Radar · High Tech in Montreal
Best High Tech Companies in Montreal, Canada
The 245 best High Tech companies in Montreal, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Blockstream.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
245companies tracked
$1.9Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
94have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HIGH TECH × MONTREAL
Our analysis of 81 High Tech companies
$6.8b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
81companies analysed
96%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
8unicorns
2017median founding year
583kcombined LinkedIn audience
61%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best High Tech companies in Montreal
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blockstream 🦄 Developer of blockchain-based platform building crypto-financial infrastructure 60Funding top 21%Tech top 27%Moat top 28%Growth top 39% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Techtop 27% Moattop 28% Growthtop 39% Producttop 40% Customerstop 40% Globaltop 42% Markettop 49% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 45% Innovationbottom 39% Patentsbottom 39% Funding: Raised $651M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 12 yrs (0.6/yr) Tech: 57 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $651M | 20 mo ago | 30 | Adam Back Co-Founder & CEO | Shogun Page BuilderCart FunctionalityShopify+26 | 8 patents Confidential transaction privacy and cross-chain asset transfer via sidechains in blockchain networks | 1 launch |
| 2 | GHGSat Provider of satellite-based imaging services to monitor greenhouse gas emissions 60Funding top 18%Moat top 28%Talent top 28%Innovation top 30% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Moattop 28% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 30% Patentstop 31% Techtop 34% Growthtop 35% Newstop 39% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 20% Funding: Raised $145M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 8 yrs (0.9/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 31 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $145M | 9 mo ago | 2 | — | SalesforceVimeoGSAP+28 | 31 patents Spaceborne hyperspectral imaging for atmospheric trace‑gas detection and quantification | 1 launch |
| 3 | Vention Provider of a modular hardware and software platform for industrial automation 90Funding top 18%Tech top 21%Product top 22%Growth top 30% All 13 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Techtop 21% Producttop 22% Growthtop 30% AItop 30% Newstop 31% Moattop 31% Markettop 33% Innovationtop 34% Talenttop 38% Partnerstop 41% Patentstop 46% Globaltop 50% Funding: Raised $138M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr) Tech: 68 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Ses rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 90/100 | $138M | 4 mo ago | 360 | Max Windisch Co-Founder & CTO | Cart FunctionalityRubyAce+41 | 9 patents Modular T-slot framing and safety systems for configurable industrial automation equipment | 2 launchs |
| 4 | BrainBox AI Developer of an AI platform for building HVAC system optimization 60AI top 20%Funding top 27%Moat top 31%Patents top 38% All 12 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 27% Moattop 31% Patentstop 38% Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 46% Producttop 47% Markettop 48% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 46% Growthbottom 42% Newsbottom 24% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $103M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 6 yrs (1.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $103M | 35 mo ago | 170 | Sean Neely Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+21 | 16 patents AI-optimized HVAC control systems for commercial building energy management | — |
| 5 | NanoXplore Manufacturer of graphene and developer of new materials using graphene 76Funding top 18%Patents top 26%Market top 34%Growth top 35% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Patentstop 26% Markettop 34% Growthtop 35% Techtop 35% Innovationtop 36% Newstop 37% Moattop 38% Partnerstop 42% Talenttop 45% Globalbottom 47% Funding: Raised $91.7M across 12 rounds · 12 rounds over 12 yrs (1.0/yr) Patents: 75 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 38 filings since 2022 vs 31 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $92M | 7 mo ago | 450 | Soroush Nazarpour Founder and CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+33 | 75 patents Graphene production and functionalization for advanced battery anodes and lubricant additives | 1 launch |
| 6 | StreamingFast Multi-chain decentralized infrastructure for open-source protocols | $60M | 60 mo ago | 11 | Mathieu Boulianne Co-Founder and CEO | WebflowjsDelivrGoogle Hosted Libraries+8 | — | — |
| 7 | TrackTik Workforce management software for the security agencies | $54M | 89 mo ago | 200 | Julie Lacasse | WordPress Block EditorWordPressSentry+42 | — | — |
