Radar · Food Tech in Canada
Best Food Tech Companies in Canada
The 443 best Food Tech companies in Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: TouchBistro.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
443companies tracked
$1.5Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
108have raised
Food Tech in Canada has a directory worth bookmarking: 443 companies tracked, $1.5B in disclosed funding, and a sector that's clearly not waiting around. The global market sits at $105.3B in 2024 and is forecast to reach $224.3B by 2032 at a 9.9% CAGR, and Canadian operators are positioning early. 7shifts leads the funding table at $122M raised, followed by Fresh Prep at $28M and Konscious at $26M. No unicorns yet, but the capital is concentrating fast, and investors like BDC, Golden Ventures, and Techstars are making repeated bets across the cohort.
So what's actually moving the needle right now? Median app install growth is running at roughly +20% YoY across food and foodtech platforms, which tells you consumer adoption is real, not projected. I'd also point you to the current conversation around menu personalization driving startup differentiation and the broader case for food technology's long-term legitimacy as context for why this sector keeps attracting institutional attention. Demand drivers range from population growth to sustainable agriculture, and the companies ranked here reflect that range. The rankings are ordered by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum.
Sources & further reading
- Love for personal care brands peaks in the mornings ; food tech/delive
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FOOD TECH × CANADA
Our analysis of 100 Food Tech companies
$12.9b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
100companies analysed
88%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
6unicorns
2018median founding year
161kcombined LinkedIn audience
37%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Food Tech companies in Canada
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TouchBistro Cloud-based POS and restaurant management system 35Tech top 24%Funding top 30%Product top 30%Moat top 35% All 13 signals ▾Techtop 24% Fundingtop 30% Producttop 30% Moattop 35% Talenttop 38% Markettop 47% Globalbottom 39% Customersbottom 36% Patentsbottom 35% Innovationbottom 33% Newsbottom 32% Growthbottom 29% Fin. healthbottom 25% Tech: 52 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare Funding: Raised $321M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 13 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $321M | 43 mo ago | 612 | 2010 | Alex Barrotti Founder and Vice-Chairman | — | 4 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 2 | Lightspeed Provider of point of sale and payment platform for businesses | $292M | 104 mo ago | 3,000 | 2005 | Dax Dasilva CEO & ex-Founder | 43 signals ▼20% Earnings · New product · Leadership | — | — |
| 3 | Ritual Social ordering app for corporate professionals to order food for takeaways | $135M | 72 mo ago | 2 | 2014 | Larry Stinson Founder | — | — | — |
| 4 | 7shifts Restaurant management platform for scheduling, payroll, and team engagement 76Tech top 9%Funding top 21%Customers top 22%Growth top 35% All 12 signals ▾Techtop 9% Fundingtop 21% Customerstop 22% Growthtop 35% Producttop 35% Moattop 35% Markettop 37% Innovationtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 47% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 27% Tech: 83 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud Funding: Raised $122M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 11 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $122M | 18 mo ago | 403 | 2011 | Jordan Boesch CEO | — | 3 patents Workforce scheduling software for employee shift planning and management | 1 award |
| 5 | Fantuan Online company providing delivery services from local restaurants 64Product top 29%Funding top 30%Moat top 31%Tech top 32% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 29% Fundingtop 30% Moattop 31% Techtop 32% Markettop 36% Customerstop 39% Globaltop 44% Growthbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 27% Product: 4 published apps (1.1M installs) · Company stage: Series C Funding: Raised $92.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $92M | 30 mo ago | 500 | 2014 | Randy Wu Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 6 | WeCook Internet first restaurant delivering meals | $53M | 48 mo ago | 148 | 2013 | Etienne Plourde Co-Founder & Vice-Chairman | — | — | 2 partnerships |
| 7 | Get ResQ Online marketplace platform for restaurant maintenance | $46M | 56 mo ago | 137 | 2014 | Mazdak Rezvani Co-Founder & Head of U.S. Business | — | — | — |
