Waveshaper
Seed Round in 2025
Waveshaper AI specializes in scalable and efficient real-time audio processing solutions, utilizing deep neural audio processing technology. The company enables users to upload audio files and receive enhanced outputs swiftly, catering particularly to the needs of Gen Z musicians. Waveshaper AI's platform allows for codeless deployment, making it accessible to users without extensive technical expertise. It offers a variety of artificial intelligence models that can be trialed online, helping music producers achieve superior audio quality through advanced neural signal processing.
HaiLa
Venture Round in 2023
HaiLa Technologies Inc., established in 2017, specializes in developing wireless connectivity platforms for remote data capture and management devices. Based in Montreal, Canada, with offices in Copenhagen, Denmark, and San Francisco, California, the company offers sensors and software that enable Internet of Things (IoT) devices to transmit data using ambient waves, reducing power consumption and extending battery life. HaiLa's solutions cater to diverse applications such as smart homes, agriculture, industry, wearables, and medical devices, aiming to facilitate wide-scale IoT deployment while promoting sustainability.
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 is a technology company focused on developing innovative auditory solutions, including a bionic ear designed to enhance users' hearing capabilities while minimizing distractions from environmental noise. Their advanced listening device allows clients to control their audio environment hands-free, effectively assisting those with hearing impairments. Additionally, AAVAA has created an attention detection system that can track head direction, eye-gaze direction, and intentional eye blinks. This technology can be integrated into various wearable devices, such as earphones and eyeglasses, providing users with real-time control over their surroundings. AAVAA's products cater to a variety of markets, including human-assistive technology, augmented reality, and virtual reality, positioning the company as a key player in the development of advanced auditory and sensory technologies.
Latys is a technology company based in Montreal, Quebec, founded in 2020. It specializes in developing advanced wireless infrastructure technology that leverages metasurfaces to create ultra-compact, dynamically reconfigurable wireless relays. The company’s proprietary system is designed to enhance wireless communication by enabling full-duplex capabilities that are agnostic to various protocols and modulation methods. By optimizing antenna design, Latys's technology improves the overall wireless experience while significantly reducing the hardware footprint. Additionally, its innovative approach provides inherent immunity to interference, multipath fading, and noise, setting a new standard in wireless relay systems.
Omniply
Seed Round in 2021
Omniply Technologies Inc., established in 2018 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, specializes in manufacturing thin film electronic devices. The company's core products include sensors, displays, and memory, catering to diverse sectors such as lighting, wearables, packaging, solar cells, automotive, and screen displays. Omniply's innovative platform leverages substrate delamination methods, enabling the fabrication of large-area transparent displays, integrated sensors, and display systems. This technology allows for the creation of flexible, comfortable electronic devices that can be easily integrated into various environments, reducing the need for bulky, rigid electronics.
Edgehog
Seed Round in 2021
Edgehog is a technology company that specializes in anti-reflection solutions for electronic displays. It has developed a scalable method for fabricating bio-inspired nanostructures directly on glass or plastic substrates, which significantly reduces glare and enhances visibility in various lighting conditions. This innovative approach ensures uniform anti-reflectivity across the visible spectrum, improving the viewing experience for devices such as smartphones and smartwatches. By lowering the brightness required for clear visibility while maintaining high contrast, Edgehog's technology also contributes to energy efficiency, extending battery life for users. The company aims to provide consumers with optimal display performance, even in bright outdoor environments.
Edgehog
Seed Round in 2021
Edgehog is a technology company that specializes in anti-reflection solutions for electronic displays. It has developed a scalable method for fabricating bio-inspired nanostructures directly on glass or plastic substrates, which significantly reduces glare and enhances visibility in various lighting conditions. This innovative approach ensures uniform anti-reflectivity across the visible spectrum, improving the viewing experience for devices such as smartphones and smartwatches. By lowering the brightness required for clear visibility while maintaining high contrast, Edgehog's technology also contributes to energy efficiency, extending battery life for users. The company aims to provide consumers with optimal display performance, even in bright outdoor environments.
Revai
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Revai is a company focused on developing innovative solutions to enhance human cognition through advanced technology. Their primary product is a cloud-based learning software application that utilizes AI and machine learning-powered Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) platform. This platform employs transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS), which involves electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve at the cymba concha of the outer ear. This non-invasive method has been shown to influence aspects of cognition and well-being, making it a reliable form of neuromodulation. The company aims to translate cutting-edge brain research into practical benefits for users, particularly in accelerating verbal learning and language acquisition.
ORA Graphene Audio
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 pioneering company in digital odor perception, recognized for creating an advanced digital nose that accurately detects and identifies odors in various real-world contexts. Leveraging cutting-edge machine perception technology and a specialized sensor developed from NASA innovations, Noze aims to enhance human health and wellbeing. The company's technology mimics the human olfactory system, allowing it to gather data on air quality and chemical footprints based on scent. This enables healthcare providers to monitor and predict health changes, diagnose diseases, and perform routine screenings through breath-based odor biomarkers. Ultimately, Noze is dedicated to facilitating real-time disease detection at any point-of-care, thereby significantly improving patient outcomes.
C2RO
Convertible Note in 2020
C2RO is a Montreal-based company specializing in Privacy-Aware AI-powered video analytics for physical spaces. Founded in 2016, C2RO utilizes proprietary edge-cloud AI and computer vision technologies to provide comprehensive, accurate, and faceless shopper journey insights, detailed socio-demographic breakdowns, and full conversion funnel analysis. Their flagship product, ENTERA™, enables data-driven decision-making to improve quality of service, customer experience, and safety by detecting inefficiencies and bottlenecks that impact return on investment. C2RO's solutions are designed to be fully compliant with stringent data privacy regulations, including the EU’s GDPR, and can leverage existing surveillance cameras for deployment. The company has been recognized for its innovative approach to AI-based video analytics and its commitment to consumer data protection.