| 8 | Pyrogenesis Manufacturer of metal powders for additive manufacturing 67Product top 14%Funding top 16%News top 17%Partners top 22% All 12 signals ▾Producttop 14% Fundingtop 16% Newstop 17% Partnerstop 22% Growthtop 29% Patentstop 36% Innovationtop 38% Techtop 41% Moattop 45% Markettop 47% Talentbottom 40% Globalbottom 35% Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Funding: Raised $54.4M across 29 rounds · 29 rounds over 13 yrs (2.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $54M | 3 mo ago | 107 | Peter Pascali CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | 7 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | 1 job opening |
| 9 | Spark Microsystems Provider of low-power radio transceivers for IoT applications 60Funding top 25%Talent top 25%News top 33%Innovation top 37% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Talenttop 25% Newstop 33% Innovationtop 37% Moattop 37% Patentstop 40% Growthtop 45% Marketbottom 47% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $46.3M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 9 yrs (0.6/yr) Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 · 5 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $46M | 2 mo ago | 64 | Mohammad Taherzadeh Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+28 | 12 patents Ultra‑wideband wireless radios, transceivers, and signal‑processing methods for short‑range communication | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 10 | Stradigi AI Developer of a platform providing automated machine learning and MLOps capabilities | $40M | 79 mo ago | 67 | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Optina Diagnostics Developer of eye-scanning devices for Alzheimer's disease | $24M | 52 mo ago | 42 | David LaPointe CEO | — | 32 patents Advanced multispectral retinal imaging and AI-driven biomarker detection for eye diagnostics | — |
| 12 | Tecsys Provider of supply chain management software for healthcare and retail | $23M | 74 mo ago | 745 | — | Cart FunctionalityHubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud Mail+21 | 3 patents Visual instruction interfaces for warehouse logistics and operator workflow management | — |
| 13 | Worximity Provider of production analysis software 37Funding top 39%Growth top 45%Tech top 45%Global bottom 37% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Growthtop 45% Techtop 45% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 36% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $22.2M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $22M | 48 mo ago | 44 | — | Webflow EcommerceWebflowEmotion+25 | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 14 | OMsignal Apparel to monitor heart rate, breathing and activity | $21M | 116 mo ago | 40 | — | — | 25 patents Integrated wearable textile sensors for real-time respiration and biometric monitoring | — |
| 15 | Local Logic Provider of location intelligence platform for real estate consumer engagement solutions 60Tech top 25%Talent top 28%Funding top 38%Innovation top 39% All 10 signals ▾Techtop 25% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 38% Innovationtop 39% Moattop 39% Producttop 40% Growthtop 45% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 22% Tech: 56 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Web Services Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $20M | 34 mo ago | 60 | Alexandre Page Co-Founder | WordPressSentryZendesk+32 | — | 1 launch · 2 partnerships |
| 16 | Mnubo A cloud platform that provides M2M vertical applications to manage a wide range of machine-to-machine devices. | $18M | 92 mo ago | 60 | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 17 | Connect&Go Provider of a wearable device for guest engagement | $18M | 45 mo ago | 49 | Dominic Gagnon Co-Founder & CEO | SentryZendeskVuetify+31 | 3 patents Certificate-less authentication and encryption for secure communications | — |
| 18 | Mecademic Manufacturer of compact high-precision industrial robots for micro-automation applications 45News top 33%Funding top 34%Talent top 38%Tech top 40% All 9 signals ▾Newstop 33% Fundingtop 34% Talenttop 38% Techtop 40% Producttop 46% Moattop 48% Innovationtop 49% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 29% News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 5 tracked, 4 types) · +200% YoY Funding: Raised $17.3M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $17M | 3 mo ago | 30 | Philippe Beaulieu Chief Executive Officer | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+31 | — | — |
| 19 | Anyon Systems Computation tools and simulations to design the hardware for quantum computers 62AI top 15%Patents top 20%Innovation top 26%Moat top 32% All 9 signals ▾AItop 15% Patentstop 20% Innovationtop 26% Moattop 32% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 41% Techtop 49% Globalbottom 35% Marketbottom 29% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Patents: 65 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 49 filings since 2022 vs 16 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $17M | 6 mo ago | 24 | — | TurbopackApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+10 | 65 patents Cryogenic dilution refrigeration and qubit fabrication for scalable quantum computing hardware | 2 launchs · 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 20 | Quantum eMotion Developer of quantum random number generators and quantum-safe cybersecurity solutions | $17M | 12 mo ago | — | Francis Bellido CEO | Node.jsTailwind CSSNext.js App Router+16 | 7 patents Blockchain wallet software, hardware key generation, and analog random-number generation circuits. | 1 expansion |