| 8 | No Meat Factory Platform offering plant-based meat products 19Moat top 22%Funding top 40%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Moattop 22% Fundingtop 40% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 23% Marketbottom 22% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn Funding: Raised $42.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 3 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $42M | 41 mo ago | 18 | 2018 | Leon Bell Co-Founder | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 9 | Milk Moovement Provider of dairy production and transport monitoring solutions | $30M | 47 mo ago | 76 | 2018 | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 10 | Fresh Prep Online platform to buy recipe box with pre-prepped ingredients 64Tech top 25%Market top 32%Growth top 37%Talent top 38% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 25% Markettop 32% Growthtop 37% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 39% Moattop 41% Patentsbottom 43% Innovationbottom 39% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 21% Tech: 51 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Market: 431 employees (top 3% of Life Sciences) · Top-500,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $28M | 11 mo ago | 431 | 2015 | Dhruv Sood Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | 5 patents Reusable insulated containers for meal kit delivery and food packaging | 1 award |
| 11 | Konscious Brand offering plant based seafood substitutes 67Growth top 20%Talent top 28%Funding top 38%Tech top 41% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 38% Techtop 41% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 32% Newsbottom 18% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 100,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $26M | 15 mo ago | 32 | 2021 | Di Quon Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 12 | Food Provider of workplace catering services featuring diverse culinary options | $26M | 71 mo ago | 53 | 2011 | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Borealis Foods Developer of high-protein, plant-based, and shelf-stable meals for global distribution | $25M | 32 mo ago | 12 | 2019 | Reza Soltanzadeh Co-Founder & CEO | 10 signals ▲43% Earnings · Board · Funding | — | — |
| 14 | SOL Cuisine Manufacturer and brand of plant-based vegan food products | $20M | 70 mo ago | 48 | 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Actio Cloud-based analytics platform for the restaurant industry | $20M | 73 mo ago | 4 | 2014 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Bartesian Online platform offering cocktail dispenser | $20M | 62 mo ago | 23 | 2014 | Ryan Close Founder & CEO | — | 25 patents Capsule-based beverage dispensing machines and their capsule loading adapters | — |
| 17 | ORCA Technology solutions provider for food waste management | $20M | 155 mo ago | 21 | 2003 | — | 3 signals ▲200% Announcements · Funding | — | — |
| 18 | Cook it Online platform to order ready-to-eat meals on a subscription basis | $15M | 47 mo ago | 225 | 2016 | Judith Fetzer Co-Founder & CEO | — | 2 patents Vascular stent grafts and rapid‑exchange catheter delivery systems for minimally invasive procedures. | — |
| 19 | Cookin Platform providing tools for culinary entrepreneurs to manage online food sales | $13M | 40 mo ago | 31 | 2022 | Philip Yuzpe Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 20 | Enwave Provider of radiant energy vacuum drying devices for food businesses 60Funding top 28%Moat top 28%Patents top 29%Product top 29% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Moattop 28% Patentstop 29% Producttop 29% Innovationtop 31% Partnerstop 31% Newstop 36% Growthtop 40% Talenttop 41% Techbottom 49% Marketbottom 46% Globalbottom 43% Funding: Raised $12.3M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 17 yrs (0.4/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 256 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $12M | 9 mo ago | 36 | 1996 | Brent Charleton President and CEO | 14 signals Earnings · Announcements · Contracts | 256 patents Vacuum-assisted drying and processing technologies for food, snack, and cannabis products | 1 partnership |
| 21 | Tre'dish Platform offering home-cooked meal delivery services | $10M | 43 mo ago | 29 | 2020 | Peter Hwang Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 2 launchs |
| 22 | Above Food Brand of plant based protein products 48Growth top 34%Product top 35%News top 41%Funding top 42% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 34% Producttop 35% Newstop 41% Fundingtop 42% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 46% Techbottom 32% Globalbottom 29% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · 15 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · Company stage: Public rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $9M | 14 mo ago | 118 | 2019 | Lionel Kambeitz Co-Founder | 7 signals ▼46% Announcements · Earnings · M&A | — | — |
