Best Communication Apps Companies in Canada
The 45 best Communication Apps companies in Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Blackberry.
- prnewswire.com
- Allied Market Research
Ranked: Best Communication Apps companies in Canada
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackberry Developer of secure communication software and embedded operating systems 87Tech top 14%Market top 21%Talent top 21%Patents top 24% All 14 signals ▾Techtop 14% Markettop 21% Talenttop 21% Patentstop 24% Globaltop 27% Fin. healthtop 28% Fundingtop 30% Producttop 32% Newstop 33% Innovationtop 35% Moattop 35% Customerstop 40% AItop 45% Growthbottom 33% Tech: 92 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront Market: 986 employees (top 4% of Enterprise Infrastructure) · Revenue ~$535M rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 87/100 | $365M | 69 mo ago | Public | Hank Riccitelli Pres/CEO | 1984 | Adobe Experience ManagerApple iCloud MailJava+29 | 18,205 patents Secure mobile communications, carrier aggregation, IoT provisioning, vehicular data, software security | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 2 | Bitmoji App for messaging with emojis | $11M | 141 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2007 | RubyRuby on RailsEnvoy+9 | — | — |
| 3 | Bitstrips Emoji and sticker generation app | $11M | 141 mo ago | Acquired | Dorian Baldwin Co-Founder | 2007 | — | 3 patents Dynamic avatar creation and customization for digital comic and messaging platforms | — |
| 4 | Smooch Omnichannel conversation platform | $8M | 120 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2015 | AlgoliaGatsbyReact+15 | — | — |
| 5 | Picniic Provider of a family organizer app | $2M | 106 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Fongo Free voice calling app in Canada | $2M | 165 mo ago | Seed | Mike Brown Co-Founder | 2010 | WordPressMySQLRedis+26 | — | 1 launch |
| 7 | TextNow Provider of free texting and international voice calling app | $2M | 78 mo ago | Seed | Derek Ting Co-Founder & CEO | 2009 | Cart FunctionalityApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+23 | 57 patents Voice over IP call setup, handling, and audio quality enhancement technologies | — |
| 8 | Ally Provider of blockchain based communication platform | $1M | 83 mo ago | Funding Raised | Eric Lifson Co-Founder | 2018 | — | 5 patents Telecom license management and redistribution systems for network resource allocation | — |
| 9 | Affinityclick Secondary phone numbers for iPhone / Android | $1M | 188 mo ago | Seed | Timo Mika Glber Co-Founder & CTO | 2010 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — |
| 10 | Get Dango App-based emoji and sticker provider | $500K | 149 mo ago | Seed | — | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Beam Platform Online platform for messaging and calling | $450K | 135 mo ago | Seed | — | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 12 | MyCosmik Roaming app for international calling through mobile network | $430K | 193 mo ago | Deadpooled | Paul Derly CEO | 2007 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Communication Apps companies in Canada
#1
Public · Waterloo, Ontario · founded 1984 · 986 employees$365Mraised▾
Developer of secure communication software and embedded operating systems. The company provides end-to-end encryption and zero-trust identity control for secure communications. It offers software deployable on-premises or in private sovereign cloud. The company develops foundational software for automotive systems. It delivers a secure real-time OS, hypervisor, and development tools.
- Nov 2020Post IPO—
- Jul 2020Post IPO$365M
#2
Seed · Waterloo, Ontario · founded 2009 · 101 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Provider of free texting and international voice calling app. It is a mobile app that offers free text and international voice calling over wifi or user data/voice plans. It assigns each user an individual phone number for receiving phone calls and text messages. Its mobile app is available for Android and iPhone devices.
- Feb 2020Seed—
- May 2012Seed$1.4M
- Oct 2011Seed$1.5M
#3
Funding Raised · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2018$1.2Mraised▾
Provider of blockchain based communication platform. It allows users to send disappearing messages, broadcast messages, and chat publicly. It will provide a wallet to send and receive cryptos within the chats. It also allows users to broadcast live videos and earn tokens. The app is available for Android and iOS.
- Sep 2019ICO$1.2M
#4
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2007 · 28 employees$11Mraised▾
Bitmoji is a mobile app for messaging with emojis. It allows users to download thier favorite emojis and then can share them with thier friends and relatives. Bitmoji is an app that was developed by Bitstrips, a photo comic messaging platform. On march 24, 2016 , Bistrips was acquired by SnapChat.
- Oct 2014Series B$8M
- Dec 2013Series A$3M
#5
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2007 · 12 employees$11Mraised▾
Bitstrips is an emoji and sticker generation app starring users and their social circle. Users can create emojis and comic characters that resemble them. Also, allows the creation of memes and sketches. The app allows the user to send the created content on messaging platforms like Snapchat. The app is available for iOS and Android phones.
- Oct 2014Series B$8M
- Dec 2013Series A$3M
#6
Acquired · Montreal Est, Quebec · founded 2015 · 60 employees$7.6Mraised▾
Omnichannel conversation platform. It enables businesses to integrate their communication channel with other applications like Whatsapp, FB Messenger, Twitter, Line, and more. It provides APIs and SDKs to connect with multiple channels and is usable on mobile and web. It also offers auto chatbots, business API integrations, and customer engagement solutions.
- Aug 2016Seed$7.6M
#7
Deadpooled · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2015 · 3 employees$2Mraised▾
Provider of a family organizer app. It allows users to create, organize, and manage family events and tasks. It allows users to create shared calendars, add events, set reminders, assign tasks, create shopping lists, track progress, and share locations with family members. It also allows users to store personal information within the app. The app offers integration with third-party calendar apps. The app is available for iOS and Android devices.
- Sep 2017Seed$2M
#8
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2012$500Kraised▾
App-based emoji and sticker provider. The platform provides features that can be used through messaging apps or social networking platforms like WhatsApp, Twitter, Messenger, Kik, Snapchat, etc. Dango uses deep learning to understand the nuances of human emotion and predict emojis based on what the user type. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS users.
- Mar 2014Seed$125K
- Feb 2014Seed$500K
#9
Seed · Waterloo, Ontario · founded 2010 · 18 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Fongo provides a free local and long distance mobile phone communication tool for anyone to connect. Headquartered in Waterloo, ON, Fongo provides free mobile phone service app for iPhone and Android, free local canadian phone number, unlimited free calls to most of Canada from anywhere in the world, unlimited free text and media messaging, and free phone services such as voicemail, caller ID, call waiting and call forwarding.
- Nov 2012Seed$1.7M
#10
Funding Raised · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2015$58.3Kraised▾
Voico is a VoIP service provider and video call app. Voico allows video conferencing with up to 5 people. The app allows voice calls, video calls, text messages, group chat, video conferencing, fax and voice mail. The app provides translation for text messages in other languages. The app is available for iOS and Android phones. The app charges for recharging credits for making VoIP calls.
- Jun 2018Grant (prize money)$58.3K
#11
Seed · Gatineau, Quebec · founded 2010 · 28 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Affinityclick (maker of the Hushed app) provides disposable and anonymous phone numbers to the iPhone/Android users. The user can get a second line with a new phone number, caller ID and voicemail from 40 countries and make calls/text at the local rates. The app uses the mobile network for communication rather than VoIP used by Skype. The number is valid for any time period between 30 to 90 days. The user has to pay for a new phone number and once the user exceeds certain calls and data limits on the number.
- Dec 2010Seed$900K
#12
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014 · 1 employees$450Kraised▾
Online platform for messaging and calling
- Apr 2015Seed$450K
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