Best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech Companies in Ontario, Canada
The 122 best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech companies in Ontario, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Telesat.
Our analysis of 50 Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech companies
$31.9b in tracked funding; 90% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
Ranked: Best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech companies in Ontario
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telesat Provider of data, wireless internet, and satellite communication services | $1.1B | 50 mo ago | 455 | Dan Goldberg President and Chief Executive Officer | WordPressMySQLPHP+33 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 2 | Kepler Provider of internet connection to space services | $168M | 38 mo ago | 143 | Mina Mitry Co Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 3 | Aeryon Labs Provider of UAVs for HD imagery and aerial intelligence operations | $47M | 127 mo ago | 220 | — | — | — | 26 patents Advanced VTOL UAVs with foldable rotors, autonomous hover, secure emergency and calibration systems | — |
| 4 | SkyX Develops a VTOL drone and provides inspection services | $16M | 75 mo ago | 20 | Didi Horn Founder and CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | Top 10M | 15 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | — |
| 5 | Sherpa Provider of AI-powered visa and travel authorization compliance solutions | $11M | 61 mo ago | 56 | Ivan Sharko Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | Top 100k | 3 patents Software version control and asset management systems | 1 job opening · 2 partnerships |
| 6 | Mission Control Developer of software streamlining space mission development and operations for explorers | $10M | 33 mo ago | 39 | — | WordPress Site EditorWordPressMySQL+22 | Top 10M | 4 patents Terrain trafficability assessment for autonomous rover/vehicle navigation | 1 job opening |
| 7 | Flash Forest Provider of AI and drone-based wildlife conservation and reforestation solutions | $10M | 38 mo ago | 29 | Bryce Jones Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 6 patents Automated seed pod deployment systems for large‑scale reforestation | 1 internship · 1 partnership |
| 8 | Drone Delivery Canada Provider of drone delivery services | $7M | 39 mo ago | 50 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | Top 10M | 43 patents Autonomous UAV delivery logistics, secure communications, and payload handling for medical emergencies | — |
| 9 | Deveron UAS Provider of drone data ag‑tech services | $6M | 65 mo ago | 103 | David MacMillan Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Skygauge Manufactures drones for industrial inspection | $3M | 68 mo ago | 15 | Linar Ismagilov Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+18 | Top 50M | — | 1 job opening · 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 11 | Square Peg Communications Provider of equipment for communication terminals and base stations | $1M | 84 mo ago | — | John Co-Founder & Director of Product Development
| WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | Top 50M | — | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 12 | COM DEV Provider of space hardware and services | $616K | 168 mo ago | 1,128 | Michael Pley CEO | — | — | 221 patents Space-based optical communication systems using photonic lanterns and quantum key distribution | — |
| 13 | DroneEntry Provider of workflow management solutions for drone pilots and enterprises | $384K | 76 mo ago | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | NanoWave Technologies Manufacturer of communication systems for space applications | $270K | 191 mo ago | 200 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | Top 10M | 29 patents RF/microwave signal generation and electronically tunable filtering solutions | — |
| 15 | NordSpace Provider of reusable launch vehicle, robotics, satellite, and space developing services | $245K | 4 mo ago | — | Rahul Goel Founder / CEO | Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+12 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 16 | AirShare Developer of anti drone systems to protect critical infrastructure | $220K | 88 mo ago | — | Shanaz Sigouin Co-Founder | — | — | 26 patents Haptic safety alerts for firearms and counter‑UAV detection/interception technologies. | — |
| 17 | Star Navigation Designs products for aviation industry | $118K | 81 mo ago | 38 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | Top 50M | — | — |
Top 12 Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech companies in Ontario
#1
Funding Raised · Markham, Ontario · founded 2022$245.2Kraised▾
Provider of reusable launch vehicle, robotics, satellite, and space developing services
- Feb 2026Grant (prize money)$245.2K
#2
Public · Ottawa, Ontario · founded 1962 · 455 employees$1.1Braised▾
Provider of data, wireless internet, and satellite communication services
#3
Series C · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2015 · 143 employees$168Mraised▾
Provider of internet connection to space services. It provides users with broadband services with the help of their own fleet of satellites. It also provides users with optical services, band solutions, and payload technology solutions.
- Apr 2023Series C$92M
- 2021Series B$60M
- Jun 2021Series B$60M
- Oct 2018Series A$16M
#4
Seed · Ottawa, Ontario · founded 2015 · 39 employees$10.5Mraised▾
Developer of software streamlining space mission development and operations for explorers. The platform enables distributed teams to remotely operate robots and payloads. The software offers a customizable platform for prototyping through mission operations. It also develops artificial intelligence to streamline how AI can be deployed for spaceflight.
