Radar · Auto Tech in Ontario
Best Auto Tech Companies in Ontario, Canada
The 321 best Auto Tech companies in Ontario, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: TransPod.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
321companies tracked
$1.9Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
76have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · AUTO TECH × ONTARIO
Our analysis of 223 Auto Tech companies
$72.2b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
223companies analysed
88%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
36unicorns
2018median founding year
383kcombined LinkedIn audience
53%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Auto Tech companies in Ontario
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TransPod Developer of Hyperloop transportation | $565M | 50 mo ago | 23 | 2015 | Ryan Janzen Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | 22 patents High‑speed maglev/linear guideway transport and plasma‑based power transmission systems. | — |
| 2 | Miovision Developer of traffic management software and intelligent transportation hardware systems 80AI top 15%Funding top 24%Tech top 27%Moat top 31% All 11 signals ▾AItop 15% Fundingtop 24% Techtop 27% Moattop 31% Growthtop 32% Markettop 41% Innovationtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 48% Globalbottom 47% Newsbottom 21% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Funding: Raised $307M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 15 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $307M | 38 mo ago | 384 | 2005 | Tony B. Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+44 | 15 patents Intelligent transportation analytics and video compression technologies for traffic management | 1 launch |
| 3 | Waabi 🦄 Developer of physical artificial intelligence platform for autonomous trucks and robotaxis | $284M | 4 mo ago | 127 | 2021 | Raquel Urtasun Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | — | 1 award |
| 4 | Clutch Online-first dealer of used cars 74Funding top 18%Growth top 28%Moat top 31%Tech top 34% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Growthtop 28% Moattop 31% Techtop 34% Talenttop 38% Markettop 43% Globalbottom 38% Funding: Raised $127M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 6 yrs (1.3/yr) Growth: Web rank 500,000 → 100,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $127M | 17 mo ago | 203 | 2016 | Stephen Seibel Co-Founder & COO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceFacebook Login+36 | — | 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 5 | Dejero Technology solutions provider for broadcasting | $88M | 6 mo ago | 138 | 2008 | Bogdan Frusina Founder | WordPressBetterDocsPlesk+34 | 259 patents Robust wireless broadband and WAN optimization for unreliable, multi‑network connections | 1 award |
| 6 | Clearpath Robotics Developer of mobile robot platforms for research and industrial applications 57Patents top 27%Funding top 29%Tech top 29%Moat top 29% All 12 signals ▾Patentstop 27% Fundingtop 29% Techtop 29% Moattop 29% Innovationtop 33% Producttop 37% Markettop 43% Partnerstop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 43% Growthbottom 32% Newsbottom 24% Patents: 206 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 83 filings since 2022 vs 113 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $85.8M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 16 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $86M | 37 mo ago | 350 | 2008 | Matt Rendall Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLSalesforce+26 | 206 patents Autonomous mobile robot navigation, perception, and fleet management for industrial material transport | — |
| 7 | Facedrive App-based driver co-operative based ride-hailing platform | $56M | 50 mo ago | 78 | 2015 | Imran Khan Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 8 | AutoLeap SaaS-driven workshop management software for auto workshops | $53M | 38 mo ago | 168 | 2019 | Rameez Ansari Co-Founder & Co-CEO | PHPCodeIgniterBootstrap+24 | — | 1 launch |
| 9 | SWTCH Provider of EV charging management systems | $38M | 12 mo ago | 76 | 2018 | Carter Li CEO | RubyAuth0Auth0 Lock+31 | — | 1 partnership |
| 10 | TRADE X Automotive B2B trading solution for auto dealers 37Funding top 39%Product top 47%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 47% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Producttop 47% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 38% Newsbottom 24% Funding: Raised $35.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) Product: 1 published app (30.0k installs) · Company stage: Conventional Debt rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $35M | 54 mo ago | 127 | 2018 | Ryan Davidson Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 11 | ChargeLab Provider of electric vehicle station management solution | $30M | 38 mo ago | 48 | 2019 | Ehsan Mokhtari Co-Founder & CTO | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+26 | — | 1 launch |