Bornio, Inc. is a technology company based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2020. It specializes in developing a privacy compliance tool aimed at assisting data engineers in managing sensitive data efficiently. The company's platform automates the identification, classification, and protection of sensitive materials within existing data flows and clouds, thereby simplifying the complexities and costs associated with complying with privacy regulations. Bornio's comprehensive data privacy framework facilitates collaboration between data engineers, privacy policy owners, and data consumers, allowing organizations to leverage customer data for business insights while ensuring adherence to privacy standards.
HaiLa Technologies Inc., established in 2017, specializes in developing wireless connectivity platforms for remote data capture and management devices. Based in Montreal, Canada, with offices in Copenhagen, Denmark, and San Francisco, California, the company offers sensors and software that enable Internet of Things (IoT) devices to transmit data using ambient waves, reducing power consumption and extending battery life. HaiLa's solutions cater to diverse applications such as smart homes, agriculture, industry, wearables, and medical devices, aiming to facilitate wide-scale IoT deployment while promoting sustainability.
Bornio, Inc. is a technology company based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2020. It specializes in developing a privacy compliance tool aimed at assisting data engineers in managing sensitive data efficiently. The company's platform automates the identification, classification, and protection of sensitive materials within existing data flows and clouds, thereby simplifying the complexities and costs associated with complying with privacy regulations. Bornio's comprehensive data privacy framework facilitates collaboration between data engineers, privacy policy owners, and data consumers, allowing organizations to leverage customer data for business insights while ensuring adherence to privacy standards.
Shearwater Aerospace
Seed Round in 2020
Shearwater Aerospace is an innovative company focused on developing advanced autonomous technologies for commercial fixed-wing drones. Its flagship product features an AI-powered autopilot system that allows drones to operate autonomously and without the need for battery power. By generating a dynamic map of atmospheric lift sources, Shearwater's technology enhances flight planning and decision-making, enabling drones to soar more efficiently. This AI autonomy not only broadens the operational capabilities of drones but also reduces dependence on skilled pilots, thereby increasing range and endurance. Additionally, the system allows for safe navigation by avoiding no-fly zones, obstacles, and adverse weather conditions, positioning Shearwater Aerospace at the forefront of the drone industry.
Omniply
Seed Round in 2020
Omniply Technologies Inc., established in 2018 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, specializes in manufacturing thin film electronic devices. The company's core products include sensors, displays, and memory, catering to diverse sectors such as lighting, wearables, packaging, solar cells, automotive, and screen displays. Omniply's innovative platform leverages substrate delamination methods, enabling the fabrication of large-area transparent displays, integrated sensors, and display systems. This technology allows for the creation of flexible, comfortable electronic devices that can be easily integrated into various environments, reducing the need for bulky, rigid electronics.
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
Corowave, established in 2018 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, specializes in developing sensor technology that employs radio frequency signals for contactless, continuous bio-signals monitoring. Their platform is designed to withstand movement, tracking vital signs such as heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration rate. Corowave's technology finds applications in athlete performance tracking, baby monitoring, sleep analysis, and driver health surveillance, leveraging near-field communication technology, signal processing, and machine learning algorithms.
Soundskrit
Seed Round in 2019
Soundskrit is a Montreal-based company that specializes in the development of innovative velocity-based directional microphones designed to enhance audio capture in smart devices. Founded in 2017, the company aims to address the limitations of traditional pressure-based microphones, which pick up sound from all directions and often require multiple units to isolate specific audio sources. Soundskrit's bio-inspired technology measures the velocity of incoming sound, allowing a single microphone to effectively separate and identify sounds from various directions without compromising size or audio quality. This advancement significantly improves speech recognition and sound localization capabilities, enabling a new range of features in consumer electronics, particularly in noisy environments and multi-speaker scenarios.
Aveer is a technology company based in Montreal, Canada, founded in 2019, specializing in advanced radio frequency identification (RFID) systems that deliver exceptional localization precision. The company's innovative solutions provide real-time localization accuracy within 50 microns, enabling precise tracking of assets and the volume of end effectors across various sectors, including retail, robotics, shipping, and the Internet of Things. Aveer's harmonic RFID technology has the potential to transform existing markets and create new applications by offering unparalleled accuracy and cost-effective tracking solutions.
AAVAA
Pre Seed Round in 2019
AAVAA is a technology company focused on developing innovative auditory solutions, including a bionic ear designed to enhance users' hearing capabilities while minimizing distractions from environmental noise. Their advanced listening device allows clients to control their audio environment hands-free, effectively assisting those with hearing impairments. Additionally, AAVAA has created an attention detection system that can track head direction, eye-gaze direction, and intentional eye blinks. This technology can be integrated into various wearable devices, such as earphones and eyeglasses, providing users with real-time control over their surroundings. AAVAA's products cater to a variety of markets, including human-assistive technology, augmented reality, and virtual reality, positioning the company as a key player in the development of advanced auditory and sensory technologies.
Contxtful
Seed Round in 2019
Contxtful Technologies Inc., established in 2018 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, specializes in designing and developing mobile digital solutions. Its patent-pending AI-driven technology leverages non-private, sensor-based data from mobile devices to identify user intent and context, ensuring GDPR compliance without requiring user permission or accessing sensitive data like GPS, camera, or microphone. Contxtful's platform provides real-time, privacy-respecting insights into audience engagement, enabling businesses across industries such as Adtech, Martech, and Fintech to optimize advertising placements, enhance marketing strategies, and improve customer targeting.