| 21 | Octasic Silicon and software solutions for wireless base stations and gateways. | $16M | 292 mo ago | 185 | — | WebflowSanityZoho+27 | 19 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 22 | Essential Blockchain-based layer infrastructure platform | $16M | 22 mo ago | — | Liesl Eichholz Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 23 | HaiLa Developer of ultra-low power radio frequency communication solutions and related products | $15M | 32 mo ago | 22 | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Automat AI based platform for automating sales conversations | $15M | 108 mo ago | 30 | Henri Bouvier Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 25 | AON 3D Manufacturer of industrial 3D printers based on stereolithography technology 57Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Funding top 37%Tech top 43% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 37% Techtop 43% Moattop 48% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 36% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $14M | 4 mo ago | 59 | Andrew Walker Co-Founder - Director of Research and Development | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+40 | — | — |
| 26 | Airy 3D Developer of a 3D computer vision platform | $14M | 95 mo ago | 28 | Ji-Ho Cho Co-Founder & Vice President Advanced Research | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | 1 partnership |
| 27 | PreVu3D Provider of Digital Twin solutions 57Global top 25%Innovation top 38%Tech top 40%Funding top 41% All 9 signals ▾Globaltop 25% Innovationtop 38% Techtop 40% Fundingtop 41% Producttop 41% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 45% Newsbottom 22% Global: Serving 60+ countries worldwide · Investors from 1 country beyond Canada Innovation: 3 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $12M | 40 mo ago | 38 | Nicolas Morency Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31 | — | 3 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 28 | Korbit Platform providing AI powered code review solutions | $10M | 36 mo ago | 32 | Iulian Serban Founder | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesMicrosoft Clarity+20 | — | — |
| 29 | Immervision Provider of end-to-end camera and imaging systems and software | $10M | 82 mo ago | 29 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+37 | 95 patents Miniature wide-angle optics and computational dewarping for panoramic imaging systems | 2 job openings |
| 30 | wrnch Platform for machine learning on edge devices | $9M | 83 mo ago | 38 | — | — | 29 patents Computer vision for human pose, activity recognition, depth estimation, and camera calibration | — |
| 31 | 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 | 7 mo ago | 50 | Israel Halle Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+34 | — | — |
| 32 | Maluuba Online platform for natural language processing solutions | $8M | 124 mo ago | 22 | — | — | 75 patents Natural language understanding and dialogue systems, especially machine reading comprehension. | — |
| 33 | Lighthouse Metaverse navigation platform | $7M | 51 mo ago | 28 | Jonathan Brun Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 34 | Felix & Paul Studios Provider of content for cinematic VR experience | $7M | 28 mo ago | 77 | Paul Raphael Co-Founder & Director | Node.jsThree.jsMUI+18 | — | 1 partnership · 4 awards |
| 35 | Aerial AI-powered WiFi motion intelligence solutions for elder care, smart homes, and security applications | $7M | 76 mo ago | 28 | Michel Allegue Co-Founder & CTO | Apache HTTP ServerAmazon Web ServicesLodash+10 | — | — |
| 36 | Heyday.ai Provider of chatbots solutions | $7M | 63 mo ago | 54 | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Eli Provider of AI-base smart devices for women to monitor reproductive health 72Innovation top 25%Growth top 25%News top 25%Tech top 31% All 11 signals ▾Innovationtop 25% Growthtop 25% Newstop 25% Techtop 31% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 40% Moattop 44% AItop 45% Producttop 46% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 31% Innovation: 4 new-product events in 24 mo · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $7M | 12 mo ago | 19 | Marina Rivas Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyShop Pay+28 | — | — |