| 12 | Tenet Computer Group Provider of auto financing solutions for buying electric vehicles 35Tech top 35%Talent top 38%Funding top 42%Fin. health bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 35% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 42% Fin. healthbottom 49% Globalbottom 45% Marketbottom 37% Growthbottom 25% Tech: 33 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $28M | 31 mo ago | 39 | 2021 | Andreas Wallendahl Co-Founder & CEO | ContentfulSentryApple iCloud Mail+25 | — | — |
| 13 | PowerBand Solutions Cloud-driven auction & finance management solution for auto dealers | $23M | 49 mo ago | 8 | 2009 | — | — | — | 7 job openings |
| 14 | Acerta AI AI and cloud-driven product failure indicator solution for automakers | $17M | 42 mo ago | 49 | — | Sebastian Fischmeister Co-Founder & Director | WordPressMySQLPHP+11 | — | 1 launch |
| 15 | eLeapPower Developer of powertrain system for multi-category electric vehicles | $16M | 54 mo ago | 28 | 2016 | Russell Pullan CEO | — | 58 patents Electric vehicle onboard charging and wireless power integration with advanced power electronics | — |
| 16 | RideCo Provider of on-demand transit software optimizing paratransit and microtransit service | $16M | 52 mo ago | 100 | 2012 | Steve Jurvetson President & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27 | — | 1 internship · 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 17 | Enedym Manufacturer of electric motors for multiple categories of vehicles 48Patents top 26%Moat top 32%Funding top 33%Growth top 35% All 11 signals ▾Patentstop 26% Moattop 32% Fundingtop 33% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 44% Producttop 46% Techbottom 49% Globalbottom 43% Newsbottom 42% Marketbottom 30% Patents: 39 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 27 filings since 2022 vs 12 in 2017-21 Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 39 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $15M | 7 mo ago | 36 | 2010 | Randy Reisinger Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | 39 patents Efficient, low-noise switched reluctance motor systems for renewable and industrial drives | 1 launch |
| 18 | Joyride Provider of a SaaS-driven mobility solution for multi-vehicle rental companies | $9M | 27 mo ago | 30 | 2014 | Vince Cifani Co-Founder & CEO | DokanCart FunctionalityWooCommerce+39 | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 19 | Intouch Insight Technology Provider of customer experience management solutions, including audits and surveys | $6M | 56 mo ago | 111 | 1992 | Patiwat Changprioa Owner | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+32 | 2 patents Adaptive multi-user marketing campaign generation using AI-driven personalization | — |
| 20 | Pitstop Cloud based solution for predictive maintenance of vehicles | $6M | 38 mo ago | 29 | 2015 | — | WordPress Block EditorBreakdanceWordPress+41 | — | 1 partnership |
| 21 | Treepz App-based bus tickets booking platform | $4M | 40 mo ago | 68 | 2019 | John Shaibu Co-Founder | Node.jsGoogle Sign-inTailwind CSS+12 | — | — |
| 22 | Intelligent Mechatronic Systems Provider of telematics solutions for insurance | $4M | 154 mo ago | 140 | 1999 | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Kite Provider of multi-category electric micro-mobility solutions for residential properties | $4M | 7 mo ago | 5 | 2020 | — | WixSentryBootstrap+11 | — | — |
| 24 | ChargerQuest Operator of electric vehicle charging solutions | $3M | 60 mo ago | 3 | 2019 | Christopher Misch Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 25 | CarDoor Auto retailer of cars | $3M | 57 mo ago | 13 | 2021 | — | Microsoft ASP.NETBootstrapKestrel+15 | — | — |
| 26 | Gbatteries AI-based lithium-ion battery charging solutions for electric vehicles | $3M | 75 mo ago | 43 | 2012 | Kostyantyn Khomutov Co-Founder | Webflowcore-jsjQuery+6 | — | — |
| 27 | HonkMobile App-based marketplace for parking spaces | $3M | 128 mo ago | 29 | 2013 | Raj Iyer Co-Founder & Coo | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | — | — |
| 28 | Tiny Mile Manufacturer of last-mile delivery robots for food delivery | $3M | 50 mo ago | 30 | 2019 | Gellert Mattyus Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder | Google MapsGoogle CloudSvelte+6 | — | — |
| 29 | Velocia App-based rewards platform for mobility | $2M | 46 mo ago | 18 | 2018 | Eldredge Bermingham Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 30 | BionX International Electric drive systems for bicycles | $2M | 106 mo ago | — | 2007 | Manfred Gingl CEO | — | — | — |
| 31 | ReliON Platform offering charging management solution | $2M | 23 mo ago | — | 2023 | Jesse White Co-Founder & CTO | WordPress Block EditorWordPress Site EditorWordPress+31 | — | 2 launchs |
| 32 | Pantonium Web-based fleet routing and dispatching management software | $2M | 72 mo ago | 30 | 2009 | — | — | 3 patents Optimizing real-time routing and dispatch for mass transit vehicle fleets | — |