- Sep 2023Seed$3.5M
- May 2019Seed$250K
- 2018Seed$399.8K
#5
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2019 · 29 employees$9.9Mraised▾
Provider of reforestation services intended to reforest the planet at a rapid pace. The company uses hardware, aerial mapping software, automation, and biological seed-pod technology to reforest post-harvest and post-wildfire areas, enabling businesses to offset enough carbon emissions in order to have a significant and measurable impact on climate change.
#6
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2011 · 50 employees$7.1Mraised▾
Provider of drone delivery services. It offers solutions to customize, deploy and operate commercial drone delivery platforms. Its drones facilitate cargo delivery, and it offers drone-enabled services for the civilian, mining, oil and gas, healthcare, and military sectors.
- Mar 2023Grant (prize money)$54.7K
- Feb 2018Post IPO$7M
- Mar 2013Post IPO$24.7K
- Apr 2012Post IPO$20K
#7
Acquired · Waterloo, Ontario · founded 2007 · 220 employees$46.7Mraised▾
Aeryon Labs UAVs for HD imagery and aerial intelligence operations. Offers human-packable, autonomous hovering aerial systems that allow unskilled operators to capture high-resolution imagery. It provides Aeryon Scout which is a vertical take-off and landing micro unmanned aerial vehicle used for tactical and over-the-hill aerial intelligence. The scout features a touch-screen interface and a field interchangeable payload interface to support multiple payloads. Aeryon's Scout has been used in several high-profile operations by Libyan Rebels, US Coast Guard, British Petroleum, and more.
- Oct 2015Series A$45.7M
- Jun 2012Seed$985K
- Jul 2009Seed—
#8
Series B · Markham, Ontario · founded 2015 · 20 employees$15.8Mraised▾
SkyX Systems Corp. develops a long-endurance, long-range VTOL drone for inspection and monitoring applications. It uses the drone to also provide inspection services. The company claims that its drone is partially autonomous, capable of following pre-programmed waypoints. The drone carries optical, hyperspectral and thermal cameras. SkyX's services are applicable to multiple industries, including railways, manufacturing and power plants, energy infrastructure (oil and gas, electric transmission pylons), etc.
- Mar 2020Series B—
- Dec 2018Grant (prize money)$56.6K
- Sep 2018Series B$9.5M
- May 2017Series A$4M
#9
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2015 · 56 employees$11Mraised▾
Provider of AI-powered visa and travel authorization compliance solutions. The company offers a platform to complete visa applications and check travel requirements. It provides embeddable elements to purchase travel authorizations directly from websites. The company also offers an API to integrate real-time visa and entry services into existing platforms.
- Apr 2021Series A$8.5M
- Oct 2020Seed$2.5M
#10
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2011 · 103 employees$6.3Mraised▾
Provider of drone data ag‑tech services. It is a platform that provides drone‑based data acquisition and analytics services to farmers and agribusinesses. It operates a network of pilots, sensors and software tools to deliver agricultural insights.
- Jan 2021Post IPO$4.6M
- Apr 2020Post IPO$700K
- Apr 2020Post IPO$655K
- Mar 2018Post IPO$406.6K
#11
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2019 · 15 employees$2.9Mraised▾
Skygauge designs and manufactures drones for industrial inspection applications. It has developed a drone that tilts four rotors to keep the main body stable and is equipped with a sensor that attaches to a metal structure, such as an oil rig, and collects corrosion data within a few seconds. Its drone can conduct inspections of large metal structures, like oil and gas facilities, offshore platforms, bridges, and ships.
- Oct 2020Seed$2.6M
- 2019Seed$250K
#12
Series A · Ottawa, Ontario · founded 1995$1.3Mraised▾
Provider of equipment for communication terminals and base stations. Its product includes base station equipment,test equipment and oem subsystems. It offer services for the development of tailored software and hardware solution and satellite communication equipment.
- May 2019Series A$719.9K
- 2018Series A$584.8K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Launch Vehicles is moving in Canada
A read on the academic research around Launch Vehicles — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 39 Canada-affiliated papers.
- Toronto Metropolitan University7
- McGill University6
- University of Waterloo3
- University of Toronto3
- Carleton University2
- Rocket (weapon)4
- Rocket engine3
- Aerospace engineering3
- Propulsion3
- Liquid-propellant rocket2
- Aerospace engineering6
- Rocket (weapon)5
- Rocket engine3
- Specific impulse2
- Rocket engine nozzle2
- Rocket (weapon)1→4
Where launch vehicles is researched across Canada
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing launch vehicles patents in Canada
Canada launch vehicles patent filing is accelerating — 29 filings from 7 assignees (2018–2025), led by Laboratoire Reaction Dynamics, Sheerin Geoffrey T, Renaud EARL W; annual filings 2→3.
- Laboratoire Reaction Dynamics15
- Sheerin Geoffrey T8
- Renaud EARL W5
- BAHN Patrick R E5
- Atlantis RES LABS2
- TGV Rockets1
- NAGY Zambo Thomas1
Common questions
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