Deeplite
Seed Round in 2019
Deeplite is a Montreal-based company that specializes in AI-driven optimization software for deep neural networks (DNNs) designed for deployment on both cloud servers and edge devices. The company's flagship product, Neutrino, utilizes a unique multi-objective design space exploration approach to automatically optimize DNN models, making them smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient. This technology addresses the challenges associated with deploying deep learning models on limited hardware, ensuring that they can operate effectively in real-time applications without compromising performance or battery life. Deeplite's solutions cater to various sectors, including automotive, smartphones, smart cameras, and IoT devices, ultimately enabling the integration of advanced AI capabilities into everyday technology.
C2RO is a Montreal-based company specializing in Privacy-Aware AI-powered video analytics for physical spaces. Founded in 2016, C2RO utilizes proprietary edge-cloud AI and computer vision technologies to provide comprehensive, accurate, and faceless shopper journey insights, detailed socio-demographic breakdowns, and full conversion funnel analysis. Their flagship product, ENTERA™, enables data-driven decision-making to improve quality of service, customer experience, and safety by detecting inefficiencies and bottlenecks that impact return on investment. C2RO's solutions are designed to be fully compliant with stringent data privacy regulations, including the EU’s GDPR, and can leverage existing surveillance cameras for deployment. The company has been recognized for its innovative approach to AI-based video analytics and its commitment to consumer data protection.
C2RO
Convertible Note in 2019
C2RO is a Montreal-based company specializing in Privacy-Aware AI-powered video analytics for physical spaces. Founded in 2016, C2RO utilizes proprietary edge-cloud AI and computer vision technologies to provide comprehensive, accurate, and faceless shopper journey insights, detailed socio-demographic breakdowns, and full conversion funnel analysis. Their flagship product, ENTERA™, enables data-driven decision-making to improve quality of service, customer experience, and safety by detecting inefficiencies and bottlenecks that impact return on investment. C2RO's solutions are designed to be fully compliant with stringent data privacy regulations, including the EU’s GDPR, and can leverage existing surveillance cameras for deployment. The company has been recognized for its innovative approach to AI-based video analytics and its commitment to consumer data protection.
Suometry
Seed Round in 2019
Suometry specializes in developing advanced 3D 360-degree cameras tailored for live virtual reality production and streaming. The company's cameras are designed with a unique three-camera geometry that produces stereoscopic output, featuring onboard automatic real-time stitching and live streaming capabilities. These innovative devices are compatible with various platforms, allowing digital entertainment and broadcast companies to create immersive virtual reality content through sophisticated video processing algorithms and geometric calibration.
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., established in 2017, specializes in developing wireless connectivity platforms for remote data capture and management devices. Based in Montreal, Canada, with offices in Copenhagen, Denmark, and San Francisco, California, the company offers sensors and software that enable Internet of Things (IoT) devices to transmit data using ambient waves, reducing power consumption and extending battery life. HaiLa's solutions cater to diverse applications such as smart homes, agriculture, industry, wearables, and medical devices, aiming to facilitate wide-scale IoT deployment while promoting sustainability.
Shearwater Aerospace
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Shearwater Aerospace is an innovative company focused on developing advanced autonomous technologies for commercial fixed-wing drones. Its flagship product features an AI-powered autopilot system that allows drones to operate autonomously and without the need for battery power. By generating a dynamic map of atmospheric lift sources, Shearwater's technology enhances flight planning and decision-making, enabling drones to soar more efficiently. This AI autonomy not only broadens the operational capabilities of drones but also reduces dependence on skilled pilots, thereby increasing range and endurance. Additionally, the system allows for safe navigation by avoiding no-fly zones, obstacles, and adverse weather conditions, positioning Shearwater Aerospace at the forefront of the drone industry.
AAVAA is a technology company focused on developing innovative auditory solutions, including a bionic ear designed to enhance users' hearing capabilities while minimizing distractions from environmental noise. Their advanced listening device allows clients to control their audio environment hands-free, effectively assisting those with hearing impairments. Additionally, AAVAA has created an attention detection system that can track head direction, eye-gaze direction, and intentional eye blinks. This technology can be integrated into various wearable devices, such as earphones and eyeglasses, providing users with real-time control over their surroundings. AAVAA's products cater to a variety of markets, including human-assistive technology, augmented reality, and virtual reality, positioning the company as a key player in the development of advanced auditory and sensory technologies.
Omniply
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Omniply Technologies Inc., established in 2018 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, specializes in manufacturing thin film electronic devices. The company's core products include sensors, displays, and memory, catering to diverse sectors such as lighting, wearables, packaging, solar cells, automotive, and screen displays. Omniply's innovative platform leverages substrate delamination methods, enabling the fabrication of large-area transparent displays, integrated sensors, and display systems. This technology allows for the creation of flexible, comfortable electronic devices that can be easily integrated into various environments, reducing the need for bulky, rigid electronics.
Edgehog
Seed Round in 2018
Edgehog is a technology company that specializes in anti-reflection solutions for electronic displays. It has developed a scalable method for fabricating bio-inspired nanostructures directly on glass or plastic substrates, which significantly reduces glare and enhances visibility in various lighting conditions. This innovative approach ensures uniform anti-reflectivity across the visible spectrum, improving the viewing experience for devices such as smartphones and smartwatches. By lowering the brightness required for clear visibility while maintaining high contrast, Edgehog's technology also contributes to energy efficiency, extending battery life for users. The company aims to provide consumers with optimal display performance, even in bright outdoor environments.
