Best Assistive Tech Companies in Ontario, Canada
The 50 best Assistive Tech companies in Ontario, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: BIONIK.
Ranked: Best Assistive Tech companies in Ontario
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIONIK Provider of assistive and rehabilitation hardware and software solutions | $40M | 110 mo ago | Public | Michal Prywata Co-Founder | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Xandar Kardian Provider of radar-based sensors for detecting human presence | $24M | 55 mo ago | Series A | Sung Cho Co-Founder | 2005 | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | — | — |
| 3 | eSight Provider of wearable glasses to help people with low vision to see | $4M | 86 mo ago | Seed | — | 2006 | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | 118 patents Advanced wearable near‑eye optics and vision‑augmentation systems for AR/VR displays | 3 launchs |
| 4 | Trexo Robotics A battery operated exoskeleton device | $2M | 89 mo ago | Seed | — | 2016 | WordPressMarkerUnbounce+35 | 10 patents Powered lower‑limb orthotic exoskeletons for weight‑bearing mobility assistance | 1 partnership |
| 5 | Steadiwear Designer & manufacturer of healthcare gloves 29Growth top 35%Moat top 38%Tech top 42%Funding bottom 49% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Moattop 38% Techtop 42% Fundingbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 47% Innovationbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Patentsbottom 37% Marketbottom 17% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 8 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $1M | 10 mo ago | Seed | Mark Elias Co-Founder & CEO | 2015 | ShopifyShop PayPayPal+32 | 8 patents Wearable tremor‑damping devices for involuntary hand motion control | — |
| 6 | Brink Bionics Developer of robotic upper-limb replacement technology | $334K | 70 mo ago | Seed | Erik Lloyd Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | — | 7 patents EMG-based low‑latency control and modular prosthetic hand technologies for myoelectric devices | — |
| 7 | Cheelcare Manufacturer of smart power wheelchairs | $174K | 18 mo ago | Seed | Eugene Cherny Co-Founder & CEO | 2015 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyShop Pay+13 | — | 1 launch |
| 8 | iMerciv Assistive wearable technology for visually impaired | $150K | 81 mo ago | Funding Raised | Bin Liu Co-Founder & CEO | 2014 | — | 5 patents Object detection hardware and methods for image/video analysis | — |
| 9 | Braze Mobility Provider of mobility blind spot sensors for wheelchairs | $120K | 71 mo ago | Seed | Pooja Viswanathan Founder & CEO | 2016 | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+29 | 12 patents Ambient environment sensing and feedback integration for mobile devices | 1 launch |
Top 12 Assistive Tech companies in Ontario
#1
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2015 · 6 employees$1.3Mraised▾
Designer & manufacturer of healthcare gloves. The company claims that its products are designed to intelligently stabilize the wrist joint in Essential Tremor and Parkinson's disease. It allows patients to perform daily activities comfortably. Its gloves are washable and battery-free.
- Sep 2025Grant (prize money)—
- Sep 2025Seed—
- Sep 2025Conventional Debt—
- Jul 2021Seed$884.3K
#2
Seed · Richmond Hill, Ontario · founded 2015 · 10 employees$173.6Kraised▾
Cheelcare designs and develops smart power wheelchairs for the elderly and people with disabilities. Has two models in its catalogue; Cheelcare Xceed and Cheelcare Curio. Its wheelchairs come equipped with an automated reclining system, joystick controller, rear-view camera with HD display panel, proprietary software algorithms, and electromagnetic braking system. The Xceed model can provide a range of 50 km while the Curio model can provide a range of 30 km.
- Jan 2025Seed$173.6K
#3
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2005 · 36 employees$23.6Mraised▾
Provider of radar-based sensors for detecting human presence. The platform provides a radar system that detects the micro-vibrations created by humans during breathing. The features of the product include vital sign monitoring, fall detection, image processing, privacy protection, security and service optimization, energy-saving, and more.
- Dec 2021Series A$10M
- Dec 2019Seed$3M
- Apr 2018Seed$650K
#4
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2010 · 12 employees$40.1Mraised▾
Bionik Labs provides assistive and rehabilitation hardware and software solutions for healthcare professionals and patients. Offers InMotion Interactive Therapy, that improves upper-extremity motor retraining for patients with neurological conditions and injuries and InMotionConnect which is a software system that assists therapists to monitor & analyze the patient's progress and neurological condition. Also offers InMotionARM, which is a shoulder & elbow evaluation & therapy solution for stroke, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's & other neurological conditions and InMotionARM/HAND which is a solution to treat patients with different deficits such as severe impairment, high level strengthening or coordination.