| 23 | Chinova Bioworks Developer of plant-based food preservative products 50Growth top 35%Product top 36%Moat top 38%Funding top 40% All 11 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Producttop 36% Moattop 38% Fundingtop 40% Techtop 40% Patentstop 41% Innovationtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 34% Newsbottom 18% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $8M | 15 mo ago | 31 | 2016 | Natasha Dhayagude CEO | — | 8 patents Chitosan-based antimicrobial and anti‑mold formulations for food preservation | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 24 | PORTA Internet-first restaurant offering ready to eat meals | $8M | 35 mo ago | 11 | 2021 | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Chickapea Brand of chickpea based pasta 40Growth top 35%Funding top 36%Tech top 42%News top 44% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 36% Techtop 42% Newstop 44% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 26% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $7.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 9 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $7M | 8 mo ago | 20 | 2015 | Shelby Taylor Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 26 | Brizo Data Provider of foodservice market intelligence platform delivering operator-level data insights | $7M | 38 mo ago | 44 | 2017 | Gaetan Corneau Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
| 27 | Rouxbe Online video classes and certifications on cooking | $7M | 101 mo ago | 35 | 2005 | Dawn Thomas Co-Founder | Head of Media Production | — | — | — |
| 28 | Pontus Water Lentils Provider of organic plant-based protein products through aquaponic farming | $7M | 51 mo ago | — | 2018 | Connor Yuen Founder & Co-CEO | — | — | — |
| 29 | The Very Good Butchers Provider of plant-based meat alternatives | $6M | 48 mo ago | 271 | 2016 | Tania Friesen Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 30 | THE VERY GOOD FOOD Platform offering plant-based vegan meats | $6M | 48 mo ago | 90 | 2016 | Mitchell Scott CEO | — | — | — |
| 31 | Provision Provider of food safety and risk management for restaurant businesses | $6M | 53 mo ago | 33 | 2018 | Erik Westblom Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 32 | Foodie Card App-based membership-based discount cards for restaurants | $6M | 41 mo ago | 7 | 2018 | Neil Foster Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 33 | Appetronix Developer of autonomous kitchen robotic systems for the hospitality industry 22Funding top 39%Tech top 49%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 36% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Techtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 25% Funding: Raised $6.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 17 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $6M | 7 mo ago | — | 2020 | Nipun Sharma Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 34 | P&P Optica Provider of smart imaging system for food industry | $4M | 59 mo ago | 115 | 1995 | Romuald Pawluzyk Co-founder & Principal Shareholder | — | 28 patents Optical spectroscopic sorting and labeling systems for food product inspection | 1 launch |
| 35 | Pacifico Biolabs Biotech company offers fermentation biotechnology to redefine seafood alternatives | $3M | 28 mo ago | — | 2022 | Washington Logrono Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 36 | Dyne Provider of Software suite for restaurants | $3M | 38 mo ago | 50 | 2021 | Parsa Riahi Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer | — | — | — |
| 37 | Boosh Food Platform offering plant-based food products | $3M | 39 mo ago | — | 2017 | Connie Marples Founder | — | — | — |
| 38 | Polar Beer Taps Provider of alcohol dispensing system 29Talent top 38%Funding bottom 45%Global bottom 33% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingbottom 45% Globalbottom 33% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $2.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $3M | 18 mo ago | — | 2023 | John Braden Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 39 | 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 | — | — | — |
| 40 | Wisewell Provider of a home water purification system with full-spectrum filtration | $3M | 50 mo ago | 10 | 2021 | Sebastien Wakim Co-Founder & Board Member | — | — | 3 job openings |
| 41 | Tablz Provider of SaaS-based table reservation management solutions for restaurants | $2M | 49 mo ago | 26 | 2020 | Frazer Nagy CEO | — | — | — |
| 42 | BarrelWise Provider of system for analyzing and controlling wine aging | $2M | 45 mo ago | 15 | 2018 | Jason Sparrow Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 43 | Maia Farms Provider of plant-based meat alternatives | $2M | 25 mo ago | 2 | 2023 | — | 8 signals Funding | 3 patents Industrial-scale submerged fermentation bioreactors for protein texturization | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 44 | Daily Blends Provider of automated refrigerator offering chef-curated meals | $2M | 39 mo ago | 15 | 2014 | Purva Gupta Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
| 45 | SJW Robotics Provider of automated food kiosks for restaurants | $2M | 40 mo ago | — | 2019 | Nipun Sharma Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 46 | Snappy Mobile app to pre-order food at partnered restaurants | $2M | 32 mo ago | 23 | 2016 | — | — | — | 5 job openings |