Deeplite
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Deeplite is a Montreal-based company that specializes in AI-driven optimization software for deep neural networks (DNNs) designed for deployment on both cloud servers and edge devices. The company's flagship product, Neutrino, utilizes a unique multi-objective design space exploration approach to automatically optimize DNN models, making them smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient. This technology addresses the challenges associated with deploying deep learning models on limited hardware, ensuring that they can operate effectively in real-time applications without compromising performance or battery life. Deeplite's solutions cater to various sectors, including automotive, smartphones, smart cameras, and IoT devices, ultimately enabling the integration of advanced AI capabilities into everyday technology.
Edgehog
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Edgehog is a technology company that specializes in anti-reflection solutions for electronic displays. It has developed a scalable method for fabricating bio-inspired nanostructures directly on glass or plastic substrates, which significantly reduces glare and enhances visibility in various lighting conditions. This innovative approach ensures uniform anti-reflectivity across the visible spectrum, improving the viewing experience for devices such as smartphones and smartwatches. By lowering the brightness required for clear visibility while maintaining high contrast, Edgehog's technology also contributes to energy efficiency, extending battery life for users. The company aims to provide consumers with optimal display performance, even in bright outdoor environments.
C2RO is a Montreal-based company specializing in Privacy-Aware AI-powered video analytics for physical spaces. Founded in 2016, C2RO utilizes proprietary edge-cloud AI and computer vision technologies to provide comprehensive, accurate, and faceless shopper journey insights, detailed socio-demographic breakdowns, and full conversion funnel analysis. Their flagship product, ENTERA™, enables data-driven decision-making to improve quality of service, customer experience, and safety by detecting inefficiencies and bottlenecks that impact return on investment. C2RO's solutions are designed to be fully compliant with stringent data privacy regulations, including the EU’s GDPR, and can leverage existing surveillance cameras for deployment. The company has been recognized for its innovative approach to AI-based video analytics and its commitment to consumer data protection.
Deeplite
Seed Round in 2018
Deeplite is a Montreal-based company that specializes in AI-driven optimization software for deep neural networks (DNNs) designed for deployment on both cloud servers and edge devices. The company's flagship product, Neutrino, utilizes a unique multi-objective design space exploration approach to automatically optimize DNN models, making them smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient. This technology addresses the challenges associated with deploying deep learning models on limited hardware, ensuring that they can operate effectively in real-time applications without compromising performance or battery life. Deeplite's solutions cater to various sectors, including automotive, smartphones, smart cameras, and IoT devices, ultimately enabling the integration of advanced AI capabilities into everyday technology.
C2RO is a Montreal-based company specializing in Privacy-Aware AI-powered video analytics for physical spaces. Founded in 2016, C2RO utilizes proprietary edge-cloud AI and computer vision technologies to provide comprehensive, accurate, and faceless shopper journey insights, detailed socio-demographic breakdowns, and full conversion funnel analysis. Their flagship product, ENTERA™, enables data-driven decision-making to improve quality of service, customer experience, and safety by detecting inefficiencies and bottlenecks that impact return on investment. C2RO's solutions are designed to be fully compliant with stringent data privacy regulations, including the EU’s GDPR, and can leverage existing surveillance cameras for deployment. The company has been recognized for its innovative approach to AI-based video analytics and its commitment to consumer data protection.
Soundskrit
Pre Seed Round in 2017
Soundskrit is a Montreal-based company that specializes in the development of innovative velocity-based directional microphones designed to enhance audio capture in smart devices. Founded in 2017, the company aims to address the limitations of traditional pressure-based microphones, which pick up sound from all directions and often require multiple units to isolate specific audio sources. Soundskrit's bio-inspired technology measures the velocity of incoming sound, allowing a single microphone to effectively separate and identify sounds from various directions without compromising size or audio quality. This advancement significantly improves speech recognition and sound localization capabilities, enabling a new range of features in consumer electronics, particularly in noisy environments and multi-speaker scenarios.
Kalepso
Pre Seed Round in 2017
Kalepso is a Montreal-based company, founded in 2017, that specializes in cloud database encryption software tailored for financial institutions. Its innovative, quantum-resistant solution allows users to securely store files and databases while maintaining essential functionalities such as search, retrieval, and sharing. The company's platform generates on-demand, compliance-ready datasets, facilitating secure analytics and machine learning. This capability enables organizations to streamline their compliance efforts, including adherence to regulations like GDPR, and to leverage data across teams effectively. Kalepso's patent-pending technology allows for the dynamic merging of data, enabling complex SQL queries to be answered with varying levels of anonymization. The company has garnered attention for its advancements, including a feature in the TechCrunch Disrupt Finals, and has received backing from TandemLaunch Inc.
Bornio
Pre Seed Round in 2017
Bornio, Inc. is a technology company based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2020. It specializes in developing a privacy compliance tool aimed at assisting data engineers in managing sensitive data efficiently. The company's platform automates the identification, classification, and protection of sensitive materials within existing data flows and clouds, thereby simplifying the complexities and costs associated with complying with privacy regulations. Bornio's comprehensive data privacy framework facilitates collaboration between data engineers, privacy policy owners, and data consumers, allowing organizations to leverage customer data for business insights while ensuring adherence to privacy standards.
Sportlogiq
Series A in 2017
SportLogiq Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-driven sports analytics software platform. Founded in 2014, SportLogiq utilizes computer vision technology to analyze player movement and actions during games by leveraging standard broadcast feeds. This innovative platform provides teams with valuable insights to enhance their strategic planning and execution while enabling broadcasters to engage viewers more effectively. Additionally, the analytics generated by SportLogiq support media professionals in storytelling and data-driven reporting, thereby enriching the overall understanding of the game for teams, analysts, and fans alike.
