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Best Internet of Things - Industry Applications Companies in Toronto, Canada

The 128 best Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Toronto, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: ecobee.

128companies tracked
$660.9Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
49have raised
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Our analysis of 184 Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies

$13.9b in tracked funding; 91% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

184companies analysed
91%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
11unicorns
2016median founding year
169kcombined LinkedIn audience
51%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Toronto

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1ecobee
Manufacturer of smart thermostats, sensors, cameras, and security system bundles
78AI top 15%Customers top 19%Tech top 23%Patents top 33%
All 13 signals ▾
AItop 15%
Customerstop 19%
Techtop 23%
Patentstop 33%
Fundingtop 34%
Producttop 36%
Markettop 37%
Moattop 38%
Talenttop 38%
Innovationtop 42%
Growthbottom 48%
Globalbottom 42%
Newsbottom 24%
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.30★ across 39,875 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +45% in 6 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100
$155M96 mo ago520Oksana Lvova
Ceo
Amazon WebstoreContentfulApple iCloud Mail+37Top 500k82 patents
Residential smart energy management and integrated home automation (thermostats, lighting, cameras).
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2Untether AI
Developer of hardware and software for artificial intelligence inference acceleration
$152M59 mo ago122Chris Walker
CEO & President
WordPressMySQLPHP+21Top 10M78 patents
High‑performance computational memory and dataflow architectures for AI acceleration
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3Encycle
Provider of wireless energy management solutions
24Funding top 35%Moat top 37%Product top 40%Patents top 49%
All 10 signals ▾
Fundingtop 35%
Moattop 37%
Producttop 40%
Patentstop 49%
Talentbottom 49%
Innovationbottom 43%
Globalbottom 43%
Marketbottom 37%
Techbottom 25%
Newsbottom 22%
Funding: Raised $45.7M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 15 yrs (0.5/yr)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 18 patents
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100
$46M61 mo ago30Robert Chiste
Chairman and CEO
——18 patents
Intelligent HVAC control and fault detection via smart thermostat orchestration
2 job openings
4Muse
Provider of brainwave tracking devices and related premium subscription services
62Funding top 26%Tech top 30%Growth top 35%Innovation top 38%
All 10 signals ▾
Fundingtop 26%
Techtop 30%
Growthtop 35%
Innovationtop 38%
Producttop 39%
Moattop 39%
Customerstop 50%
Talentbottom 49%
Marketbottom 46%
Globalbottom 38%
Funding: Raised $41.0M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 14 yrs (0.8/yr)
Tech: 54 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100
$41M16 mo ago62Jean Fournier
CEO
ShopifyBootstrapRevy+35Top 5M—1 award
5BIONIK
Provider of assistive and rehabilitation hardware and software solutions
$40M108 mo ago12Michal Prywata
Co-Founder
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6Parity
Platform for reducing energy consumption
48Product top 30%Funding top 32%Innovation top 34%Talent top 38%
All 9 signals ▾
Producttop 30%
Fundingtop 32%
Innovationtop 34%
Talenttop 38%
Moattop 39%
Techbottom 45%
Marketbottom 36%
Globalbottom 36%
Newsbottom 21%
Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B
Funding: Raised $35.7M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100
$36M24 mo ago23Brian MacLeod
Co-Founder
———1 expansion
7Nymi
Developer of wearable multi-factor authentication solution for passwordless access and security
$30M96 mo ago43—Wix eCommerceWixSentry+22Top 50M52 patents
Wearable biometric authentication and motion‑based user activity monitoring for secure access
1 partnership
8Xandar Kardian