- May 2017Post IPO—
- Apr 2016Post IPO$27M
- Jul 2015Post IPO$13.1M
#5
Seed · London, Ontario · founded 2022$20Kraised▾
Developer of prosthetic socket for amputees. It offers an automatically adjusting prosthetic socket uses sensors, wireless electronics, and motor-driven panels to wear a prosthetic leg.
- Jan 2025Seed—
- 2023Seed$20K
- Sep 2022Seed—
#6
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2006 · 51 employees$4.1Mraised▾
eSight has developed sight-enhancing, clinically validated electronic glasses that assist people with low vision or people who are blind and are suffering from a range of eye conditions. The glasses are designed to automatically focus thereby allowing users to transition between nearsighted objects to long-distance without difficulty, as well as provides the ability to manually zoom in on items.
- May 2019Conventional Debt$10M
- May 2015Seed$562.6K
- 2013Seed$950K
- Jul 2012Seed$1.8M
#7
Seed · Mississauga, Ontario · founded 2016 · 29 employees$1.5Mraised▾
A battery operated exoskeleton device. The company has developed a device designed specifically for children with disabilities including Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic, Paraplegia, Spinal Cord Injury, Rett Syndrome, Neuromuscular Disease, Stroke, Hemiplegia, and Degenerative Lower Extremity Joint Disease. It is designed to attach to any existing walker or gait-trainer.
- Feb 2019Seed$150K
- Aug 2017Seed$450K
- Jul 2017Seed$820K
- Jun 2017Seed$120K
#8
Seed · Waterloo, Ontario · founded 2018 · 1 employees$333.8Kraised▾
Developer of robotic upper-limb replacement technology. It is a technology startup that has developed bionic arms which integrate with the human body to improve hand dexterity. Its flagship technology Axo Hand comes with six degrees of freedom and can be used by adults with below-elbow limb differences. The company claims that the solution leverages machine learning algorithms which allow the wearer to control the prosthesis the same way they would control their natural limbs. The prosthesis uses a patent-pending system called Re-Link that allows the user or clinician to swap out modules in the hand for replacing damaged motors, sensors and mechanical drive components easily and safely.
- Sep 2020Seed$265.5K
- Jun 2018Seed$30K
#9
Funding Raised · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014 · 2 employees$150Kraised▾
iMerciv has developed BuzzClip which is a wearable sensor clip for visually impaired to navigate everyday circumstances. The product uses ultrasound to detect obstacles in the path and notifies the wearer through vibrations, allowing the user to safely navigate around any objects that they may walk into. It claims to offer essential head and upper body level detection and can be easily attached to many forms of clothing such as shirts, t-shirts, on sleeves, sweaters, jeans, sweatpants, and more. The company launched a campaign on Indiegogo and raised an amount of $66,820. It was the winner of the Ontario Centre's of Excellence (OCE) Accessibility Innovation Tech Pitch Competition in 2016.
- Oct 2019Grant (prize money)—
- Nov 2017Grant (prize money)$100K
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$50K
#10
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2016 · 6 employees$120Kraised▾
Provider of mobility blind spot sensors for wheelchairs. Its solutions are most often used for backup sensors, but can be used for forward and side sensors too. It can be used in tight space, doorways, public transport, elevators, car ramps, crowded areas, and others. Its technology is blind spot sensors and alerts for those with limited upper-body mobility due to spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, ALS, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, brain injuries, or stroke. It offers various products like Braze Sentina, Braze Hydra, Echo Head, and others.
- Sep 2020Seed$120K
#11
Seed · Markham, Ontario · founded 2015$30Kraised▾
Studio 1 Labs is a provider of hospital equipment for patients' safety. It has developed a fabric sensor technology bedsheet that monitors continuous health trends without attachments to the users' body. It has a user-friendly interface for continuous data monitoring and prevents healthcare respiration patterns, falls, pressure, ulcer, and many more.
- Sep 2022Seed—
- 2021Grant (prize money)—
- Oct 2017Seed$30K
#12
Seed · Ontario · founded 2018$30Kraised▾
Provider of assistive devices for the disabled
- Feb 2019Seed$30K
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