HaiLa
Pre Seed Round in 2017
HaiLa Technologies Inc., established in 2017, specializes in developing wireless connectivity platforms for remote data capture and management devices. Based in Montreal, Canada, with offices in Copenhagen, Denmark, and San Francisco, California, the company offers sensors and software that enable Internet of Things (IoT) devices to transmit data using ambient waves, reducing power consumption and extending battery life. HaiLa's solutions cater to diverse applications such as smart homes, agriculture, industry, wearables, and medical devices, aiming to facilitate wide-scale IoT deployment while promoting sustainability.
Aerial
Convertible Note in 2017
Aerial Technologies Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in cloud-based motion analytics solutions utilizing artificial intelligence and existing wireless infrastructure. Founded in 2015, Aerial has developed the Motion Capture Plug, a WiFi Motion device that analyzes distortions in wireless signals to provide insights into motion activity in various environments such as homes, workplaces, hospitals, and hotels. This technology allows for monitoring without the use of cameras, wearables, or sensors, making it a cost-effective solution for detecting human presence and activities. Aerial serves a diverse clientele, including internet service providers, healthcare organizations, security systems integrators, and smart object manufacturers across the globe, with regional offices in the United States and Spain.
Fluent.ai
Seed Round in 2017
Fluent.ai is a Montreal-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in advanced speech recognition solutions. The company employs a unique machine learning approach that enables its technology to understand natural phrases across various languages, accents, and challenging noise environments, such as those found in smart homes and connected vehicles. Fluent.ai's speech recognition engine is designed to provide personalized voice user interfaces that can function both online and offline, making it suitable for a wide range of applications, including wearables and virtual reality headsets. By focusing on understanding the meaning of audible speech rather than converting it to text, Fluent.ai offers a reliable and flexible solution for businesses aiming to enhance user interaction through voice technology.
Airy:3D
Seed Round in 2017
Airy:3D, Inc. is a Montreal-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in passive depth recovery technologies designed to enhance 3D machine vision capabilities in cameras. The company's innovative solutions address the limitations of traditional imaging by providing depth information without reliance on auto-focus mechanisms, thus preserving battery life and image quality. Airy:3D serves various markets, including entertainment, automotive, industrial, and security and surveillance, aiming to transform how visual information is captured and processed in a three-dimensional context.
Aerial Technologies Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in cloud-based motion analytics solutions utilizing artificial intelligence and existing wireless infrastructure. Founded in 2015, Aerial has developed the Motion Capture Plug, a WiFi Motion device that analyzes distortions in wireless signals to provide insights into motion activity in various environments such as homes, workplaces, hospitals, and hotels. This technology allows for monitoring without the use of cameras, wearables, or sensors, making it a cost-effective solution for detecting human presence and activities. Aerial serves a diverse clientele, including internet service providers, healthcare organizations, security systems integrators, and smart object manufacturers across the globe, with regional offices in the United States and Spain.
Fluent.ai
Seed Round in 2017
Fluent.ai is a Montreal-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in advanced speech recognition solutions. The company employs a unique machine learning approach that enables its technology to understand natural phrases across various languages, accents, and challenging noise environments, such as those found in smart homes and connected vehicles. Fluent.ai's speech recognition engine is designed to provide personalized voice user interfaces that can function both online and offline, making it suitable for a wide range of applications, including wearables and virtual reality headsets. By focusing on understanding the meaning of audible speech rather than converting it to text, Fluent.ai offers a reliable and flexible solution for businesses aiming to enhance user interaction through voice technology.
Contxtful
Pre Seed Round in 2017
Contxtful Technologies Inc., established in 2018 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, specializes in designing and developing mobile digital solutions. Its patent-pending AI-driven technology leverages non-private, sensor-based data from mobile devices to identify user intent and context, ensuring GDPR compliance without requiring user permission or accessing sensitive data like GPS, camera, or microphone. Contxtful's platform provides real-time, privacy-respecting insights into audience engagement, enabling businesses across industries such as Adtech, Martech, and Fintech to optimize advertising placements, enhance marketing strategies, and improve customer targeting.
Contxtful
Pre Seed Round in 2017
Contxtful Technologies Inc., established in 2018 and headquartered in Montreal, Canada, specializes in designing and developing mobile digital solutions. Its patent-pending AI-driven technology leverages non-private, sensor-based data from mobile devices to identify user intent and context, ensuring GDPR compliance without requiring user permission or accessing sensitive data like GPS, camera, or microphone. Contxtful's platform provides real-time, privacy-respecting insights into audience engagement, enabling businesses across industries such as Adtech, Martech, and Fintech to optimize advertising placements, enhance marketing strategies, and improve customer targeting.
ProximityHCI
Seed Round in 2017
ProximityHCI is a Canadian company founded in 2017, headquartered in Montreal. It specializes in developing a software-based toolkit designed to enhance human-computer interactions through machine learning. The company focuses on patent-pending technologies that utilize the vibrational and electromagnetic properties of devices and their environments, allowing developers to create innovative interactions with personal electronic devices. ProximityHCI aims to transform the way users engage with technology by providing advanced tools for augmented interactions.
Airy:3D
Seed Round in 2017
Airy:3D, Inc. is a Montreal-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in passive depth recovery technologies designed to enhance 3D machine vision capabilities in cameras. The company's innovative solutions address the limitations of traditional imaging by providing depth information without reliance on auto-focus mechanisms, thus preserving battery life and image quality. Airy:3D serves various markets, including entertainment, automotive, industrial, and security and surveillance, aiming to transform how visual information is captured and processed in a three-dimensional context.