| 38 | Omnirobotic Provider of autonomous industrial robots 22Moat top 38%Talent top 38%Product top 43%Funding top 46% All 11 signals ▾Moattop 38% Talenttop 38% Producttop 43% Fundingtop 46% Techbottom 48% Innovationbottom 45% Growthbottom 35% Patentsbottom 34% Globalbottom 31% Marketbottom 25% Newsbottom 22% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 2 patents Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $6M | 27 mo ago | 16 | Francois Simard Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | 2 patents Robotic arm trajectory planning and kinematic computation services | — |
| 39 | y Inlan Provider of an object tracking platform 19Innovation top 47%Patents top 47%Funding top 49%Moat bottom 42% All 6 signals ▾Innovationtop 47% Patentstop 47% Fundingtop 49% Moatbottom 42% Globalbottom 31% Marketbottom 18% Innovation: 4 patents (top 85% of patent-holders) · 4 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Patents: 4 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 4 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $5M | 6 mo ago | 4 | — | — | 4 patents Passive multi-band RFID tag technology with high-efficiency harmonic conversion | — |
| 40 | Swan Chain AI-based computing and decentralized applications 24AI top 45%Tech top 48%Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 42% All 6 signals ▾AItop 45% Techtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 42% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 25% AI: Product described with: ai-based Tech: 21 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $4M | 20 mo ago | — | Charles Cao Co-Founder & CEO | GitBookNode.jsReact+10 | — | — |
| 41 | HumanFirst Platform for text based customer support powered by artificial intelligence | $4M | 34 mo ago | 12 | Mathieu Rene Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+26 | — | — |
| 42 | Haply Developer of haptic devices for VR applications 50Talent top 28%Tech top 32%Growth top 35%Funding bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Techtop 32% Growthtop 35% Fundingbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 31% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Tech: 37 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $4M | 1 mo ago | 23 | Colin Gallacher Co-Founder & President | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+34 | — | 5 job openings |
| 43 | Shearwater Developer of AI-based software for flight navigation 45Talent top 28%Growth top 35%AI top 35%Tech top 43% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% AItop 35% Techtop 43% Fundingbottom 48% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 18% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $3M | 3 mo ago | 7 | Alexandre Borowczyk Co-Founder | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+20 | — | — |
| 44 | C2Ro Provider of AI video analytics solutions for retail and other industries 24Innovation top 48%Funding top 49%Tech top 50%Product bottom 48% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 48% Fundingtop 49% Techtop 50% Productbottom 48% Globalbottom 38% Marketbottom 27% Newsbottom 22% Innovation: 1 product line Funding: Raised $2.8M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 8 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $3M | 13 mo ago | 27 | — | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+15 | — | — |
| 45 | Zetane Provider of AI platform for document intelligence, extraction, and analysis | $2M | 5 mo ago | 18 | Jon Magoon Chief Product Officer and Co Founder | Beehiiv RSS feedTailwind CSSReact+14 | — | — |
| 46 | AAVAA Develops bionic ear technology that acts as a hearing impairment correction device | $2M | 40 mo ago | 8 | Naeem Komeilipoor Founder | WordPress Block EditorCart FunctionalityWooCommerce+15 | 8 patents Wearable bioelectronic sensors for multimodal hearing aid and blink/facial movement monitoring | — |
| 47 | HyveDA Provider of decentralized data infrastructure for real-time Web3 applications 19Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 48%Tech bottom 43%Funding bottom 42% All 5 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 43% Fundingbottom 42% Marketbottom 31% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Canada rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $2M | 20 mo ago | — | Douwe Faasen Co-Founder & CEO | Framer SitesReactlit-html+8 | — | — |
| 48 | AssistIQ AI-powered computer vision system for supply and implant management | $2M | 14 mo ago | 10 | Moishe Liberman Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+14 | — | 2 awards |
| 49 | tmrw Provider of social fintech platform for exchanging bitcoins | $1M | 21 mo ago | — | Alexandra Lutchman Cofounder and Head of Product | — | — | — |
| 50 | into AI-powered customer service solutions | $400K | 29 mo ago | — | Alain Paquin Co-Founder | — | — | — |
Top 12 High Tech companies in Montreal
#1
Series D · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2016 · 360 employees$138.4Mraised▾
Series D · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2016 · 360 employees
Provider of a modular hardware and software platform for industrial automation. The platform offers design, simulation, deployment, and operation tools. It provides a library of modular parts and pre-designed templates for various applications like palletizing, sanding, welding, and tending. The platform also offers AI-powered vision systems and remote support capabilities.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 90how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%Tech
