answered in a range of anonymization levels, after the data has been merged dynamically.

Bornio

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Bornio, Inc. is a technology company based in Menlo Park, California, that specializes in privacy compliance tools. Founded in 2020, it offers a comprehensive platform designed to assist data engineers in managing sensitive data while ensuring compliance with privacy regulations. Bornio's solutions include sensitive data mapping, secure data access, encrypted caching, and data de-identification services. The platform automates the identification, classification, and protection of sensitive information within existing data flows, significantly reducing the time, cost, and complexity associated with maintaining compliance. By facilitating collaboration among data engineers, privacy policy owners, and data consumers, Bornio streamlines the safe use of customer data, enabling organizations to gain insights while upholding privacy standards.

Sportlogiq

Series A in 2017
Sportlogiq is a venture-backed startup that develops sports statistics solutions. Using feeds from current broadcast cameras, the company uses player tracking and activity recognition to analyze player movement and provide context to game analysis. Sportlogiq was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

HaiLa Technologies Inc.

Pre Seed Round in 2017
HaiLa Technologies Inc. develops a wireless connectivity platform designed for remote data capture and management devices, with a focus on Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The company provides sensors and software that facilitate the semi-passive transmission of data using ambient waves, allowing for the broad deployment of IoT sensors within existing network infrastructures. HaiLa's products cater to various sectors, including smart homes, agriculture, industrial applications, wearables, implantable medical devices, and automotive. Founded in 2017 and originally known as Wavelite, the company rebranded to HaiLa Technologies Inc. in June 2019. It operates from its headquarters in Montreal, Canada, with additional offices in Copenhagen, Denmark, and San Francisco, California. The company's mission is to enable sustainable scaling of IoT deployments through significant reductions in power consumption, thereby eliminating the need for sensor batteries.

Aerial

Convertible Note in 2017
Aerial's technology leverages existing infrastructure to recognize activity without the need for cameras, sensors or wearables. Aerial's patented technology analyzes distortions and fluctuations in the existing wireless signals and uses AI to interpret them and classify human activities.

Fluent.ai

Seed Round in 2017
Fluent.ai adopts a fundamentally different machine learning approach to speech recognition. Our models learns from context, behavior, and speech, in any language. Its speech recognition engine expresses the flexibility to understand natural phrases reliably across languages, accents, and noise environments such as a smart home, connected car, wearable, or virtual reality headset. Special features of Fluent.ai include multilingual, van be personalized, reliability, and ability to use both offline and online. It was launched in 2015 by Vikrant Tomar..

Airy:3D

Seed Round in 2017
Airy:3D, Inc. is a Montreal-based startup founded in 2015 that specializes in passive depth recovery technologies, enabling 3D machine vision in cameras. The company's innovations target various industries, including entertainment, automotive, industrial, and security and surveillance. Airy:3D's suite of technologies allows cameras to capture depth information without relying on auto-focus, thereby improving image quality while maintaining battery efficiency. By addressing the challenge of representing the three-dimensionality of the world in photography, Airy:3D aims to enhance the visual experience across multiple applications.

Aerial

Seed Round in 2017
Aerial's technology leverages existing infrastructure to recognize activity without the need for cameras, sensors or wearables. Aerial's patented technology analyzes distortions and fluctuations in the existing wireless signals and uses AI to interpret them and classify human activities.

Fluent.ai

Seed Round in 2017
Fluent.ai adopts a fundamentally different machine learning approach to speech recognition. Our models learns from context, behavior, and speech, in any language. Its speech recognition engine expresses the flexibility to understand natural phrases reliably across languages, accents, and noise environments such as a smart home, connected car, wearable, or virtual reality headset. Special features of Fluent.ai include multilingual, van be personalized, reliability, and ability to use both offline and online. It was launched in 2015 by Vikrant Tomar..

Contxtful

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Contxtful is an innovative analytics platform that utilizes patent-pending AI technology to assess user intent and context through mobile smart device sensors, including phones, tablets, and smartwatches. Prioritizing user privacy, the platform is designed to comply with GDPR regulations, eliminating the need for GPS, cameras, or microphones. Contxtful offers businesses insights into attention, viewability, and predictive marketing analysis, facilitating performance improvement and business intelligence. Its capabilities include audience engagement, segmentation, and real-time marketing data insights, making it applicable across various industries such as advertising technology, marketing technology, finance, and video streaming. By providing context-aware intelligence about audiences and customers without compromising privacy, Contxtful aims to enhance ad monetization and improve the effectiveness of digital campaigns.

