Best Cybersecurity Companies in Montreal, Canada
The 39 best Cybersecurity companies in Montreal, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: GardaWorld.
Our analysis of 174 Cybersecurity companies
$16.2b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Cybersecurity companies in Montreal
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GardaWorld Provider of security personnel, risk management, and security service solutions 57Tech top 18%Funding top 24%Product top 36%Growth top 45% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 18% Fundingtop 24% Producttop 36% Growthtop 45% Marketbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Fin. healthbottom 39% Moatbottom 38% Newsbottom 31% Tech: 104 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront Funding: Raised $5.2B across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 8 yrs (1.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $5.2B | 25 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1995 | Apple iCloud MailAlgoliaNode.js+29 | — | — |
| 2 | Boost Security Platform offering devops security software 45Growth top 35%Funding top 37%Talent top 38%Moat top 39% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 37% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Techtop 46% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 32% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $12.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $12M | 4 mo ago | Seed | Rajiv Sinha Cofounder | 2020 | HubSpot CMS HubAmazon Web Servicescore-js+14 | — | — |
| 3 | Immervision Provider of end-to-end camera and imaging systems and software | $10M | 84 mo ago | Early Stage | — | 2000 | WordPressMySQLPHP+37 | 95 patents Design and manufacturing of metalens-based ultra‑wide‑angle and panoramic imaging optics. | 1 job opening |
| 4 | Flare Provider of threat exposure management platform that detects and remediates risks 62Tech top 24%Talent top 28%Funding top 34%Moat top 39% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 24% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 34% Moattop 39% Growthtop 43% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 36% Tech: 55 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $9M | 10 mo ago | Series B | Israel Halle Co-Founder | 2017 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+34 | — | — |
| 5 | PasswordBox Platform offering password management solutions | $8M | 153 mo ago | Acquired | Marc Antoine Ross Co-Founder | 2012 | — | 6 patents Secure conditional data sharing and access control using end‑to‑end encryption via third‑party intermediaries | — |
| 6 | Immunio Run time threat detection and protection for web apps | $8M | 124 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Crewdle Developer of a platform to build, deploy, and manage AI models | $2M | 58 mo ago | Seed | — | 2020 | WebflowSegmentMicrosoft Advertising+17 | — | 1 launch |
| 8 | inscora Cyber risk and vulnerability assessment solutions provider | $2M | 25 mo ago | Seed | Gabriel Tremblay Co-Founder & CEO | 2023 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 9 | Logrr QR Code based password manager | $648K | 116 mo ago | Seed | Julien Denaes Co-Founder | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 10 | FixMeStick External USB based endpoint malware removal device | $500K | 151 mo ago | Seed | Marty Algire Co-Founder | 2011 | Node.jsZURB FoundationGoogle Cloud+19 | — | — |
Top 12 Cybersecurity companies in Montreal
#1
Seed · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2020 · 28 employees$12Mraised▾
Platform offering DevOps security software. The platform offers solutions from DevOps automation to security. It provides visibility into the security vulnerabilities in code, CI or CD pipelines, cloud, etc. It enables users to detect and remediate the security vulnerabilities.
- May 2026Seed$4M
- Nov 2022Seed$12M
#2
Acquired · Montreal, Montreal · founded 1995 · 132000 employees$5.2Braised▾
Provider of security personnel, risk management, and security service solutions. They deliver uniformed security, mobile patrol, and risk assessment services. The organization offers security solutions for diverse sectors, including commercial, industrial, and governmental. Services encompass event security, crisis management, and protective services.
- Jul 2024Conventional Debt$550M
- Feb 2022Conventional Debt$700M
- Jun 2021Conventional Debt$500M
- Jun 2020Conventional Debt$120M
#3
Series B · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2017 · 50 employees$8.6Mraised▾
Provider of threat exposure management platform that detects and remediates risks. The platform offers identity exposure management, enterprise account takeover prevention, and dark web fraud monitoring. It also provides executive protection, brand monitoring, and technical exposure monitoring. The platform integrates with security systems to streamline workflows. It helps security teams reduce response time and lower costs.
- Nov 2025Series B$15M
- Nov 2025Conventional Debt$15M
- Dec 2024Series B$30M
- Jun 2022Series A$7.6M
#4
Seed · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2023$2Mraised▾
Cyber risk and vulnerability assessment solutions provider. It is an automated cyber risk assessment and sales enablement solutions for cyber insurance brokers.