Provider of radar-based sensors for detecting human presence
$24M54 mo ago36Sung Cho
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+31Top 10M——
9ThoughtWire
Provider of IoT predictive maintenance platform
$22M72 mo ago64Dale Hall
Executive VP & Co-Founder
——32 patents
Semantic data integration and sharing platform for enterprise software systems
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10Canvass
Developer of AI platform that transforms scattered information into actionable insights
53AI top 20%Innovation top 23%Funding top 37%Product top 43%
All 9 signals ▾
AItop 20%
Innovationtop 23%
Fundingtop 37%
Producttop 43%
Talentbottom 49%
Marketbottom 40%
Globalbottom 37%
Newsbottom 32%
Techbottom 15%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Innovation: 9 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$19M46 mo ago41Humera Malik
Founder & CEO
————
11Base Two
Developer of an AI platform for manufacturing process optimization and control
60AI top 20%Talent top 28%Funding top 34%Growth top 35%
All 9 signals ▾
AItop 20%
Talenttop 28%
Fundingtop 34%
Growthtop 35%
Moattop 39%
Techtop 46%
Globalbottom 39%
Marketbottom 29%
Newsbottom 18%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100
$17M20 mo ago20Tawfeeq Gaffoor
Co-Founder & CTO
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+25Top 10M—1 partnership
12Brickeye
Provider of construction risk mitigation platform integrating IoT and data analytics
37Funding top 33%Talent top 38%Product top 42%Moat bottom 45%
All 6 signals ▾
Fundingtop 33%
Talenttop 38%
Producttop 42%
Moatbottom 45%
Marketbottom 40%
Globalbottom 36%
Funding: Raised $10.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100
$10M5 mo ago—Anthony Fernando
Co-Founder
————
13Ukko Agro
Provider of an analytic platform for the agriculture industry
$6M54 mo ago18Avi Bhargava
Co-Founder & CTO
————
14Deeplite
Online platform for software testing and optimization
$6M62 mo ago30—HubSpot CMS HubAmazon Web ServicesSplide+13Top 50M31 patents
Low-bit quantization and compression techniques for neural network computer vision models.
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15Upchain
Product life cycle management solutions for manufacturers
$6M99 mo ago135John Laslavic
Founder & CEO
————
16Adaptis
Provider of AI-powered platform for capital planning and asset decarbonization
32Talent top 38%AI top 45%Tech top 50%Funding bottom 49%
All 7 signals ▾
Talenttop 38%
AItop 45%
Techtop 50%
Fundingbottom 49%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 28%
Newsbottom 21%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
AI: Product described with: ai-powered
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100
$5M14 mo ago19Sheida Shahi
Co-Founder & CEO
WixSentryBootstrap+12Top 10M——
17Synex Medical
Developer of non-invasive health monitoring technology using magnetic resonance spectroscopy
$5M67 mo ago24Ben Nashman
Founder & CEO
Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceSalesforce+11Top 10M30 patents
Patents concentrated in health & consumer products
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18AI ML Innovations
Provider of an AI and SaaS-based digital health monitoring platform and device for healthcare providers
42Patents top 19%Innovation top 22%AI top 30%Moat top 32%
All 12 signals ▾
Patentstop 19%
Innovationtop 22%
AItop 30%
Moattop 32%
Producttop 35%
Fundingtop 37%
Partnerstop 37%
Newstop 43%
Growthtop 45%
Globalbottom 37%
Techbottom 24%
Marketbottom 18%
Patents: 48 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 12 filings since 2022 vs 7 in 2017-21
Innovation: 48 patents (top 22% of patent-holders) · 12 filings since 2022 vs 7 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100
$4M14 mo ago3—WordPressMySQLPHP+10Top 50M48 patents
Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics
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19Pontosense
Developer of sensor and AI technology for risk and wellness detection
42Patents top 32%Innovation top 34%Moat top 38%Talent top 38%
All 8 signals ▾
Patentstop 32%
Innovationtop 34%
Moattop 38%
Talenttop 38%
Productbottom 48%