C2RO is a Montreal-based company specializing in Privacy-Aware AI-powered video analytics for physical spaces. Founded in 2016, C2RO utilizes proprietary edge-cloud AI and computer vision technologies to provide comprehensive, accurate, and faceless shopper journey insights, detailed socio-demographic breakdowns, and full conversion funnel analysis. Their flagship product, ENTERA™, enables data-driven decision-making to improve quality of service, customer experience, and safety by detecting inefficiencies and bottlenecks that impact return on investment. C2RO's solutions are designed to be fully compliant with stringent data privacy regulations, including the EU’s GDPR, and can leverage existing surveillance cameras for deployment. The company has been recognized for its innovative approach to AI-based video analytics and its commitment to consumer data protection.
Faurecia IRYStec Inc., based in Montreal, Canada, specializes in perceptual display technology solutions for the automotive industry. Founded in 2015, the company develops a customizable software platform known as PDP Vision, which integrates seamlessly into various automotive display systems, including instrument clusters and head-up displays. Their product offerings include IRYStec DRIVEvue, which enhances display visibility under bright lighting conditions, and IRYStec MYvue, a viewer intelligence solution that optimizes content presentation for individual users. By leveraging advanced algorithms, Faurecia IRYStec's technology adapts display characteristics in real-time, ensuring a safe and efficient viewing experience. In May 2020, the company rebranded from IRYSTEC to Faurecia IRYStec Inc. and now operates as a subsidiary of Faurecia S.E.
Noze is a pioneering company in digital odor perception, recognized for creating an advanced digital nose that accurately detects and identifies odors in various real-world contexts. Leveraging cutting-edge machine perception technology and a specialized sensor developed from NASA innovations, Noze aims to enhance human health and wellbeing. The company's technology mimics the human olfactory system, allowing it to gather data on air quality and chemical footprints based on scent. This enables healthcare providers to monitor and predict health changes, diagnose diseases, and perform routine screenings through breath-based odor biomarkers. Ultimately, Noze is dedicated to facilitating real-time disease detection at any point-of-care, thereby significantly improving patient outcomes.
Suometry
Pre Seed Round in 2016
Suometry specializes in developing advanced 3D 360-degree cameras tailored for live virtual reality production and streaming. The company's cameras are designed with a unique three-camera geometry that produces stereoscopic output, featuring onboard automatic real-time stitching and live streaming capabilities. These innovative devices are compatible with various platforms, allowing digital entertainment and broadcast companies to create immersive virtual reality content through sophisticated video processing algorithms and geometric calibration.
Suometry
Seed Round in 2016
Suometry specializes in developing advanced 3D 360-degree cameras tailored for live virtual reality production and streaming. The company's cameras are designed with a unique three-camera geometry that produces stereoscopic output, featuring onboard automatic real-time stitching and live streaming capabilities. These innovative devices are compatible with various platforms, allowing digital entertainment and broadcast companies to create immersive virtual reality content through sophisticated video processing algorithms and geometric calibration.
IRYSTEC
Seed Round in 2016
Faurecia IRYStec Inc., based in Montreal, Canada, specializes in perceptual display technology solutions for the automotive industry. Founded in 2015, the company develops a customizable software platform known as PDP Vision, which integrates seamlessly into various automotive display systems, including instrument clusters and head-up displays. Their product offerings include IRYStec DRIVEvue, which enhances display visibility under bright lighting conditions, and IRYStec MYvue, a viewer intelligence solution that optimizes content presentation for individual users. By leveraging advanced algorithms, Faurecia IRYStec's technology adapts display characteristics in real-time, ensuring a safe and efficient viewing experience. In May 2020, the company rebranded from IRYSTEC to Faurecia IRYStec Inc. and now operates as a subsidiary of Faurecia S.E.
ORA Graphene Audio
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 based in Montreal that designs and manufactures wearable bio-sensing technologies. Founded in 2016, it specializes in developing miniaturized biosensors capable of detecting crucial bio-signals such as heart rate, hydration, and glucose levels. By integrating radio frequency technology and machine learning, BioMindR offers a contactless and power-efficient biometric sensing platform that serves athletes, coaches, and clinicians. This innovative approach allows for continuous monitoring of hydration and glucose levels without the need for invasive blood or urine samples, addressing the limitations of traditional optical sensors. Additionally, the company creates data-driven applications focused on fitness, weight management, training, and overall wellness, aiming to enhance human health and well-being through improved insights into biometrics.
wrnch is a computer vision and deep learning software engineering company based in Montréal, Canada, known for its innovative contributions to artificial intelligence, special effects, and game technology. Founded by Dr. Paul Kruszewski, a seasoned AI entrepreneur, wrnch has developed a real-time software platform that enables cameras to understand and interpret human motion and activity in video. Utilizing a deep learning runtime engine, the company's technology performs human pose estimation by analyzing standard 2D video and generating 3D motion data in real time. This capability allows wrnch to process multiple 2D camera feeds while tracking various body parts, making its solutions applicable across diverse industries such as robotics, retail, and entertainment. The company has achieved profitability and has garnered support from experienced investors.
Aerial
Pre Seed Round in 2015
Aerial Technologies Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in cloud-based motion analytics solutions utilizing artificial intelligence and existing wireless infrastructure. Founded in 2015, Aerial has developed the Motion Capture Plug, a WiFi Motion device that analyzes distortions in wireless signals to provide insights into motion activity in various environments such as homes, workplaces, hospitals, and hotels. This technology allows for monitoring without the use of cameras, wearables, or sensors, making it a cost-effective solution for detecting human presence and activities. Aerial serves a diverse clientele, including internet service providers, healthcare organizations, security systems integrators, and smart object manufacturers across the globe, with regional offices in the United States and Spain.