| 47 | SPATULA Online platform for restaurant-quality meals marketplace | $2M | 30 mo ago | 16 | 2021 | Wallace Wong Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 48 | Tab Provider of analytical software solutions for restaurants | $1M | 38 mo ago | — | 2021 | Ty Wilson Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 49 | Terra Bioindustries Company decarbonizing supply chains with upcycled ingredients | $250K | 24 mo ago | 9 | 2019 | Steve George Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 50 | Burcon Provider of plant protein based health drinks and products 48Product top 14%Growth top 25%News top 25%Innovation top 34% All 9 signals ▾Producttop 14% Growthtop 25% Newstop 25% Innovationtop 34% Talenttop 43% Fundingtop 49% Techbottom 39% Marketbottom 31% Globalbottom 29% Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $164K | 5 mo ago | 26 | 1998 | Allan Yap Ex-CEO | 30 signals ▲200% Announcements · Earnings · Funding | — | — |
Top 12 Food Tech companies in Canada
#1
Series C · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2015 · 431 employees$27.8Mraised▾
Series C · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2015 · 431 employees
Fresh Prep is an online platform to buy recipe boxes with pre-prepped ingredients. Each recipe box contains the pre-prepared ingredients along with step-by-step instructions to prepare the meals. Claims that the meals can be prepared in under 30 minutes. Sources the ingredients from local suppliers.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 25%Market
top 32%Growth
top 37%Talent
top 38%Funding
top 39%Moat
top 41%Tech: 51 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Market: 431 employees (top 3% of Life Sciences) · Top-500,000 web property
Growth: 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 10k LinkedIn followers — 6.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 4 awards (incl. Chef Craig Wong of Toronto's Patois) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2025Series C—
- Sep 2021Series B$16.7M
- May 2020Series A$5M
- Apr 2020Series A$1.9M
Founders & team
Investors
Renewal Funds, Yellow Point Equity Partners, First West Credit Union, SEMCAP
Tech stack
ActivecampaignAutoptimizeBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContentful
#2
Series C · Regina, Saskatchewan · founded 2011 · 403 employees$121.9Mraised▾
Series C · Regina, Saskatchewan · founded 2011 · 403 employees
Restaurant management platform for scheduling, payroll, and team engagement. It is a SaaS platform designed to streamline restaurant operations, focusing on scheduling, time clocking, tip management, and payroll. The platform offers tools for team engagement, task management, and communication, aiming to reduce turnover and improve employee satisfaction. It provides features for labor compliance, document storage, and performance management. The platform caters to various restaurant types, including quick service, full service, cafes, bars, pizzerias, and franchises. It offers resources like templates, guides, and a podcast to help restaurants run efficiently. The platform provides integrations, labor cost calculators, and ROI calculators. It is a cloud-based solution that helps restaurants manage their teams, optimize labor costs, and improve overall performance.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 9%Funding
top 21%Customers
top 22%Growth
top 35%Product
top 35%Moat
top 35%Tech: 83 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Devops: Envoy
Funding: Raised $122M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 11 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series C (Dec 2024)
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.62★ across 8,982 ratings (3 apps) · Review volume +11% in 6 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 22k LinkedIn followers — 13.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2024Series C$6M
- Feb 2022Series C$80M
- May 2021Series B$21.5M
- Oct 2019Series A$6M
Founders & team
Investors
Enlightened Hospitality Investments, Relay Ventures, Ten Coves Capital, Conexus Venture Capital, Napier Park Global Capital, Teamworthy Ventures
Tech stack
Alpine.JsApolloAwinBootstrapCdnjsCloudflare
#3
Public · Delta, British Columbia · founded 1996 · 36 employees$12.3Mraised▾
Public · Delta, British Columbia · founded 1996 · 36 employees
Provider of radiant energy vacuum drying devices for food businesses. The company offers vacuum drying devices with pressure and microwave energy features for drying process. It offers moisture drying devices including freeze-drying or air drying. The company also caters to the pharmaceuticals, cannabis, and hemp industries.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 28%Moat
top 28%Patents
top 29%Product
top 29%Innovation
top 31%Partners
top 31%Funding: Raised $12.3M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 17 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Aug 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 256 patents · 1 curated direct competitors tracked
Patents: 256 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 51 filings since 2022 vs 114 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Swiss Cannabis Selection AG) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Post IPO$2.2M