Fundingbottom 47%
Marketbottom 37%
Globalbottom 36%
Patents: 17 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 17 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21
Innovation: 17 patents (top 57% of patent-holders) · 17 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100
$4M13 mo ago—Yihong Qi
Co-Founder | CTO
——17 patents
RF front‑end components: millimeter‑wave antennas, circularly polarized structures, and filter circuits.
1 launch · 1 partnership
20eSight
Provider of wearable glasses to help people with low vision to see
$4M84 mo ago51—WordPressMySQLPHP+31Top 5M118 patents
Advanced wearable near‑eye optics and vision‑augmentation systems for AR/VR displays
3 launchs
21CardioComm Solutions
Provides software for electrocardiogram (“ECG”) management and reporting software
$4M144 mo ago23Etienne Grima
CEO
Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+15Top 50M2 patents
Unlocking and managing OTC biosignal recording devices for health monitoring
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22Edgecom Energy
AI-powered energy management software
27Talent top 38%AI top 45%Funding bottom 49%Tech bottom 37%
All 6 signals ▾
Talenttop 38%
AItop 45%
Fundingbottom 49%
Techbottom 37%
Globalbottom 37%
Marketbottom 27%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
AI: Product described with: ai-powered
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100
$4M17 mo ago22Mostafa Salehi
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLRedis+20Top 10M—1 launch
23Assetflo
Provider of cloud-integrated asset viewing platforms
9Talent top 45%Funding top 48%Global bottom 29%Market bottom 12%
All 4 signals ▾
Talenttop 45%
Fundingtop 48%
Globalbottom 29%
Marketbottom 12%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record
Funding: Raised $3.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 9/100
$3M6 mo ago6Noaman Makki
Co-Founder
————
24Nanoleaf
Energy efficient lightbulbs
$3M123 mo ago95Tom Rodinger
Chief Technology Officer and Cofounder
Cart FunctionalityShopifyRoute+33Top 500k——
25Kiwi Wearable Technologies
Motion Recognition Software
$2M129 mo ago—Ali Nawab
Co-Founder & CEO
————
26AioCare
Developer of cloud-based SaaS solutions for care coordination and remote patient monitoring
$2M178 mo ago10Michael Gross
CEO & Chairman
————
27Daily Blends
Provider of automated refrigerator offering chef-curated meals
$2M39 mo ago15Purva Gupta
Co-Founder & CTO
————
28Verto Health
Provider of AI-based digital twin platform for population health management
$2M69 mo ago44Michael Millar
CEO
————
29Aislelabs
Personalized retail analytics and marketing
$2M147 mo ago43Garrett Schemmel
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+28Top 500k——
30RainStick
Provider of smart recirculating showers
$1M58 mo ago10Sean McFetridge
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+30Top 5M——
31The Ubi
Voice enabled, WiFi connected computer assistant
$635K147 mo ago—Leor Grebler
Founder
————
32SensorSuite
Cloud-based building energy management solution
$550K103 mo ago13—————
33Hearshot
Voice communication device for water sports
$550K123 mo ago—Sebastian Koper
Co-Founder
——3 patents
Wireless communication integration into helmets for high‑motion activities
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34Jibestream
Indoor mapping and navigation technologies
$500K160 mo ago10———3 patents
Indoor wayfinding and targeted digital signage systems
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35Smart Nora
Developer of a smart device to control snoring
$250K31 mo ago—Behzad Hariri
Co-founder
ShopifyZohoShop Pay+40Top 5M——
36iMerciv
Assistive wearable technology for visually impaired
$150K80 mo ago2Bin Liu
Co-Founder & CEO
——5 patents
Object detection hardware and methods for image/video analysis
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37HelpWear
Wearable device for cardiac monitoring
$120K108 mo ago19———12 patents
Wearable dry‑electrode ECG monitoring devices for single‑arm cardiac sensing
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Top 12 Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Toronto