Contxtful

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Contxtful is an innovative analytics platform that utilizes patent-pending AI technology to assess user intent and context through mobile smart device sensors, including phones, tablets, and smartwatches. Prioritizing user privacy, the platform is designed to comply with GDPR regulations, eliminating the need for GPS, cameras, or microphones. Contxtful offers businesses insights into attention, viewability, and predictive marketing analysis, facilitating performance improvement and business intelligence. Its capabilities include audience engagement, segmentation, and real-time marketing data insights, making it applicable across various industries such as advertising technology, marketing technology, finance, and video streaming. By providing context-aware intelligence about audiences and customers without compromising privacy, Contxtful aims to enhance ad monetization and improve the effectiveness of digital campaigns.

ProximityHCI

Seed Round in 2017
ProximityHCI is a software-only development tool kit to enable augmented human-computer interactions via machine-learning. ProximityHCI is based on patent-pending technologies that leverage vibrational and electromagnetic properties of devices and their immediate surroundings through already implemented hardware. It allows developpers to implement groundbreaking human-computer interactions with personal electronic devices. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.

Airy:3D

Seed Round in 2017
Airy:3D, Inc. is a Montreal-based startup founded in 2015 that specializes in passive depth recovery technologies, enabling 3D machine vision in cameras. The company's innovations target various industries, including entertainment, automotive, industrial, and security and surveillance. Airy:3D's suite of technologies allows cameras to capture depth information without relying on auto-focus, thereby improving image quality while maintaining battery efficiency. By addressing the challenge of representing the three-dimensionality of the world in photography, Airy:3D aims to enhance the visual experience across multiple applications.

IRYSTEC

Series A in 2016
IRYSTEC is a startup company, incubated at TandemLaunch Inc., leading the perceptual computational display technology. Our talented team of scientists and engineers along with our excellent advisory board in computer vision, physics and human visual system (HVS) are revolutionizing the natural visual experience of the future. IRYSTEC builds ambient intelligent, perceptual software products customized for every individual. We make your displays look the best to you.

Suometry

Seed Round in 2016
Real-time Expression Transfer for Facial Reenactment

IRYSTEC

Seed Round in 2016
IRYSTEC is a startup company, incubated at TandemLaunch Inc., leading the perceptual computational display technology. Our talented team of scientists and engineers along with our excellent advisory board in computer vision, physics and human visual system (HVS) are revolutionizing the natural visual experience of the future. IRYSTEC builds ambient intelligent, perceptual software products customized for every individual. We make your displays look the best to you.

ORA Graphene Audio Inc.

Seed Round in 2016
ORA is a Montreal-based startup working with advanced nano-materials to produce unparalleled audio experiences. Their team of sound engineers, chemists and material scientists work with the exciting properties of *Graphene* (the strongest and lightest material known to man) to deliver smaller/lighter, more energy efficient speakers, all while remarkably improving sound quality. With a simple drop-in replacement of the speaker’s membrane, GrapheneQ can 1) extend the battery life of a portable audio device by up to 70% b) generate up to 4x the volume and c) significantly reduce the overall size of the speaker, allowing for bigger batteries/thinner devices. ORA's technology is disrupting a technology that has seen little innovation since its invention in 1921: the loudspeaker!

BioMindR

Seed Round in 2016
BioMindR is a Canadian company founded in 2016 that specializes in the design and manufacture of wearable bio-sensing technologies. It develops advanced miniaturized biosensors capable of detecting various bio-signals, such as heart rate, hydration, and glucose levels. The company employs RF technology and machine learning to create a contactless, reliable, and power-efficient biometric sensing platform that serves athletes, coaches, and clinicians. This innovative system integrates hardware, software, and cloud capabilities to provide continuous monitoring of hydration and fluid levels without the need for blood or urine samples. By addressing the limitations of traditional optical sensors, BioMindR enhances the understanding of previously unmeasured metrics, ultimately contributing to improved health and well-being.

wrnch

Series A in 2016
wrnch is a computer vision and deep learning software engineering company based in Montréal, Canada, recognized for its expertise in AI, special effects, and game technology. Founded by Dr. Paul Kruszewski, a seasoned entrepreneur with previous successful ventures, wrnch has developed a real-time software platform that enables cameras to comprehend human motion and activities in video. The company's technology utilizes a deep learning runtime engine for human pose estimation, which analyzes standard 2D video to generate 3D motion data in real-time. This capability allows wrnch to process multiple 2D camera feeds while tracking distinct body parts, making it applicable across various industries including robotics, retail, and entertainment. As a profitable startup, wrnch benefits from support by experienced investors and was incubated by the deep tech incubator TandemLaunch.

