Contxtful
Seed Round in 2020
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.
AlayaCare
Series C in 2020
AlayaCare is a start-up based in Montréal, Quebec, that offers a comprehensive home health care software platform and hardware ecosystem. Founded in 2014 by Adrian Schauer and Neil Grunberg, the company aims to modernize the home care industry, which often relies on outdated software and inefficient processes. AlayaCare's platform integrates various functions, including planning, clinical documentation, remote patient monitoring, and mobile care worker capabilities, enabling home care agencies to operate more effectively and efficiently. By providing mixed telehealth and in-person health solutions, AlayaCare empowers patients to improve their quality of life while simultaneously reducing care costs. The company promotes an open culture that encourages team members to voice dissent while maintaining a focus on overarching goals. Additionally, AlayaCare collaborates with NGOs in the developing world, offering its solution at no cost to enhance mobile technology's impact on underserved communities.
Botpress
Pre Seed Round in 2019
Botpress, Inc. is a company that specializes in creating an open-source chatbot development platform. Founded in 2016 and based in Newark, Delaware, Botpress offers a dual-license software solution that enables developers and organizations to build, deploy, and manage various types of chatbots, including scripted, artificial intelligence, and application-based bots. The platform features a conversational flow management system, natural language understanding, and extensive customization options, allowing businesses to create tailored conversational experiences for their customers. Botpress serves a diverse clientele, from individual developers to large enterprises, and has gained recognition as a leading provider in the open-source conversational assistant space.
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.
AEPONYX designs and manufactures fabless micro optical switch semiconductor chips for tunable transceivers and optical circuit switches. It combines planar MEMS and silicon photonics to enable disaggregated switching systems and tunability in both transmission and reception in pluggable transceivers. Its photonic integrated circuits integrate MEMS and thermo-optic switches with silicon nitride, supporting high-speed data transmission and flexible optical switching for telecom, datacom, and cloud applications. Founded in 2011 and based in Montreal, the company focuses on fiber optic access to the cloud and next-generation optical networks by delivering compact, energy-efficient micro optical switches.
Studyo is a developer of a study management platform that focuses on fostering self-reliance in students. The company offers a mobile application tailored to align with school terms, allowing students to view their schedules, classes, and sections in an organized manner. This digital planning tool aims to enhance students' autonomy and organizational skills, supporting them in managing their academic responsibilities effectively.
LynX Inspection
Seed Round in 2018
LynX Inspection Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of innovative inspection equipment that specializes in three-dimensional analysis and X-ray imaging to evaluate the integrity of precision parts. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Québec, Canada, the company utilizes its proprietary technology, Predictive 3D Radiography, to provide advanced inspection solutions for the industrial market. LynX Inspection targets sectors requiring stringent quality control, such as aerospace, defense, and automotive, by offering non-destructive testing methods that enable the detection of defects in complex components. Their equipment features capabilities like X-ray simulation, auto image alignment, and multi-angle imaging, allowing for detailed inspections and precise identification of issues within a three-dimensional framework.
Laserax
Venture Round in 2018
Laserax Inc. is a Canadian company based in Québec that specializes in the manufacturing of laser systems for various industrial applications. Founded in 2010, the company provides a range of products, including laser marking, cutting, welding, and cleaning systems. Additionally, Laserax develops custom laser solutions tailored to specific industry needs. Its technologies are utilized in sectors such as automotive, primary metals, and other manufacturing fields, allowing for high-speed marking and efficient processing of materials. The company's turnkey machines and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) systems are designed for reliability and safety, enabling them to operate effectively on moving parts without compromising quality.
Aerial
Venture Round in 2018
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.
AlayaCare
Series B in 2018
AlayaCare is a start-up based in Montréal, Quebec, that offers a comprehensive home health care software platform and hardware ecosystem. Founded in 2014 by Adrian Schauer and Neil Grunberg, the company aims to modernize the home care industry, which often relies on outdated software and inefficient processes. AlayaCare's platform integrates various functions, including planning, clinical documentation, remote patient monitoring, and mobile care worker capabilities, enabling home care agencies to operate more effectively and efficiently. By providing mixed telehealth and in-person health solutions, AlayaCare empowers patients to improve their quality of life while simultaneously reducing care costs. The company promotes an open culture that encourages team members to voice dissent while maintaining a focus on overarching goals. Additionally, AlayaCare collaborates with NGOs in the developing world, offering its solution at no cost to enhance mobile technology's impact on underserved communities.
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.
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.
Energie Solutions Air
Seed Round in 2018
Énergie Solutions Air (ESA) provides heat exchangers and energy efficiency for hog and fowl farming buildings.
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.
AEPONYX
Seed Round in 2017
AEPONYX designs and manufactures fabless micro optical switch semiconductor chips for tunable transceivers and optical circuit switches. It combines planar MEMS and silicon photonics to enable disaggregated switching systems and tunability in both transmission and reception in pluggable transceivers. Its photonic integrated circuits integrate MEMS and thermo-optic switches with silicon nitride, supporting high-speed data transmission and flexible optical switching for telecom, datacom, and cloud applications. Founded in 2011 and based in Montreal, the company focuses on fiber optic access to the cloud and next-generation optical networks by delivering compact, energy-efficient micro optical switches.
Imeka Solutions Inc., established in 2011 and based in Sherbrooke, Canada, specializes in medical image processing services. It provides advanced MRI-based techniques such as diffusion tensor imaging, tractography, and free water imaging to clients including neurologists, clinicians, and pharmaceutical researchers. Imeka's platform leverages deep learning algorithms and high-resolution MRI structures to quantify and understand brain connectivity, particularly white matter, aiding in neuroinflammation and demyelination research.
Netlift
Seed Round in 2017
Netlift is a prominent platform specializing in mixed-mode commuting, focusing on enhancing daily travel for commuters. The company offers a ride-sharing service that connects passengers with drivers willing to share available seats in their vehicles, facilitating cost-effective transportation. By leveraging advanced technology, Netlift proposes efficient route options tailored to users' travel requirements, thereby improving access to public transit networks. This service not only streamlines commuting but also fosters connections between drivers and passengers, promoting a more efficient and accessible transportation system within urban environments.
AlayaCare
Venture Round in 2017
AlayaCare is a start-up based in Montréal, Quebec, that offers a comprehensive home health care software platform and hardware ecosystem. Founded in 2014 by Adrian Schauer and Neil Grunberg, the company aims to modernize the home care industry, which often relies on outdated software and inefficient processes. AlayaCare's platform integrates various functions, including planning, clinical documentation, remote patient monitoring, and mobile care worker capabilities, enabling home care agencies to operate more effectively and efficiently. By providing mixed telehealth and in-person health solutions, AlayaCare empowers patients to improve their quality of life while simultaneously reducing care costs. The company promotes an open culture that encourages team members to voice dissent while maintaining a focus on overarching goals. Additionally, AlayaCare collaborates with NGOs in the developing world, offering its solution at no cost to enhance mobile technology's impact on underserved communities.
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.
Laserax
Seed Round in 2014
Laserax Inc. is a Canadian company based in Québec that specializes in the manufacturing of laser systems for various industrial applications. Founded in 2010, the company provides a range of products, including laser marking, cutting, welding, and cleaning systems. Additionally, Laserax develops custom laser solutions tailored to specific industry needs. Its technologies are utilized in sectors such as automotive, primary metals, and other manufacturing fields, allowing for high-speed marking and efficient processing of materials. The company's turnkey machines and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) systems are designed for reliability and safety, enabling them to operate effectively on moving parts without compromising quality.