| 33 | GreenOwl Mobile Provider of mobile in-car traffic and media platform | $2M | 151 mo ago | 14 | 2009 | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Fiix Online on-demand automotive repair service 11Product top 37%Innovation top 38%Patents top 42%Moat bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Producttop 37% Innovationtop 38% Patentstop 42% Moatbottom 49% Fundingbottom 46% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 32% Marketbottom 8% Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · 8 distinct product lines Innovation: 11 patents (top 62% of patent-holders) · 10 filings since 2022 vs 1 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $2M | 105 mo ago | 3 | 2016 | — | — | 11 patents AI-driven predictive maintenance and inventory optimization for industrial asset management | — |
| 35 | InVintory Inventory management suite for auto dealerships 37Tech top 33%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Product bottom 40% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 33% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Productbottom 40% Fundingbottom 37% Marketbottom 27% Globalbottom 25% Tech: 37 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $2M | 19 mo ago | 10 | 2018 | Jeff Daiter Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowThree.jsStripe+23 | — | — |
| 36 | Sober Steering Biosensor system in steering wheel to detect alcohol non-intrusively | $1M | 129 mo ago | 3 | 2009 | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | CrashBay Online platform that aggregates automotive workshops | $1M | 26 mo ago | — | 2019 | John Harvey Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 38 | Panda Hub Provider of car detailing services | $1M | 25 mo ago | — | 2020 | Abdullah Sharief Co-Founder | WordPressCart FunctionalityApple iCloud Mail+24 | — | — |
| 39 | TDot Performance Toronto-based online seller of performance auto parts 37Product top 22%Tech top 26%Innovation top 39%Growth top 45% All 7 signals ▾Producttop 22% Techtop 26% Innovationtop 39% Growthtop 45% Fundingbottom 31% Marketbottom 30% Globalbottom 25% Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: PE Tech: 55 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $1M | 126 mo ago | 18 | 2008 | — | Cart FunctionalityMagentoKlevu+41 | — | — |
| 40 | AutoServe1 Digital vehicle inspection tool for auto workshops | $605K | 123 mo ago | 30 | 2010 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — | — |
| 41 | InMotive Transmission systems for electric vehicle motors | $600K | 31 mo ago | 33 | 2010 | — | — | 15 patents Segmented pulley transmission and actuator mechanisms for compact high‑torque robotics. | — |
| 42 | Kiwi Charge Platform offering a subscription model for electric vehicle charging | $500K | 4 mo ago | — | 2023 | Abdel Ali Founder | TurbopackNode.jsRadix UI+9 | — | 1 job opening |
| 43 | GoWrench Auto Online marketplace for on-demand car diagnosis & maintenance services 29Tech top 38%Innovation top 39%Product top 43%Growth top 45% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 38% Innovationtop 39% Producttop 43% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Fundingbottom 32% Marketbottom 14% Tech: 30 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud Innovation: 8 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $408K | 98 mo ago | 10 | 2013 | Joshua Lombardo-Bottema Founder/CEO | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+22 | — | — |
| 44 | Nuport AI-enabled platform offering autonomous driving solutions for trucks | $200K | 62 mo ago | 9 | 2019 | Bao Xin Chen Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+13 | — | — |
| 45 | Cheelcare Manufacturer of smart power wheelchairs | $174K | 16 mo ago | 10 | 2015 | Eugene Cherny Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyShop Pay+13 | — | 1 launch |
| 46 | Passenger AI Passenger AI | $150K | 93 mo ago | — | 2018 | Martin Shen CEO | — | — | — |
| 47 | Carity AI based customer engagement platform for automotive dealerships | $125K | 68 mo ago | — | 2020 | Steven C Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 48 | Roll Scooter App-based platform offering electric kick-scooter sharing services | $120K | 59 mo ago | 10 | 2019 | Richard Cao Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 49 | nectar Provider of electric vehicle charging solutions | $100K | 37 mo ago | 5 | 2022 | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Auto Tech companies in Ontario
#1
Waabi 🦄Series C · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2021 · 127 employees$283.5Mraised▾
Waabi 🦄
Series C · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2021 · 127 employees
Developer of physical artificial intelligence platform for autonomous trucks and robotaxis. The platform enables scalability across various form factors, geographies, and environments. It utilizes a shared artificial intelligence model for both autonomous trucks and robotaxis. The company focuses on delivering safer and more efficient autonomous transportation solutions. It employs neural simulation and end-to-end artificial intelligence to set new standards for safety.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 31k LinkedIn followers — 8.2% of this cohort's audience · 52 engagements/post (1.7× cohort median)