#1
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2013
$10Mraised
▾

Provider of construction risk mitigation platform integrating IoT and data analytics. The platform offers real-time monitoring, alerts, and analytics for construction projects. It focuses on mitigating water damage, monitoring concrete, and managing environmental risks. The platform serves general contractors, owners, developers, and insurance providers with risk mitigation solutions.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 33%
Talent
top 38%
Product
top 42%
Moat
bottom 45%
Market
bottom 40%
Global
bottom 36%
Funding: Raised $10.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series B (Jan 2026)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Product: 1 published app (91 installs) · Company stage: Acquired
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Series B$10M
  • Oct 2023Series A$10M
Founders & team
Anthony FernandoCo-FounderRichard LiangCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
BDC, Graphite Ventures, GreenSky, Brightspark Ventures, Export Development Canada, MaRS IAF
#2
Series C · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2007 · 62 employees
$41Mraised
▾

Provider of brainwave tracking devices and related premium subscription services. The company offers devices that measure brain activity, heart rate, breath, and body movement. Data is tracked via application to improve focus, reduce stress, and enhance self-awareness. The devices use sensors to detect brain activity and provide biofeedback to optimize mental performance.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 26%
Tech
top 30%
Growth
top 35%
Innovation
top 38%
Product
top 39%
Moat
top 39%
Funding: Raised $41.0M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 14 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series C (Feb 2025)
Tech: 54 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Observability: Sentry
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers — 7.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2025Series C$173.3K
  • Nov 2024Series C$201.6K
  • Aug 2022Series C$9.5M
  • Jan 2018Series B$1.3M
Founders & team
Jean FournierCEO
Investors
ff Venture Capital, BDC, Export Development Canada, Phyto Partners, Iter Investments, CHOC
Tech stack
Apple PayBootstrapChargebeeClevertapCloudflareConvert
#3
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2019 · 6 employees
$3Mraised
▾

Provider of cloud-integrated asset viewing platforms. Its products include single-sensor fusion tags, edge computing devices, and a real-time 3D viewing platform for assets with actionable metric dashboards for use cases like utilization, efficiencies, and safety. It caters to applications industries like warehousing, manufacturing, oil and gas, aviation, and parking.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 9how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 45%
Funding
top 48%
Global
bottom 29%
Market
bottom 12%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record
Funding: Raised $3.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Dec 2025)
Global: Single-market focus (Canada)
Audience (LinkedIn): 403 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Grant (prize money)$1M
  • Aug 2025Seed$2M
Founders & team
Noaman MakkiCo-FounderElie MakhoulCo-Founder
Investors
GreenSky, Geotab, DMZ Ventures
#4
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2020 · 3 employees
$4.4Mraised
▾

Provider of an AI and SaaS-based digital health monitoring platform and device for healthcare providers. The company has developed a Health Gauge which assists professionals to monitor patients' health remotely with the help of AI-based technology. The tool has the ability to capture body vitals such as blood pressure, heart rate & HR variability, pulse wave velocity, and more. The AI used in the product can interpret health data on a real-time basis.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 19%
Innovation
top 22%
AI
top 30%
Moat
top 32%
Product
top 35%
Funding
top 37%
Patents: 48 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 12 filings since 2022 vs 7 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Innovation: 48 patents (top 22% of patent-holders) · 12 filings since 2022 vs 7 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence, Tech Hardware
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: ai-based
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Post IPO$1.5M
  • Dec 2024Post IPO$17.1K
  • Nov 2024Post IPO$1.1M
  • Jun 2024Post IPO$373.8K
#5
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2022 · 19 employees
$5.5Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-powered platform for capital planning and asset decarbonization. The platform uses predictive analytics and real building data to guide capital planning decisions. It aligns decarbonization goals with financial realities across design, retrofit, and development. The platform offers portfolio-wide insights to uncover risks and opportunities. It provides a step-by-step plan, mapping out when to invest in capital projects.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%
AI
top 45%
Tech
top 50%
Funding
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 36%
Market
bottom 28%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
AI: Product described with: ai-powered
Tech: 15 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Google Cloud, Google Cloud Cdn · Observability: Sentry
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers — 2.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Seed$4M
  • Jun 2024Seed$5.5M
  • Jan 2023Seed$1.5M
  • Sep 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Sheida ShahiCo-Founder & CEOAida MollaeiCo-Founder
Investors
Accelerator Centre, Building Ventures, MetaProp, 2048 Ventures, Blue Vision Capital, Powerhouse
#6
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2021
$4.4Mraised
▾

Developer of sensor and AI technology for risk and wellness detection. It offers a single sensor for installation in homes to detect falls. The sensor also monitors inactivity and changes in daily routines. The technology supports families and professional care teams with insight and alerts. It respects privacy by using no cameras, microphones, or wearables.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 32%
Innovation
top 34%
Moat
top 38%
Talent
top 38%
Product
bottom 48%
Funding
bottom 47%
Patents: 17 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 17 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 17 patents (top 57% of patent-holders) · 17 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 17 patents
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers — 4.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Sourcewell) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Series A$4.4M
Founders & team
Yihong QiCo-Founder | CTOJianhua MaCo-Founder
Investors
ventureLAB
#7
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2022 · 20 employees
$17.2Mraised
▾