top 21%Product
top 22%Growth
top 30%AI
top 30%News
top 31%Funding: Raised $138M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series D (Jan 2026)
Tech: 68 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Ses · Observability: Microsoft Clarity, Sentry
Product: 9 product launch events in 12 mo, 3 the year before · 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series D
Audience (LinkedIn): 88k LinkedIn followers — 15.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series D$110M
- Oct 2023Series C$15M
- May 2022Series C$95M
- Jun 2020Series B$27.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Real Ventures, Bolt, White Star Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Georgian, Fidelity
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngularCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflare
#2
Public · Montreal, Montreal · founded 1998 · 107 employees$54.4Mraised▾
Public · Montreal, Montreal · founded 1998 · 107 employees
Manufacturer of metal powders for additive manufacturing. It develops and uses plasma technology for waste management applications. It also produces multiple materials powders using plasma-based atomization processes. It uses its proprietary plasma-based technology for waste destruction and energy recovery. It has applications in defense, mining, additive manufacturing, oil and gas, and environmental conservation sectors.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%Funding
top 16%News
top 17%Partners
top 22%Growth
top 29%Patents
top 36%Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Funding: Raised $54.4M across 29 rounds · 29 rounds over 13 yrs (2.2/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Mar 2026)
News: 18 BI events in 12 mo (of 121 tracked, 12 types) · +260% YoY · 6 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 14k LinkedIn followers — 2.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Project Manager
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Post IPO$1.5M
- Oct 2025Post IPO$3.8M
- Jul 2024Post IPO$2.8M
- Dec 2023Post IPO$936.9K
Founders & team
Investors
Sustainable Development Technology Canada
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAkamai
#3
Series B · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2016 · 64 employees$46.3Mraised▾
Series B · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2016 · 64 employees
Provider of low-power radio transceivers for IoT applications. It develops radio transceivers that enable the internet of things applications. Its features include low power consumption during transmitting and receiving, ultra-short wireless latency, and time-of-flight positioning. It has applications in gaming, audio, smart home and home security equipment, industrial, retail, and medical sectors.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%Talent
top 25%News
top 33%Innovation
top 37%Moat
top 37%Patents
top 40%Funding: Raised $46.3M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 9 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2026)
Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 · 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated
News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 11 tracked, 3 types) · Top themes: Funding
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. FiRa Consortium) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series B$12.4M
- Mar 2023Series B$24.6M
- Apr 2022Series A$5.7M
- Feb 2021Series A$13.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Sustainable Development Technology Canada, Cycle Capital, ND Capital, Export Development Canada, Real Ventures, Idealist Capital
Tech stack
BootstrapCdnjsCloudflareGodaddyGoogle Font ApiGoogle Tag Manager
#4
Series C · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2011 · 2 employees$145.1Mraised▾
Series C · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2011 · 2 employees
Provider of satellite-based imaging services to monitor greenhouse gas emissions. It provides users with a platform for collecting greenhouse emission data from industries. It has launched satellites that orbit the earth, measures the amount of light absorbed in specific wavelengths of light in spectroscopy, and measures gas leaks. It offers sensor-based solutions via aircraft, and the absorption of light is used to measure the concentration of gases in a specific area. It uses proprietary algorithms for predicting emission rates and detecting leakages and emission patterns.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%Moat
top 28%Talent
top 28%Innovation
top 30%Patents
top 31%Tech
top 34%Funding: Raised $145M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 8 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Series C (Sep 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 31 patents · Soonicorn
Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5