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series C$750M
- Jun 2024Series B$200M
- Jan 2023Series A—
- Jun 2021Series A$83.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Volvo Group, Khosla Ventures, Uber, Radical Ventures, 8VC, OMERS
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailDatocmsGoogle AnalyticsHttp/3
#2
Series C · Waterloo, Ontario · founded 2008 · 138 employees$87.8Mraised▾
Series C · Waterloo, Ontario · founded 2008 · 138 employees
Technology solutions provider for broadcasting. It provides media broadcasting services that include remote acquisition, management & distribution of professional live video over IP networks. It offers live broadcasting of news and other stories through wireless video cellular networks. Offers LIVE Plus platform for broadcasters, media organizations, and mobile production companies to transmit the live video over a cellular network. It also provides public transit/transportation operators with end-to-end connectivity solutions like software, hardware, network & connectivity services for bus, rail, and vehicle fleets.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 16k LinkedIn followers — 4.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Venture Debt$20M
- Feb 2022Conventional Debt$13M
- Apr 2021Series C$47.8M
- Nov 2017Series B$25.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, Intelsat, VERTU Capital, BEST Funds, MaRS IAF, Runway Growth Capital
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAngular MaterialAngularjsApple Icloud MailAutoptimizeBetterdocs
#3
Series A · Hamilton, Ontario · founded 2010 · 36 employees$15Mraised▾
Series A · Hamilton, Ontario · founded 2010 · 36 employees
Manufacturer of electric motors for multiple categories of vehicles. The platform offers users electric motors, power turbines, generators, and more. They provide their services for commercial buildings, data centers, defense, greenhouses, healthcare, marine, mining, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 26%Moat
top 32%Funding
top 33%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Innovation
top 44%Patents: 39 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 27 filings since 2022 vs 12 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 39 patents · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Funding: Raised $15.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series A (Nov 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series A—
- Feb 2022Grant (prize money)$2.4M
- Jun 2021Series A$15M
Founders & team
Investors
Napino, Pathfinder, TRIO, Sustainable Development Technology Canada, Honda, Precog Innovation
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7FancyboxFlickity
#4
Series D · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2016 · 203 employees$126.8Mraised▾
Series D · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2016 · 203 employees
Online-first dealer of used cars. It buys cars from private owners, reconditions, and sells online after verification and testing. It also allows individuals to list cars for sale or to browse and purchase cars from other sellers. It also offer guranatee and return program.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%Growth
top 28%Moat
top 31%Tech
top 34%Talent
top 38%Market
top 43%Funding: Raised $127M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 6 yrs (1.3/yr) · Last round Series D (Jan 2025)
Growth: Web rank 500,000 → 100,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 32k LinkedIn followers — 8.3% of this cohort's audience · 111 engagements/post (3.7× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Series D$40.4M
- Jun 2024Series B$9.6M
- Jul 2023Series B$12.2M
- May 2022Conventional Debt$150M
Founders & team
Investors
Neuberger Berman, Upper90, Canaan, Global Founders Capital, FJ Labs, Real Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflare
#5
Series B · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2018 · 76 employees$38Mraised▾
Series B · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2018 · 76 employees
Provider of EV charging management systems. Its features include an EV charging platform that optimises charging and revenue management for property owners. It networks chargers with the internet to enable remote monitoring, access control, energy metering, billing and payments. Its app enables the monitoring and management of charging. It is available across both Android and iOS platforms.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 44k LinkedIn followers — 11.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Parking BossTM (Community BossTM)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2025Series B$4M
- Apr 2024Series B$27.2M
- Apr 2022Series A$10M
- Apr 2022Conventional Debt$3M
Founders & team
Investors
IBI Group, Active Impact Investments, Cogito Capital, Export Development Canada, Ontario Centre of Innovation, Blue Earth Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerBootstrapCart Functionality