Developer of an AI platform for manufacturing process optimization and control. The platform provides tools for connecting plant and lab databases, preparing data, and building digital twins. It offers recommendations to accelerate scale-up and optimize process quality control. The platform supports process engineers and modelers in streamlining operations and enhancing workflow efficiency.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%
Talent
top 28%
Funding
top 34%
Growth
top 35%
Moat
top 39%
Tech
top 46%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $17.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series A (Sep 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers — 7.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. RoviSys Asia) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2024Series A$13.4M
  • May 2022Seed$3.8M
Founders & team
Tawfeeq GaffoorCo-Founder & CTOThamjeeth GaffoorChief Operating Officer & Co-founderKiefer EatonCo-Founder & Chief Customer Officer
Investors
Glasswing Ventures, Caffeinated Capital, Graphite Ventures, MaRS IAF, Pareto, Plug and Play Tech Center
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#8
Series B · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2018 · 23 employees
$35.7Mraised
▾

Platform for reducing energy consumption. It monitors the consumption of gas and electricity by connecting to the building via the cloud and optimizes the mechanical systems. It provides real-time energy data and allows tracking of monthly savings through energy reports.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 30%
Funding
top 32%
Innovation
top 34%
Talent
top 38%
Moat
top 39%
Tech
bottom 45%
Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B
Funding: Raised $35.7M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Series B (Jun 2024)
Innovation: 6 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers — 4.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2024Series B$19M
  • Oct 2023Conventional Debt$4M
  • Oct 2022Series B$8M
  • Dec 2020Series A$5M
Founders & team
Brian MacLeodCo-FounderBrad PilgrimCo-founder - CEO
Investors
RET Ventures, Wyse, New York State, ArcTern Ventures, SVB, Idealist Capital
Tech stack
Master SliderWordpressMysqlPhpBootstrapAnimate.Css
#9
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2016 · 22 employees
$3.7Mraised
▾

AI-powered energy management software. It provides AI-powered energy management software solutions to large energy consumers, enabling them to reduce energy costs and emissions through predictive analytics and IoT-based monitoring.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%
AI
top 45%
Funding
bottom 49%
Tech
bottom 37%
Global
bottom 37%
Market
bottom 27%
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
AI: Product described with: ai-powered
Funding: Raised $3.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Jan 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers — 2.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Seed$2.5M
  • Dec 2024Seed$1.2M
Founders & team
Mostafa SalehiCo-FounderBehdad BahramiCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
ABB, GreenSky
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerDebianElementorGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGoogle Workspace
#10
Acqui-Hired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2018 · 122 employees
$152Mraised
▾

Developer of hardware and software for artificial intelligence inference acceleration. The company provided integrated circuits designed for faster throughput and greater energy efficiency. Its architecture moved the compute element directly adjacent to memory cells. The company’s products supported model imports from standard frameworks.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2021Series B$125M
  • Jul 2020Series A$7M
  • Nov 2019Series A$7M
  • Apr 2019Series A$13M
Founders & team
Chris WalkerCEO & President
Investors
Radical Ventures, Intel Capital, CPP Investments, Tracker Capital Management
#11
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2007 · 520 employees
$155Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of smart thermostats, sensors, cameras, and security system bundles. The company provides smart thermostats with accessories, air filter subscriptions, and power extender kits. It offers smart sensors for rooms, doors, and windows. The company also manufactures wired smart doorbell cameras and smart cameras with voice control. In addition, the business provides home security bundles and smart security subscriptions.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 78how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 15%
Customers
top 19%
Tech
top 23%
Patents
top 33%
Funding
top 34%
Product
top 36%
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.30★ across 39,875 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +45% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 30% of tracked companies
Tech: 63 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 38k LinkedIn followers — 22.4% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Staff Product Manager - Energy Devices, Lead Marketing Manager
Funding rounds
  • May 2018Series C$36.3M
  • Mar 2018Series C$61M
  • Dec 2016Series C$267K
  • Aug 2016Series C$35M
Founders & team
Oksana LvovaCeoMark MalchiondoCo-founder and VP Software Engineering
Investors
Relay Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, Thomvest Ventures, Northleaf, Export Development Canada, AGL
Tech stack
AffirmAmplitudeApple Icloud MailAuraBootstrapCloudflare
#12
Series C · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2005 · 30 employees
$45.7Mraised
▾