Airy:3D
Pre Seed Round in 2015
Airy:3D, Inc. is a Montreal-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in passive depth recovery technologies designed to enhance 3D machine vision capabilities in cameras. The company's innovative solutions address the limitations of traditional imaging by providing depth information without reliance on auto-focus mechanisms, thus preserving battery life and image quality. Airy:3D serves various markets, including entertainment, automotive, industrial, and security and surveillance, aiming to transform how visual information is captured and processed in a three-dimensional context.
Sportlogiq
Seed Round in 2015
SportLogiq Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-driven sports analytics software platform. Founded in 2014, SportLogiq utilizes computer vision technology to analyze player movement and actions during games by leveraging standard broadcast feeds. This innovative platform provides teams with valuable insights to enhance their strategic planning and execution while enabling broadcasters to engage viewers more effectively. Additionally, the analytics generated by SportLogiq support media professionals in storytelling and data-driven reporting, thereby enriching the overall understanding of the game for teams, analysts, and fans alike.
Fluent.ai
Pre Seed Round in 2015
Fluent.ai is a Montreal-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in advanced speech recognition solutions. The company employs a unique machine learning approach that enables its technology to understand natural phrases across various languages, accents, and challenging noise environments, such as those found in smart homes and connected vehicles. Fluent.ai's speech recognition engine is designed to provide personalized voice user interfaces that can function both online and offline, making it suitable for a wide range of applications, including wearables and virtual reality headsets. By focusing on understanding the meaning of audible speech rather than converting it to text, Fluent.ai offers a reliable and flexible solution for businesses aiming to enhance user interaction through voice technology.
Noze
Pre Seed Round in 2015
Noze is a pioneering company in digital odor perception, recognized for creating an advanced digital nose that accurately detects and identifies odors in various real-world contexts. Leveraging cutting-edge machine perception technology and a specialized sensor developed from NASA innovations, Noze aims to enhance human health and wellbeing. The company's technology mimics the human olfactory system, allowing it to gather data on air quality and chemical footprints based on scent. This enables healthcare providers to monitor and predict health changes, diagnose diseases, and perform routine screenings through breath-based odor biomarkers. Ultimately, Noze is dedicated to facilitating real-time disease detection at any point-of-care, thereby significantly improving patient outcomes.
Noze is a pioneering company in digital odor perception, recognized for creating an advanced digital nose that accurately detects and identifies odors in various real-world contexts. Leveraging cutting-edge machine perception technology and a specialized sensor developed from NASA innovations, Noze aims to enhance human health and wellbeing. The company's technology mimics the human olfactory system, allowing it to gather data on air quality and chemical footprints based on scent. This enables healthcare providers to monitor and predict health changes, diagnose diseases, and perform routine screenings through breath-based odor biomarkers. Ultimately, Noze is dedicated to facilitating real-time disease detection at any point-of-care, thereby significantly improving patient outcomes.
SensAura
Pre Seed Round in 2015
SensAura is a Montreal-based company that specializes in real-time biosignal emotion recognition. Its platform utilizes machine learning to convert physiological signals, such as heart rate and skin conductivity, into emotion coordinates of excitement and affability. This technology is compatible with various wearable devices featuring biosensors, allowing for seamless integration into numerous applications. SensAura continuously refines its software by incorporating advanced AI methods and exploring new modalities, enabling it to accurately predict user emotions. Over time, the system adapts to individual users, enhancing performance. The company's versatile approach means it is not limited to any specific field, actively pursuing a wide range of potential applications in the evolving landscape of emotion recognition technology.
IRYSTEC
Seed Round in 2015
Faurecia IRYStec Inc., based in Montreal, Canada, specializes in perceptual display technology solutions for the automotive industry. Founded in 2015, the company develops a customizable software platform known as PDP Vision, which integrates seamlessly into various automotive display systems, including instrument clusters and head-up displays. Their product offerings include IRYStec DRIVEvue, which enhances display visibility under bright lighting conditions, and IRYStec MYvue, a viewer intelligence solution that optimizes content presentation for individual users. By leveraging advanced algorithms, Faurecia IRYStec's technology adapts display characteristics in real-time, ensuring a safe and efficient viewing experience. In May 2020, the company rebranded from IRYSTEC to Faurecia IRYStec Inc. and now operates as a subsidiary of Faurecia S.E.
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Algolux
Seed Round in 2014
Algolux is a Canadian AI software company specializing in advanced perception solutions for a variety of applications, including automotive advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous vehicles, and video security. Founded on innovative research at the intersection of deep learning, computer vision, and computational imaging, the company provides robust and scalable tools that enhance image quality and optimize camera architectures. Algolux utilizes machine learning and deep perception technology to deliver cloud-based video analytics and embedded software, enabling clients to achieve superior results under diverse conditions, such as extreme lighting and adverse weather. The company's focus on safety and efficiency positions it as a leader in the development of solutions for both existing camera systems and new designs.
wrnch
Pre Seed Round in 2014
wrnch is a computer vision and deep learning software engineering company based in Montréal, Canada, known for its innovative contributions to artificial intelligence, special effects, and game technology. Founded by Dr. Paul Kruszewski, a seasoned AI entrepreneur, wrnch has developed a real-time software platform that enables cameras to understand and interpret human motion and activity in video. Utilizing a deep learning runtime engine, the company's technology performs human pose estimation by analyzing standard 2D video and generating 3D motion data in real time. This capability allows wrnch to process multiple 2D camera feeds while tracking various body parts, making its solutions applicable across diverse industries such as robotics, retail, and entertainment. The company has achieved profitability and has garnered support from experienced investors.