#6
Series A · Thornhill, Ontario · founded 2020 · 5 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Series A · Thornhill, Ontario · founded 2020 · 5 employees
Provider of multi-category electric micro-mobility solutions for residential properties. The company offers multi-vehicle rental services for residents and guests where users can find and book electric micro-mobility like electric kick scooters, bicycles, and more. in their vicinity through mobile applications. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS platforms.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers — 2.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 4 partnerships (incl. Kite Mobility) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Series A—
- Aug 2023Seed$3.5M
- Sep 2022Seed—
Investors
Good & Well, TAF, Albertaecotrust, Fondsclimatmontreal, Enlightened Building, Mitsui
Tech stack
BootstrapGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle WorkspaceGsapHsts
#7
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2023$500Kraised▾
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2023
Platform offering a subscription model for electric vehicle charging. It provides portable chargers delivered to customers. It offers Charging-as-a-Service for EV owners in existing buildings that lack the charging infrastructure due to retrofit costs and EV adoption.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum -1 · hiring: Mechanical Engineer, Lead Software Engineer
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Seed$500K
Founders & team
Investors
Ovinhub
Tech stack
Google WorkspaceHstsNext.JsNext.Js App RouterNode.JsPriority Hints
#8
Series D · Kitchener, Ontario · founded 2005 · 384 employees$307.3Mraised▾
Series D · Kitchener, Ontario · founded 2005 · 384 employees
Developer of traffic management software and intelligent transportation hardware systems. Products include video detection cameras, signal performance analytics, and adaptive signal control technology. The offerings facilitate emergency vehicle preemption and transit signal priority to improve traffic flow. Additional capabilities include portable data collection devices and cloud-based platforms for monitoring intersection performance and safety. These tools assist in managing signalized intersections and analyzing multimodal traffic data for operational planning.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 15%Funding
top 24%Tech
top 27%Moat
top 31%Growth
top 32%Market
top 41%AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Funding: Raised $307M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 15 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series D (Apr 2023)
Tech: 65 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Audience (LinkedIn): 74k LinkedIn followers — 19.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2023Series D$194.5M
- Jan 2020Conventional Debt$15.2M
- Jan 2020Series C$75.9M
- May 2018Series B$11.7M
Founders & team
Investors
Ontario Centre of Innovation, TELUS Ventures, McRock Capital, Telus, Accelerator Centre, Comerica
Tech stack
AccessibeAdrollAdroll Cmp SystemAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web Services
#9
Series D · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2015 · 23 employees$564.9Mraised▾
Series D · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2015 · 23 employees
TransPod develops Hyperloop transportation. It offers a unique IP developed by TransPod brings the infrastructure cost down to the same as current high-speed transportation systems. It uses fundamental physics and engineering, aerodynamics, electromagnetics, theory, and computation to provide an optimized transportation system.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Algoma Steel Inc. and Supreme Steel) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2022Series D$550M
- Nov 2016Seed$20M
Founders & team
Investors
Broughton Capital Group, CERIECO, Angelo Investments, MaRS Discovery District
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCookieyesDiviGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#10
Acquired · Kitchener, Ontario · founded 2008 · 350 employees$85.8Mraised▾
Acquired · Kitchener, Ontario · founded 2008 · 350 employees
Developer of mobile robot platforms for research and industrial applications. The company provides unmanned ground vehicles and autonomous mobile platforms. It offers robots for both indoor and outdoor use. The company also develops autonomy software and robotic inspection systems. Services include custom robotic development and integration.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 27%Funding
top 29%Tech
top 29%Moat
top 29%Innovation
top 33%Product
top 37%Patents: 206 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 83 filings since 2022 vs 113 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding: Raised $85.8M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 16 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series C (May 2023)