Provider of wireless energy management solutions. It offers enviro grid swarm logic controllers that are attached to electrical loads like air conditioning, heaters, compressors, pumps, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, to communicate and coordinate with each other and to reduce electrical demand for commercial, industrial, institutional, and multi-unit residential facilities.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 35%
Moat
top 37%
Product
top 40%
Patents
top 49%
Talent
bottom 49%
Innovation
bottom 43%
Funding: Raised $45.7M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 15 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series C (May 2021)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 18 patents · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Product: 1 published app (80 installs) · Company stage: Series C
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Sales Engineer, National Account Director
Funding rounds
  • May 2021Series C$7.5M
  • Dec 2020Series C$2.2M
  • Oct 2018Series C$4.9M
  • Dec 2016Series C$11.5M
Founders & team
Robert ChisteChairman and CEO
Investors
BDC, Takeda Ventures, Accel-Rx, NGEN Partners, EnerTech Capital, Export Development Canada
Tech stack
UbuntuApache Http ServerHstsDigicert

Funding & investor landscape

$660.9Mtotal disclosed funding
43companies funded
114disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
MaRS Discovery District10 rounds
BDC9 rounds
MaRS IAF9 rounds
Export Development Canada7 rounds
The DMZ5 rounds
Ontario Brain Institute4 rounds
Ontario Centre of Innovation4 rounds
TIAP4 rounds
UTEST4 rounds
DMZ Ventures3 rounds

Notable founders

Anthony Fernando
Co-Founder · Brickeye
Richard Liang
Co-Founder & CTO · Brickeye
Jean Fournier
CEO · Muse
Noaman Makki
Co-Founder · Assetflo
Elie Makhoul
Co-Founder · Assetflo
Sheida Shahi
Co-Founder & CEO · Adaptis
Aida Mollaei
Co-Founder · Adaptis
Yihong Qi
Co-Founder | CTO · Pontosense
Jianhua Ma
Co-Founder · Pontosense
Tawfeeq Gaffoor
Co-Founder & CTO · Base Two
Thamjeeth Gaffoor
Chief Operating Officer & Co-founder · Base Two
Brian MacLeod
Co-Founder · Parity
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 8,538,689 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Internet of Things - Industry Applications coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH FROM Toronto · institutions

What Toronto researches in iot

Toronto Metropolitan University and University of Toronto lead IoT research focused on edge computing, smart grid security, and privacy-preserving technologies, with a cautiously optimistic tone amid growing security concerns.

37 papersstance +0.4140% breakthrough31% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
local research themes
IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingSmart Grid Security and ResiliencePrivacy-Preserving Technologies in DataNetwork Security and Intrusion DetectionIndoor and Outdoor Localization TechnologiesEnergy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks
top institutions
  • Toronto Metropolitan University22
  • University of Toronto15

Common questions

How many Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies are there in Toronto, Canada?
Radar tracks 128 indexable Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies headquartered in Toronto, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Toronto, Canada?
The Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Toronto, Canada on this list have raised a combined $660.9M in disclosed equity funding across 43 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Internet of Things - Industry Applications company in Toronto, Canada?
ecobee is the highest-funded Internet of Things - Industry Applications company in Toronto, Canada, with $155M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Toronto, Canada are funded?
43 of the 128 Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Toronto, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Internet of Things - Industry Applications unicorns are there in Toronto, Canada?
None of the Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Toronto, Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Toronto, Canada Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies?
The most active investors in Toronto, Canada Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies on this list include MaRS Discovery District, BDC, MaRS IAF, Export Development Canada, The DMZ.
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