Mirametrix
Series A in 2014
Mirametrix Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in artificial intelligence technology focused on enhancing human-computer interaction. Founded in 2008, it has developed proprietary attention-sensing technology that detects presence, tracks faces, eyes, gaze, and emotions. One of its flagship products, Glance, offers software solutions designed for various markets, including consumer electronics, automotive, and mobile. This platform allows clients, including original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and independent software vendors (ISVs), to create innovative and intuitive user experiences across all devices. By integrating its advanced technology into consumer electronics, Mirametrix aims to redefine user engagement and responsiveness in digital interfaces.
Mirametrix
Seed Round in 2014
Mirametrix Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in artificial intelligence technology focused on enhancing human-computer interaction. Founded in 2008, it has developed proprietary attention-sensing technology that detects presence, tracks faces, eyes, gaze, and emotions. One of its flagship products, Glance, offers software solutions designed for various markets, including consumer electronics, automotive, and mobile. This platform allows clients, including original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and independent software vendors (ISVs), to create innovative and intuitive user experiences across all devices. By integrating its advanced technology into consumer electronics, Mirametrix aims to redefine user engagement and responsiveness in digital interfaces.
Sportlogiq
Pre Seed Round in 2014
SportLogiq Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-driven sports analytics software platform. Founded in 2014, SportLogiq utilizes computer vision technology to analyze player movement and actions during games by leveraging standard broadcast feeds. This innovative platform provides teams with valuable insights to enhance their strategic planning and execution while enabling broadcasters to engage viewers more effectively. Additionally, the analytics generated by SportLogiq support media professionals in storytelling and data-driven reporting, thereby enriching the overall understanding of the game for teams, analysts, and fans alike.
Fabule
Pre Seed Round in 2014
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BackTrack
Seed Round in 2013
Backtrack Ltd., headquartered in Canada, specializes in developing wearable technology for individuals managing back pain. Their primary product is a wearable patch equipped with sensors that track movement and pain levels, transmitting data to a user's smartphone via computational analysis. This enables users to monitor their recovery progress effectively and adaptively manage their back pain.
Sportlogiq
Pre Seed Round in 2013
SportLogiq Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-driven sports analytics software platform. Founded in 2014, SportLogiq utilizes computer vision technology to analyze player movement and actions during games by leveraging standard broadcast feeds. This innovative platform provides teams with valuable insights to enhance their strategic planning and execution while enabling broadcasters to engage viewers more effectively. Additionally, the analytics generated by SportLogiq support media professionals in storytelling and data-driven reporting, thereby enriching the overall understanding of the game for teams, analysts, and fans alike.
Algolux
Seed Round in 2013
Algolux is a Canadian AI software company specializing in advanced perception solutions for a variety of applications, including automotive advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous vehicles, and video security. Founded on innovative research at the intersection of deep learning, computer vision, and computational imaging, the company provides robust and scalable tools that enhance image quality and optimize camera architectures. Algolux utilizes machine learning and deep perception technology to deliver cloud-based video analytics and embedded software, enabling clients to achieve superior results under diverse conditions, such as extreme lighting and adverse weather. The company's focus on safety and efficiency positions it as a leader in the development of solutions for both existing camera systems and new designs.
Algolux
Pre Seed Round in 2013
Algolux is a Canadian AI software company specializing in advanced perception solutions for a variety of applications, including automotive advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous vehicles, and video security. Founded on innovative research at the intersection of deep learning, computer vision, and computational imaging, the company provides robust and scalable tools that enhance image quality and optimize camera architectures. Algolux utilizes machine learning and deep perception technology to deliver cloud-based video analytics and embedded software, enabling clients to achieve superior results under diverse conditions, such as extreme lighting and adverse weather. The company's focus on safety and efficiency positions it as a leader in the development of solutions for both existing camera systems and new designs.
LANDR
Pre Seed Round in 2012
Founded in 2013, LANDR is a comprehensive online platform tailored for music creators, offering services for music creation, mastering, and distribution. The company leverages machine learning technologies to provide an instant audio mastering solution that enhances and refines stereo mixes. This innovative platform empowers musicians to produce high-quality tracks independently, eliminating the need for a dedicated sound engineer. By combining a wide array of tools and services in one accessible location, LANDR supports both emerging and professional artists in their creative processes, enabling them to learn, collaborate, master, and release music online. With a team of engineers, producers, and musicians, LANDR stands at the forefront of the intersection between music and technology.
Mirametrix
Acquisition in 2011
Mirametrix Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in artificial intelligence technology focused on enhancing human-computer interaction. Founded in 2008, it has developed proprietary attention-sensing technology that detects presence, tracks faces, eyes, gaze, and emotions. One of its flagship products, Glance, offers software solutions designed for various markets, including consumer electronics, automotive, and mobile. This platform allows clients, including original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and independent software vendors (ISVs), to create innovative and intuitive user experiences across all devices. By integrating its advanced technology into consumer electronics, Mirametrix aims to redefine user engagement and responsiveness in digital interfaces.
Mirametrix
Seed Round in 2011
Mirametrix Inc. is a Montreal-based company that specializes in artificial intelligence technology focused on enhancing human-computer interaction. Founded in 2008, it has developed proprietary attention-sensing technology that detects presence, tracks faces, eyes, gaze, and emotions. One of its flagship products, Glance, offers software solutions designed for various markets, including consumer electronics, automotive, and mobile. This platform allows clients, including original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and independent software vendors (ISVs), to create innovative and intuitive user experiences across all devices. By integrating its advanced technology into consumer electronics, Mirametrix aims to redefine user engagement and responsiveness in digital interfaces.