Best Auto Tech Companies in Quebec, Canada
The 70 best Auto Tech companies in Quebec, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: LeddarTech.
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.
Ranked: Best Auto Tech companies in Quebec
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LeddarTech 🦄 AI based perception and sensing software | $299M | 36 mo ago | Deadpooled | Marc Tremblay Co-Founder | 2007 | WordPressSentryApple iCloud Mail+32 | 209 patents Advanced LiDAR hardware, optics, and perception software for autonomous vehicle sensing | — |
| 2 | Flo Platform providing electric-vehicle charging network and services | $149M | 24 mo ago | Series E | Louis Tremblay Founder & Chief Executive Officer | 2009 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+44 | — | — |
| 3 | The Lion Electric Manufacturer of all-electric school buses and related electric vehicle services | $144M | 35 mo ago | Public | Marc Bedard Founder & CEO | 2008 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+21 | — | 1 partnership |
| 4 | TM4 Drivetrains for electric and hybrid vehicles | $85M | 82 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1998 | — | 314 patents Advanced power electronics and electric machine thermal/thermal‑interface solutions | — |
| 5 | Transit App-based platform offering trip planning services | $25M | 91 mo ago | Series B | Sam Vermette Co-Founder & CEO | 2013 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | 12 patents Optimizing ride‑sharing fleet routing and driver break scheduling algorithms | 1 job opening |
| 6 | RVE Provider of home charging solutions for electric vehicles | $6M | 31 mo ago | Series A | David Corbeil Co-Founder & President | 2015 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 7 | Dubuc Motors Developer of electric sports car | $5M | 97 mo ago | Deadpooled | Mike Kakogiannakis Co-Founder & COO | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Vision Marine Technologies Developer of electric boats | $4M | 30 mo ago | Public | Alexandre Mongeon CEO | 1995 | WordPressTypeScriptPHP+30 | 12 patents Secure electric marine propulsion: battery packs, powertrain control, cooling, torque fuse, authentication. | 1 launch · 2 partnerships · 1 expansion |
| 9 | Lyteflo Operations management solutions for automotive dealerships | $3M | 17 mo ago | Seed | Dominick Rivard Co-Founder & CTO | 2024 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Mogile Technologies Provider of EV charging location data and dealership education services for EVs | $2M | 82 mo ago | Funding Raised | Simon Ouellette Co-Founder & CEO | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Green Graphite Technologies Developer of graphite-based batteries for electric vehicles 11Moat top 31%Innovation top 41%Patents top 42%Talent bottom 45% All 8 signals ▾Moattop 31% Innovationtop 41% Patentstop 42% Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 37% Globalbottom 31% Techbottom 25% Marketbottom 9% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 11 patents Innovation: 11 patents (top 62% of patent-holders) · 11 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $2M | 32 mo ago | Seed | Gillian Holcroft Co-Founder & CEO | 2021 | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | 11 patents High‑purity graphite production for lithium‑ion battery anode materials | — |
| 12 | Laflamme Aero Developer of aerial systems and related technologies for various applications | $2M | 76 mo ago | Late Stage | — | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | 4 patents Helicopter rotor hub design and integration for improved rotor assembly performance | — |
| 13 | Eva App-based platform offering taxi-hailing and on-demand delivery services | $1M | 54 mo ago | Seed | — | 2018 | Google MapsAzure Front DoorReact+11 | — | 1 partnership |
| 14 | Dana TM4 Manufacturer of electric and hybrid powertrain systems | $824K | 66 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2019 | Tailwind CSSAzureApache HTTP Server+5 | 99 patents Advanced electric motor and drive components: rotor design, cooling, power electronics, monitoring. | — |
| 15 | Lito Motorcycles Manufacturer of electric motorbikes | $425K | 121 mo ago | Deadpooled | Jean Legris Founder | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 16 | LTS Marine Provider of comprehensive solutions for the marine industry and its clients | $150K | 114 mo ago | Seed | Mr. Jean Lavigne Co-Founder | 2009 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Auto Tech companies in Quebec
#1
Series E · Quebec City, Quebec · founded 2009 · 600 employees$148.8Mraised▾
Platform providing electric-vehicle charging network and services. It operates a widespread network of public, residential, and commercial EV charging stations across North America. The platform offers both home and public charging solutions, including fast chargers, and supports drivers with tools to locate stations and manage charging sessions.
- Jun 2024Series E$98.8M
- Apr 2016Series A$12.8M
#2
Seed · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2024$3Mraised▾
Operations management solutions for automotive dealerships. The company's platform integrates into auto dealership websites to provide EV sales and educational tools, aiming to boost lead conversion and sales.
- Jan 2025Seed$3M
#3
Deadpooled · Quebec City, Quebec · founded 2007 · 189 employees$298.5Mraised▾
AI based perception and sensing software. The platform supports development of perception systems that interpret sensor data for assisted and autonomous vehicle functions. It focuses on processing environmental information to help intelligent systems understand surroundings and respond accurately through an integrated online framework.