Audience (LinkedIn): 39k LinkedIn followers — 6.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series C$34M
- Sep 2025Conventional Debt—
- Sep 2023Series C$44M
- Sep 2023Conventional Debt—
Investors
Fonds de solidarite FTQ, BDC, Invest Quebec, Climate Investment, Japan Energy Fund, BMO
Tech stack
6SenseCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Rocket LoaderCore-JsEmotion
#5
Public · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2011 · 450 employees$91.7Mraised▾
Public · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2011 · 450 employees
Manufacturer of graphene and developer of new materials using graphene. The company offers carbon-based technology that provides signature graphene powder and graphene-enhanced masterbatch pellets that support various polymers. It can be used in electrical and thermal conductivity, mechanical strengthening, electromagnetic shielding, processability improvements, and superior UV inhibiting properties.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%Patents
top 26%Market
top 34%Growth
top 35%Tech
top 35%Innovation
top 36%Funding: Raised $91.7M across 12 rounds · 12 rounds over 12 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Oct 2025)
Patents: 75 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 38 filings since 2022 vs 31 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Market: 450 employees (top 4% of High Tech) · Top-5,000,000 web property · Serving 3 countries incl. Canada, United States, Switzerland
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2025Post IPO$17.9M
- Mar 2021Grant (prize money)$3.1M
- Nov 2020Post IPO—
- Mar 2020Post IPO$18.1M
Founders & team
Investors
Sustainable Development Technology Canada, BDC, Martinrea, Europa
Tech stack
CloudflareCore-JsDocusignElementorFacebook PixelFont Awesome
#6
Series B · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2013 · 30 employees$17.3Mraised▾
Series B · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2013 · 30 employees
Manufacturer of compact high-precision industrial robots for micro-automation applications. The company designs and produces small-footprint industrial robot arms and SCARA robots intended for tasks such as component manufacturing, assembly, handling, and laboratory automation. Its robots emphasize precision, rigid construction, and repeatable motion, enabling use in sectors including optics, electronics, medical devices, biopharmaceuticals, and research. Products are delivered as plug-and-work automation components with integrated controllers, standard interfaces, and companion software for configuration, programming, and operation. The business also provides accessories, software tools, documentation, and technical support to help customers integrate robots into existing production and test environments.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
News
top 33%Funding
top 34%Talent
top 38%Tech
top 40%Product
top 46%Moat
top 48%News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 5 tracked, 4 types) · +200% YoY · Top themes: Funding, Capital raise
Funding: Raised $17.3M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 7 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2026)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 15k LinkedIn followers — 2.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series B$15.4M
- Sep 2019Grant (prize money)$1.9M
Founders & team
Investors
Invest Quebec, Export Development Canada, BDC, Centech
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpGoogle MapsTwenty Twenty-TwoAddtoany Share Buttons
#7
Series C · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2014 · 30 employees$651.1Mraised▾
Series C · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2014 · 30 employees
Developer of blockchain-based platform building crypto-financial infrastructure. It provides users with detailed blockchain data through open-source block explorer and offers a hardware wallet for Bitcoin and liquid assets. It also operates the Blockstream satellite, which broadcasts the Bitcoin blockchain worldwide and provides enterprise-class Bitcoin mining services.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 21%Tech
top 27%Moat
top 28%Growth
top 39%Product
top 40%Customers
top 40%Funding: Raised $651M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 12 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series C (Oct 2024)
Tech: 57 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · IP moat: 8 patents · Unicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 27k LinkedIn followers — 4.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2024Series C$210M
- Dec 2023Series B$5.1M
- Jan 2023Series B$125M
- Jan 2023Conventional Debt—
Founders & team
Investors
Kingsway Capital, Fulgur Ventures, Horizons Ventures, Digital Garage, AME Cloud Ventures, Blockchain Capital
Tech stack
Amazon PayAmerican ExpressApple Icloud MailApple PayAxiosCart Functionality
#8
Series A · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2015 · 59 employees$14.2Mraised▾
Series A · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2015 · 59 employees