- Apr 2019Post IPO$7.4M
- Nov 2017Post IPO$808.5K
- Jan 2014Post IPO$721K
Founders & team
Investors
Aurora Cannabis, Reference Capital Management, Ponooc, Sixty4 Ventures
Tech stack
BunnyCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFancybox
#4
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2020$6Mraised▾
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2020
Developer of autonomous kitchen robotic systems for the hospitality industry. It provides fully autonomous cooking and service robotics. It works as made-to-order meals in a vending machine format.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 39%Tech
top 49%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 36%Market
bottom 25%Funding: Raised $6.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Nov 2025)
Tech: 17 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Observability: Sentry
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 809 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Seed$6M
Founders & team
Investors
Grote, AlleyCorp
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle Workspace
#5
Series C · Ontario · founded 2015 · 20 employees$7.4Mraised▾
Series C · Ontario · founded 2015 · 20 employees
Brand of chickpea-based pasta. It offers healthy food products intended to offer gluten-free, organic, and vegan pasta. The company's products include pasta from chickpeas and lentil flour that contains protein, fiber, iron, nutrient, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Funding
top 36%Tech
top 42%News
top 44%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 37%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $7.4M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 9 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series C (Sep 2025)
Tech: 29 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series C$3M
- Apr 2021Series C$7.4M
- 2019Series A—
- Aug 2017Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
InvestEco, Export Development Canada, District Ventures Capital, District Ventures, AGT Foods, FCC
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCore-JsElfsightFacebook PixelGodaddy
#6
Seed · Richmond, British Columbia · founded 2021 · 32 employees$26Mraised▾
Seed · Richmond, British Columbia · founded 2021 · 32 employees
Brand offering plant-based seafood substitutes. The platform offers frozen sushi rolls, onigiri, and poke bowls made from plants, and also offers plant-based seafood products for food service. The products contain ingredients that are Non-GMO Project verified, gluten-free, plant-based, organic, and free from carrageenan and titanium dioxide.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 20%Talent
top 28%Funding
top 38%Tech
top 41%Market
bottom 47%Global
bottom 32%Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 100,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $26.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Feb 2025)
Funding rounds
- Feb 2025Grant (prize money)$3.5M
- Apr 2023Seed$26M
Founders & team
Investors
Protein Industries Canada, Zynik Capital, Walter Group, Government of Canada
Tech stack
AosCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsFacebook PixelFont Awesome
#7
Series A · Fredericton, New Brunswick · founded 2016 · 31 employees$8.1Mraised▾
Series A · Fredericton, New Brunswick · founded 2016 · 31 employees
Developer of plant-based food preservative products. The company offers food preservatives made using mushrooms that have anti-microbial properties. The preservatives can be used in various industries like dairy, meat, beverage, etc.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%Product
top 36%Moat
top 38%Funding
top 40%Tech
top 40%Patents
top 41%Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 8 patents
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Research Technician
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Series A$350K
- Jun 2022Series A$6M
- Aug 2018Seed$2M
- May 2016Seed$100K
Founders & team
Investors
IndieBio, New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, First Angel Network, AgFunder, DSM, Rhapsody Venture Partners
Tech stack
AngularBluehostCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#8
Public · Saskatchewan · founded 2019 · 118 employees$9Mraised▾
Public · Saskatchewan · founded 2019 · 118 employees
Brand of plant based protein products
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 34%Product
top 35%News
top 41%Funding
top 42%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 46%Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · 15 acquisition/expansion moves in 24 mo · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · Company stage: Public
News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 48 tracked, 7 types) · -46% YoY · 3 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Post IPO$9M
- Jan 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Eat & Beyond
Tech stack
Core-JsDraftpress HfcmFormidable FormGodaddyGoogle AnalyticsJquery