- Jun 2023Series D$43M
- Feb 2022Series D$116M
- Feb 2022Conventional Debt$24M
- Mar 2019Grant (prize money)$2.8M
#4
Public · Saint Jerome, Quebec · founded 2008 · 1350 employees$143.6Mraised▾
Manufacturer of all-electric school buses and related electric vehicle services. The company provides electric vehicle services dedicated to fleet success. These services include energy consulting, charging solutions, and grant assistance. It also offers technical support, vehicle assistance, parts, training, software, maintenance, and warranty services.
- Jul 2023Post IPO$142M
- Apr 2015PE—
- Nov 2013Grant (prize money)$675K
- Mar 2011Grant (prize money)$915K
#5
Series A · Laval, Quebec · founded 2015$5.9Mraised▾
Provider of home charging solutions for electric vehicles. It offers DCC charge controllers, SMP smart control panels, HUB smart management solution, and more.
- Nov 2023Series A$4.4M
- Nov 2023Grant (prize money)$1.5M
#6
Public · Boisbriand, Quebec · founded 1995 · 38 employees$4.3Mraised▾
Developer of electric boats. It provides users with electric powertrains for boats. Its features include electric propulsion, fibreglass and hardwood construction, cruise electric motors, Li-ion batteries, outboard retractable motors, Bluetooth radio and chargers, carbon fibre poles, boat covers, and underwater and navigational lights.
- Dec 2023Post IPO$2.9M
- Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$1.4M
#7
Seed · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2021 · 3 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Developer of graphite-based batteries for electric vehicles. It process includes conversion of natural flake to micronization, graphure purification, carbon coating, and more.
- Oct 2023Seed$1.5M
#8
Acquired · Boucherville, Quebec · founded 1998 · 588 employees$85Mraised▾
TM4 manufactures direct drive electric drivetrains for electric and hybrid vehicles. The company also manufactures other power electronics such as inverters, power control systems and vehicle management units. The company SUMO series electric drivetrains are targeted towards the commercial vehicle market. The MOTIVE series is targeted towards light-duty vehicle applications.
- Jul 2019PE$85M
#9
Series B · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2013 · 196 employees$24.9Mraised▾
App-based platform offering trip planning services. The platform enables users to plan for various transits like public transits, taxi hailing, etc. It enables users to get live transit details, route navigation services, subway maps, etc. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS devices.
- Nov 2018Series B$17.5M
- Sep 2017Series A$5M
- Sep 2016Seed$2.4M
- Apr 2013Seed$37.5K
#10
Seed · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2018 · 46 employees$1.2Mraised▾
App-based platform offering taxi-hailing and on-demand delivery services. The platform enables users to find and book their rides by providing location, passenger details, etc. It offers features like live vehicle tracking, variant payment options, etc. Also, it offers on-demand delivery services. The mobile application is available for both Android and iOS platforms.
- Dec 2021Seed$1.2M
#11
Deadpooled · Quebec City, Quebec · founded 2013 · 2 employees$5Mraised▾
Developer of electric sports car. The company develops "Tomahawk" with features like 800 horsepower, Collison avoidance system, liquid-cooled electric motors. anti-theft system, keyless access, etc.
- May 2018Series A$30K
- May 2016Series A$5M
#12
Funding Raised · Pointe Claire, Quebec · founded 2013$2Mraised▾
Mogile Technologies is focused on providing electric vehicle charging data and dealership education services for EVs. Its flagship product 'ChargeHub' platform provides an up-to-date electric vehicle charging infrastructure data. ChargeHub is a cloud platform with mobile and web interfaces that aggregates the information for EV charging stations in the United States and Canada. The app is available for both Android & iOS devices.
- Aug 2019Grant (prize money)$2M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
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
How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in Canada
A read on the academic research around Autonomous Vehicles — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 602 Canada-affiliated papers.
- University of Waterloo92
- Carleton University42
- University of Toronto39
- Concordia University36
- University of Ottawa29
- Computer vision1→18
- Robustness (evolution)1→13
- Control theory (sociology)2→14
- Object detection1→11
- Convolutional neural network1→5
- Computer vision1→14
- Control theory (sociology)1→13
- Trajectory1→12
- Real-time computing1→10
- Automation1→6
- Systems engineering1→4
Where autonomous 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 autonomous vehicles patents in Canada
Canada autonomous vehicles patent filing is cooling — 334 filings from 341 assignees (2016–2025), led by Blackberry, Rohani Mohsen, Research IN Motion; annual filings 26→21.
- Blackberry18
- Rohani Mohsen16
- Research IN Motion15
- Huawei TECH12
- Yeung Peter11
- LUO JUN11
- Xenon Pharmaceuticals10
- Medicago10
Common questions
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