Manufacturer of industrial 3D printers based on stereolithography technology. It has designed and developed an industrial 3D printer for professional print bureaus, manufacturing companies, and research labs. The printer has two independent tool heads, which can either work in tandem or work independently to print dual coloured objects. It also comes with a copy of 3D slicing software and Raspberry Pi loaded with a customised version of Octoprint for full printer control over Wi-fi.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Growth
top 35%Funding
top 37%Tech
top 43%Moat
top 48%Market
bottom 44%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $14.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 9 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series A (Jan 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series A—
- Sep 2021Series A$11.5M
- Sep 2018Seed—
- 2017Seed$120K
Founders & team
Investors
SineWave Ventures, AlleyCorp, Y Combinator, BDC, Panache Ventures, Mana Ventures
Tech stack
AosApple Icloud MailAzureBootstrapCdnjsCloudflare
#9
Seed · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2016 · 23 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Seed · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2016 · 23 employees
Developer of haptic devices for VR applications. It designs and manufactures feedback controllers featuring wireless tool tracking that enables users to freely move through virtual environments. It caters to industries like medicine, education, art, design, and entertainment.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Tech
top 32%Growth
top 35%Funding
bottom 49%Global
bottom 36%Market
bottom 31%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 37 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Sentry
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 5 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +5 · hiring: Staff Accountant / Accounting Specialist, Senior Firmware Engineer
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Seed$3.3M
- Jan 2026Seed$14M
- Mar 2023Seed$3.5M
Founders & team
Investors
BDC, Sound Media Ventures, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, Two Small Fish Ventures, Hanwha Ritz
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#10
Funding Raised · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2014 · 24 employees$16.7Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2014 · 24 employees
Anyon Systems works in developing computation tools and simulations, using supercomputers, to help design the hardware for quantum computers. The company is working with Google to create 20-qubit quantum computers, and is in parallel working on developing 50-qubit also. Government of Canada invested $33.5 million in Anyon Systems' major academic partner, University of Sherbrooke.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 15%Patents
top 20%Innovation
top 26%Moat
top 32%Growth
top 35%Funding
top 41%AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Patents: 65 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 49 filings since 2022 vs 16 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 65 patents (top 26% of patent-holders) · 49 filings since 2022 vs 16 in 2017-21
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches · 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Defense & Quantum Capability Forum) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Grant (prize money)$16.7M
Investors
Government of Canada
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementHttp/3Microsoft 365
#11
Series B · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2017 · 50 employees$8.6Mraised▾
Series B · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2017 · 50 employees
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.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 24%Talent
top 28%Funding
top 34%Moat
top 39%Growth
top 43%Market
bottom 48%Tech: 55 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Envoy
Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $8.6M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series B (Nov 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 14k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series B$15M
- Nov 2025Conventional Debt$15M
- Dec 2024Series B$30M
- Jun 2022Series A$7.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Luge Capital, White Star Capital, Inovia Capital, Base10 Partners, Fonds de solidarite FTQ, VentureOut
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAppnexusBricks
#12
Seed · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2018 · 7 employees$3Mraised▾
Seed · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2018 · 7 employees
Developer of AI-based software for flight navigation. It offers an artificial intelligence integrated platform for unmanned aerial vehicles to optimize routes by leveraging air currents. It helps to reduce the energy consumption of flights.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Growth
top 35%AI
top 35%Tech
top 43%Funding