Tech: 60 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Envoy
Funding rounds
- May 2023Series C—
- Mar 2021Series C$5M
- Jan 2021Series C$5M
- Sep 2020Series C$5M
Founders & team
Investors
McRock Capital, Kensington Capital Partners, Export Development Canada, Inovia Capital, RRE Ventures, BMO
Tech stack
AlgoliaAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerAzure
#11
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2018 · 10 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2018 · 10 employees
Invintory provides inventory management suite for the auto dealers. The company offers an OBD device that gets connected to the vehicle's port and offer a live dashboard that enables users to manage multiple assets types in a single location such as vehicle tracking, vehicle management, Anti-theft alerts & notifications, etc.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 33%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Product
bottom 40%Funding
bottom 37%Market
bottom 27%Tech: 37 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Datadog
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding rounds
- Nov 2024Seed$2.3M
- Jun 2022Angel$1.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Josh Hart, JJ Redick
Tech stack
Apple Sign-InCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudflare ZarazCore-JsDatadog
#12
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2021 · 39 employees$28Mraised▾
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2021 · 39 employees
Provider of auto financing solutions for buying electric vehicles. The platform enables users to take financing for buying electric vehicles and claims to achieve the climate goals.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 35%Talent
top 38%Funding
top 42%Fin. health
bottom 49%Global
bottom 45%Market
bottom 37%Tech: 33 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Observability: Logrocket, Sentry
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $28.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series A (Nov 2023)
Funding rounds
- Nov 2023Series A$10M
- Nov 2022Conventional Debt$25M
- Jul 2022Seed$18M
- 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Humancapitalonline, Giant Ventures, Breyer Capital, Global Founders Capital, Firstminute Capital, Climate Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCalendlyCloudflare
Funding & investor landscape
$1.9Btotal disclosed funding
61companies funded
135disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Techstars6 rounds
Notable founders
Raquel Urtasun
Founder & CEO · Waabi
Vlad Rozhkovskiy
Director of Finance · Waabi
Bogdan Frusina
Founder · Dejero
Bruce Anderson
CEO · Dejero
Randy Reisinger
Co-Founder · Enedym
Berker Bilgin
Co-Founder and VP of Engineering · Enedym
Stephen Seibel
Co-Founder & COO · Clutch
Dan Park
CEO · Clutch
Carter Li
CEO · SWTCH
Abdel Ali
Founder · Kiwi Charge
Tony B.
Co-Founder · Miovision
Ryan Janzen
Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder · TransPod
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 8,634,553 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Auto Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH FROM Ontario · institutions
What Ontario researches in autonomous vehicles
Ontario Tech University leads autonomous vehicle safety and neural network research, with recent work (21 of 23 papers post-2020) reflecting cautiously optimistic advancement over breakthrough claims.
23 papersstance +0.5232% breakthrough14% concern
local research themes
Autonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyTraffic control and managementAdvanced Neural Network ApplicationsVehicle Dynamics and Control SystemsRobotic Path Planning AlgorithmsAdvanced Optical Sensing Technologies
top institutions
- Ontario Tech University10
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology10
- Ontario Medical Association1
- Children\'s Hospital of Eastern Ontario1
- Ontario College of Art and Design1
Common questions
How many Auto Tech companies are there in Ontario, Canada?
Radar tracks 321 indexable Auto Tech companies headquartered in Ontario, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Auto Tech companies in Ontario, Canada?
The Auto Tech companies in Ontario, Canada on this list have raised a combined $1.9B in disclosed equity funding across 61 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Auto Tech company in Ontario, Canada?
TransPod is the highest-funded Auto Tech company in Ontario, Canada, with $564.9M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Auto Tech companies in Ontario, Canada are funded?
61 of the 321 Auto Tech companies in Ontario, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Auto Tech unicorns are there in Ontario, Canada?
1 Auto Tech company in Ontario, Canada on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Ontario, Canada Auto Tech companies?
The most active investors in Ontario, Canada Auto Tech companies on this list include Accelerator Centre, Ontario Centre of Innovation, MaRS IAF, Velocity, BDC.
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