Aerial

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Aerial's technology leverages existing infrastructure to recognize activity without the need for cameras, sensors or wearables. Aerial's patented technology analyzes distortions and fluctuations in the existing wireless signals and uses AI to interpret them and classify human activities.

Sportlogiq

Seed Round in 2015
Sportlogiq is a venture-backed startup that develops sports statistics solutions. Using feeds from current broadcast cameras, the company uses player tracking and activity recognition to analyze player movement and provide context to game analysis. Sportlogiq was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Fluent.ai

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Fluent.ai adopts a fundamentally different machine learning approach to speech recognition. Our models learns from context, behavior, and speech, in any language. Its speech recognition engine expresses the flexibility to understand natural phrases reliably across languages, accents, and noise environments such as a smart home, connected car, wearable, or virtual reality headset. Special features of Fluent.ai include multilingual, van be personalized, reliability, and ability to use both offline and online. It was launched in 2015 by Vikrant Tomar..

Noze

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Noze is a leader in digital odor perception technology, creating advanced solutions that replicate the human sense of smell. Their sophisticated digital nose utilizes a specialized sensor, developed with NASA technology, to detect and identify odors in various real-world environments. This technology collects and analyzes data through an AI engine, allowing healthcare providers to assess air quality, monitor chemical footprints, and potentially diagnose diseases based on breath-based odor biomarkers. By enabling real-time disease detection and routine health screenings with a single exhale, Noze aims to enhance human health and well-being while improving patient outcomes.

IRYSTEC

Seed Round in 2015
IRYSTEC is a startup company, incubated at TandemLaunch Inc., leading the perceptual computational display technology. Our talented team of scientists and engineers along with our excellent advisory board in computer vision, physics and human visual system (HVS) are revolutionizing the natural visual experience of the future. IRYSTEC builds ambient intelligent, perceptual software products customized for every individual. We make your displays look the best to you.

Fabule

Seed Round in 2015
Fabule makes unique domestic devices with a lot of personality. They are committed to creating smart products that make you feel smart. You can easily open, upgrade, tinker with or repair anything they design, and make it truly yours.

Algolux

Seed Round in 2014
Algolux is a Canadian AI software company that specializes in advanced perception solutions for various industries, including automotive, robotics, and video security. The company focuses on optimizing camera architectures to enhance image quality and supports both existing and new camera designs through cloud-based tools and embedded software. Founded on innovative research in deep learning, computer vision, and computational imaging, Algolux delivers robust solutions that address critical safety issues for applications such as advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous vehicles, fleets, and autonomous mobile robots. Their technology leverages machine learning and deep perception to improve performance in challenging conditions, including extreme lighting and adverse weather, ensuring clients achieve optimal results from their imaging systems.

wrnch

Pre Seed Round in 2014
wrnch is a computer vision and deep learning software engineering company based in Montréal, Canada, recognized for its expertise in AI, special effects, and game technology. Founded by Dr. Paul Kruszewski, a seasoned entrepreneur with previous successful ventures, wrnch has developed a real-time software platform that enables cameras to comprehend human motion and activities in video. The company's technology utilizes a deep learning runtime engine for human pose estimation, which analyzes standard 2D video to generate 3D motion data in real-time. This capability allows wrnch to process multiple 2D camera feeds while tracking distinct body parts, making it applicable across various industries including robotics, retail, and entertainment. As a profitable startup, wrnch benefits from support by experienced investors and was incubated by the deep tech incubator TandemLaunch.

Mirametrix

Series A in 2014
Mirametrix Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in artificial intelligence technology for human-computer interaction. Founded in 2008, it has developed a platform that detects and tracks facial features, eyes, gaze, and emotions. One of its key products, Glance, is an attention-sensing software that offers presence detection, facial recognition, and eye and gaze tracking, catering to various markets including consumer electronics, automotive, and mobile. This proprietary technology allows clients, such as original equipment manufacturers and independent software vendors, to create innovative user experiences across a wide range of devices. Mirametrix aims to enhance interactions between humans and technology through its advanced attention-sensing solutions.