bottom 48%Global
bottom 29%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
AI: Product described with: ai-based, artificial intelligence
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Seed$3M
Founders & team
Investors
TandemLaunch
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle Analytics
Funding & investor landscape
$1.9Btotal disclosed funding
85companies funded
218disclosed rounds
2rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Export Development Canada7 rounds
Notable founders
Max Windisch
Co-Founder & CTO · Vention
Etienne Lacroix
Co-Founder & CEO · Vention
Peter Pascali
CEO · Pyrogenesis
Mohammad Taherzadeh
Co-Founder · Spark Microsystems
Frederic Nabki
Co-Founder and CTO · Spark Microsystems
Soroush Nazarpour
Founder and CEO · NanoXplore
Philippe Beaulieu
Chief Executive Officer · Mecademic
Philippe Jacome
Co-Owner & COO · Mecademic
Adam Back
Co-Founder & CEO · Blockstream
Andrew Walker
Co-Founder - Director of Research and Development · AON 3D
Randeep Singh
Co-Founder · AON 3D
Colin Gallacher
Co-Founder & President · Haply
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 337,689 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of High Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Canada
How research on Semiconductors is moving in Canada
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 739 Canada-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 42% → 57% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- Polytechnique Montréal94
- University of Toronto60
- University of Waterloo57
- McGill University45
- University of British Columbia35
leading researchers
Ke Wu · Lihong Zhang · Yvon Savaria · Ahmad Hassan · Mohamad Sawan · Gabriela Nicolescu · Rashid Rashidzadeh · Siddharth Garg
▲
Breakthroughs303 · 41%
▲ 37%→47% share
▲1.3× share momentum2 median citations43% since 2021mostly methods-led
Photonics breakthroughs are intensifying — Canadian semiconductor papers in this sub-topic rose from 15 to 24.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Photonics15→24
- Transistor7→13
- Voltage5→11
- Photonic integrated circuit13→17
- Amplifier1→5
Newly emergingSchematic 0→5
Landmark On-chip CMOS-compatible all-optical integrator · 586 cites
◆
Advancements307 · 42%
▼ 46%→36% share
▼0.8× share momentum3 median citations33% since 2021mostly methods-led
Power-electronics advancements are surging — Converters papers grew from 1 to 8, Power (physics) from 1 to 7.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Converters1→8
- Power (physics)1→7
- Photonics8→12
- Transient (computer programming)2→6
- Adder1→5
Newly emergingDiode 0→6 · Field-programmable gate array 0→6
Landmark Review of substrate-integrated waveguide circuits and antennas · 1,356 cites
▼
Concerns53 · 7%
7%→7% share
▲1.0× share momentum1 median citations38% since 2021mostly empirical
Electronic circuit concerns are doubling — papers rose from 4 to 8 despite concerns holding steady at 7% field-share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Electronic circuit4→8
Landmark In‐Memory Vector‐Matrix Multiplication in Monolithic Complementary Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor‐Memristor Integrated Circui · 208 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Canada
Where semiconductors 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.
Montreal136 · +0.62
Toronto78 · +0.59
Waterloo/Hamilton73 · +0.60
Vancouver43 · +0.50
Edmonton/Calgary34 · +0.47
Ottawa/Kingston33 · +0.58
PATENT SIGNAL · Canada
Who's filing semiconductors patents in Canada
Canada semiconductors patent filing is cooling — 1,206 filings from 674 assignees (2016–2025), led by Vuereal, ATI Technologies ULC, GAN Systems; annual filings 129→94.
1,206 filings674 assigneespeak 163/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Vuereal173
- ATI Technologies ULC84
- GAN Systems81
- Ignis Innovation65
- Intel65
- Advanced Micro Devices59
- Alpha & Omega Semiconductor INT58
- Tischler Michael A57
Common questions
How many High Tech companies are there in Montreal, Canada?
Radar tracks 245 indexable High Tech companies headquartered in Montreal, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by High Tech companies in Montreal, Canada?
The High Tech companies in Montreal, Canada on this list have raised a combined $1.9B in disclosed equity funding across 85 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded High Tech company in Montreal, Canada?
Blockstream is the highest-funded High Tech company in Montreal, Canada, with $651.1M in disclosed equity funding.
How many High Tech companies in Montreal, Canada are funded?
85 of the 245 High Tech companies in Montreal, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many High Tech unicorns are there in Montreal, Canada?
1 High Tech company in Montreal, Canada on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Montreal, Canada High Tech companies?
The most active investors in Montreal, Canada High Tech companies on this list include BDC, Centech, Real Ventures, TandemLaunch, Invest Quebec.
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