#9
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1998 · 26 employees$164.4Kraised▾
Public · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1998 · 26 employees
Provider of plant protein based health drinks and products. The platform provides pea proteins, canola protein, and protein blends.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%Growth
top 25%News
top 25%Innovation
top 34%Talent
top 43%Funding
top 49%Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
News: 30 BI events in 12 mo (of 66 tracked, 8 types) · +200% YoY · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Post IPO$912K
- Mar 2024Post IPO$3M
- May 2023Post IPO$2.5M
- Apr 2022Post IPO$799.3K
Founders & team
Investors
Protein Industries Canada
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApache Http ServerBootstrapCdnjs
#10
Series E · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2010 · 612 employees$320.9Mraised▾
Series E · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2010 · 612 employees
Cloud-based POS and restaurant management system. It offers payment processing, act as a menu, and allows servers to take customer orders and send them to the kitchen. Its clients include restaurants, fast food joints, food trucks, coffee shops, and others in the food services industries.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 24%Funding
top 30%Product
top 30%Moat
top 35%Talent
top 38%Market
top 47%Tech: 52 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $321M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 13 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series E (Nov 2022)
Product: 2 published apps (4.2k installs) · Company stage: Series E
Audience (LinkedIn): 23k LinkedIn followers — 14.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Nov 2022Series E$110M
- Sep 2019Series E$119.2M
- Jun 2018Series D$54.1M
- May 2017Series C$12.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Relay Ventures, Napier Park Global Capital, Recruit, BDC, Kensington Capital Partners, Francisco Partners
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAuraBootstrapCdnjs
#11
Series C · Burnaby, British Columbia · founded 2014 · 500 employees$92Mraised▾
Series C · Burnaby, British Columbia · founded 2014 · 500 employees
Fantuna is an online company that provides delivery services from local restaurants. It also delivers fruits, beverages, snacks, beauty products, etc. Its app is available on Android and iOS platforms. The company also provides a service platform that provides food delivery, reviews, e-commerce, advertising & marketing services.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 29%Funding
top 30%Moat
top 31%Tech
top 32%Market
top 36%Customers
top 39%Product: 4 published apps (1.1M installs) · Company stage: Series C
Funding: Raised $92.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series C (Dec 2023)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Funding rounds
- Dec 2023Series C$40M
- Jan 2021Series B$35M
- Mar 2020Series A$12M
- Dec 2018Seed$5M
Founders & team
Investors
Vision Plus Capital, Celtic House Venture Partners, Utopian, CentreGold Capital, GCI Capital, Celtic House Asia Partners
Tech stack
Alibaba Cloud CdnAlibaba Cloud Object Storage ServiceAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCart Functionality
#12
Seed · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2023$2.7Mraised▾
Seed · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2023
Provider of alcohol dispensing system. The system tap instantly delivers ice-cold beer, wine, and mixed drinks until the keg is empty.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%Funding
bottom 45%Global
bottom 33%Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $2.7M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Dec 2024)
Global: Single-market focus (Canada)
Funding rounds
- Dec 2024Seed$2.7M
Founders & team
Investors
Climatedoor, WUTIF Capital
Funding & investor landscape
$1.5Btotal disclosed funding
92companies funded
184disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Techstars12 rounds
Notable founders
Dhruv Sood
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Fresh Prep
Husein Rahemtulla
Co-Founder & COO · Fresh Prep
Jordan Boesch
CEO · 7shifts
Brent Charleton
President and CEO · Enwave
Nipun Sharma
Co-Founder & CEO · Appetronix
Shelby Taylor
Founder & CEO · Chickapea
Di Quon
Co-Founder · Konscious
Yves Potvin
Co-Founder · Konscious
Natasha Dhayagude
CEO · Chinova Bioworks
Lionel Kambeitz
Co-Founder · Above Food
Allan Yap
Ex-CEO · Burcon
Alex Barrotti
Founder and Vice-Chairman · TouchBistro
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 8,647,513 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Food Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Canada
How research on Food Technology is moving in Canada
A read on the academic research around Food Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 830 Canada-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201120192026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 28% → 34% across 2011–2026.