- Aug 2024Seed$2M
#5
Early Stage · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2000 · 29 employees$10Mraised▾
Provider of end-to-end camera and imaging systems and software. The company delivers hardware and software for camera imaging and simulation. It offers camera module design, image quality tuning, and custom imaging algorithms. The company provides camera solutions for security, drones, defense, automotive, laptops, and mobile applications.
- Aug 2019Unattributed$10M
#6
Acquired · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2012 · 48 employees$8.2Mraised▾
Platform offering password management solutions. It allows users to securely store, retrieve and share passwords and other personal data anytime, anywhere, on any device. It uses AES-256 encryption to protect passwords, implements multi factor authentication as a standard feature and also offers various authentication factors for secure sign in.
- Nov 2013Series A$6M
- Jul 2013Grant (prize money)$335K
- Jul 2012Seed$2.2M
#7
Acqui-Hired · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2013 · 2 employees$7.7Mraised▾
Immunio provides SaaS based detection and protection against security threats like SQL injection, Cross Site Scripting and Remote Command Execution in web apps. Installs agents as library into applications and delivers real time instrumentation, monitoring & detection of attacks along with protection from attacks by stopping them before a breach occurs. It employs machine learning based rule engine to ingest, analyze and differentiate unusual behavior or request to web app and thus raises notification & alert and can optionally respond and mitigate them. Currently supports Python, Node.js, Ruby, PHP based websites and are developing support for java based applications.
- Apr 2016Series A$5M
- Apr 2015Seed$2.7M
#8
Seed · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2020 · 33 employees$2.4Mraised▾
Developer of a platform to build, deploy, and manage AI models. The platform enables the creation of multi-agent workflows and customization of agents with specific skills. It allows integration with external systems while maintaining data privacy within the user's infrastructure. The platform offers a visual editor and chatbot user interface.
- Oct 2021Angel$1.7M
#9
Funding Raised · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2015$50Kraised▾
Provider of quantum computing solutions for secured communication. It develops quantum key distribution technology to secure confidential data and protect clients' information from quantum threats. It develops sources of quantum-entangled photon pairs generated over an optical frequency comb.
- Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$50K
#10
Seed · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2013$647.5Kraised▾
Logrr uses a proven security pattern (digital signature) to identify users. The Logrr mobile app stores account information and communicates with the Logrr online service to verify identities using users’ public keys, without the need to use a keyboard or remember passwords.
- Jan 2017Seed$647.5K
- 2015Seed—
#11
Seed · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2011 · 13 employees$500Kraised▾
The FixMeStick is an external and USB-sized computer virus removal device. Solution scans the computer, identifies any threats and eliminates them. The FixMeStick has its own OS and runs as a separate system on a stick and runs while all other programs and infections aren't, by rebooting the PC. As the infection is not running, and so it can’t interfere when the FixMeStick finds and removes it. Currently supports Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 & 10 and Mac. Pricing starts at $59.99 for standard version for the usage on three computers till the subscription and FixMeStick Pro for $300/year which is targeted at corporations.
- Jan 2014Seed$500K
#12
Deadpooled · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2013$49.3Kraised▾
Swipe Identity provides an API solution for implementing two factor authentication security. In beta phase as of June 2016. Launched by Robert Masse.
- Apr 2013Seed$49.3K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Cybersecurity coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Cybersecurity is moving in Canada
A read on the academic research around Cybersecurity — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 438 Canada-affiliated papers.
- University of Waterloo37
- Carleton University35
- Concordia University28
- Toronto Metropolitan University24
- University of New Brunswick22
- Intrusion detection system15→49
- Anomaly detection3→17
- Denial-of-service attack5→15
- Robustness (evolution)2→12
- Artificial neural network1→10
- Denial-of-service attack7→15
- Cloud computing1→8
- Artificial neural network1→6
- Network packet3→8
- Spoofing attack1→4
- Key (lock)1→4
Where cybersecurity 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 cybersecurity patents in Canada
Canada cybersecurity patent filing is cooling — 9,109 filings from 5,252 assignees (2016–2025), led by Research IN Motion, Blackberry, Certicom; annual filings 816→795.
- Research IN Motion2692
- Blackberry2247
- Certicom1206
- Toronto Dominion BANK721
- Royal BANK Of Canada295
- Nortel Networks282
- Absolute Software270
- Schlumberger CA251
Common questions
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