Mirametrix

Seed Round in 2014
Mirametrix Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in artificial intelligence technology for human-computer interaction. Founded in 2008, it has developed a platform that detects and tracks facial features, eyes, gaze, and emotions. One of its key products, Glance, is an attention-sensing software that offers presence detection, facial recognition, and eye and gaze tracking, catering to various markets including consumer electronics, automotive, and mobile. This proprietary technology allows clients, such as original equipment manufacturers and independent software vendors, to create innovative user experiences across a wide range of devices. Mirametrix aims to enhance interactions between humans and technology through its advanced attention-sensing solutions.

Sportlogiq

Pre Seed Round in 2014
Sportlogiq is a venture-backed startup that develops sports statistics solutions. Using feeds from current broadcast cameras, the company uses player tracking and activity recognition to analyze player movement and provide context to game analysis. Sportlogiq was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Fabule

Pre Seed Round in 2014
Fabule makes unique domestic devices with a lot of personality. They are committed to creating smart products that make you feel smart. You can easily open, upgrade, tinker with or repair anything they design, and make it truly yours.

Sportlogiq

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Sportlogiq is a venture-backed startup that develops sports statistics solutions. Using feeds from current broadcast cameras, the company uses player tracking and activity recognition to analyze player movement and provide context to game analysis. Sportlogiq was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Algolux

Seed Round in 2013
Algolux is a Canadian AI software company that specializes in advanced perception solutions for various industries, including automotive, robotics, and video security. The company focuses on optimizing camera architectures to enhance image quality and supports both existing and new camera designs through cloud-based tools and embedded software. Founded on innovative research in deep learning, computer vision, and computational imaging, Algolux delivers robust solutions that address critical safety issues for applications such as advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous vehicles, fleets, and autonomous mobile robots. Their technology leverages machine learning and deep perception to improve performance in challenging conditions, including extreme lighting and adverse weather, ensuring clients achieve optimal results from their imaging systems.

Algolux

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Algolux is a Canadian AI software company that specializes in advanced perception solutions for various industries, including automotive, robotics, and video security. The company focuses on optimizing camera architectures to enhance image quality and supports both existing and new camera designs through cloud-based tools and embedded software. Founded on innovative research in deep learning, computer vision, and computational imaging, Algolux delivers robust solutions that address critical safety issues for applications such as advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous vehicles, fleets, and autonomous mobile robots. Their technology leverages machine learning and deep perception to improve performance in challenging conditions, including extreme lighting and adverse weather, ensuring clients achieve optimal results from their imaging systems.

LANDR

Pre Seed Round in 2012
Founded in 2013, LANDR is an innovative platform that empowers music creators to produce, master, and distribute their music seamlessly. The platform features an instant online audio mastering service that utilizes machine learning technologies to enhance and refine stereo mixes, allowing musicians to achieve professional-quality results without the need for an engineer. LANDR combines a comprehensive suite of tools and services tailored for both emerging and professional artists, fostering an environment where creativity can flourish. Through its user-friendly interface, LANDR enables musicians to mix, learn, collaborate, and release their music efficiently in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Mirametrix

Acquisition in 2011
Mirametrix Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in artificial intelligence technology for human-computer interaction. Founded in 2008, it has developed a platform that detects and tracks facial features, eyes, gaze, and emotions. One of its key products, Glance, is an attention-sensing software that offers presence detection, facial recognition, and eye and gaze tracking, catering to various markets including consumer electronics, automotive, and mobile. This proprietary technology allows clients, such as original equipment manufacturers and independent software vendors, to create innovative user experiences across a wide range of devices. Mirametrix aims to enhance interactions between humans and technology through its advanced attention-sensing solutions.

Mirametrix

Seed Round in 2011
Mirametrix Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in artificial intelligence technology for human-computer interaction. Founded in 2008, it has developed a platform that detects and tracks facial features, eyes, gaze, and emotions. One of its key products, Glance, is an attention-sensing software that offers presence detection, facial recognition, and eye and gaze tracking, catering to various markets including consumer electronics, automotive, and mobile. This proprietary technology allows clients, such as original equipment manufacturers and independent software vendors, to create innovative user experiences across a wide range of devices. Mirametrix aims to enhance interactions between humans and technology through its advanced attention-sensing solutions.
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