top research entities
- McGill University71
- University of Guelph68
- Ministry of Agriculture50
- University of British Columbia49
- Ministry of Health46
leading researchers
Vijaya Raghavan · Agriculture Division · Arun S. Mujumdar · Jin Wang · Min Zhang · Ian Young · Valérie Orsat · Hanna Karg
▲
Breakthroughs52 · 6%
▲ 2%→7% share
▲3.5× share momentum0 median citations94% since 2021mostly methods-led
Food safety breakthrough research surged from 2 to 12 papers, while packaging and processing emerged as brand-new breakthrough sub-topics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Food safety2→12
Newly emergingFood packaging 0→7 · Food processing 0→6 · Public health 0→6
Landmark FoodOn: a harmonized food ontology to increase global food traceability, quality control and data integration · 334 cites
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Advancements226 · 27%
27%→27% share
▲1.0× share momentum1 median citations83% since 2021mostly reviews
Food processing advancements intensified dramatically — rising from 4 to 33 papers alongside newly emerging Food Security and Sustainability topics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Food processing4→33
- Food safety4→30
- Agriculture1→23
- Food industry3→15
- Shelf life2→14
Newly emergingFood security 0→19 · Sustainability 0→18 · Production (economics) 0→18
Landmark Food Protein‐Derived Bioactive Peptides: Production, Processing, and Potential Health Benefits · 948 cites
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Concerns358 · 43%
▼ 49%→42% share
▼0.9× share momentum1 median citations82% since 2021mostly empirical
Food safety concern research exploded from 9 to 70 papers, with Climate Change newly flagged among Canadian food technology risk priorities.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Food safety9→70
- Food security9→69
- Food processing10→67
- Agriculture7→43
- Production (economics)1→34
Newly emergingQuality (philosophy) 0→15 · Food industry 0→15 · Climate change 0→14
Landmark Marine microplastic debris: An emerging issue for food security, food safety and human health · 1,503 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Canada
Where food tech 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.
Montreal86 · +0.14
Vancouver53 · +0.10
Toronto47 · +0.02
Edmonton/Calgary42 · +0.09
Waterloo/Hamilton40 · +0.10
Ottawa/Kingston23 · -0.08
PATENT SIGNAL · Canada
Who's filing food tech patents in Canada
Canada food tech patent filing is accelerating — 14 filings from 11 assignees (2016–2025), led by Lucid, COTE Benjamin, KATZ Design; annual filings 1→5.
14 filings11 assigneespeak 5/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Lucid7
- COTE Benjamin3
- KATZ Design2
- G E Leblanc2
- Charlottetown Metal Products2
- Anohekra1
- Grima Daniel J1
- Brillinger TINA1
Common questions
How many Food Tech companies are there in Canada?
Radar tracks 443 indexable Food Tech companies headquartered in Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food Tech companies in Canada?
The Food Tech companies in Canada on this list have raised a combined $1.5B in disclosed equity funding across 92 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food Tech company in Canada?
TouchBistro is the highest-funded Food Tech company in Canada, with $320.9M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food Tech companies in Canada are funded?
92 of the 443 Food Tech companies in Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food Tech unicorns are there in Canada?
None of the Food Tech companies in Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Canada Food Tech companies?
The most active investors in Canada Food Tech companies on this list include Techstars, Ontario Centre of Innovation, BDC, Accelerator Centre, Golden Ventures.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.