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Best Investment Tech Companies in Ontario, Canada

The 325 best Investment Tech companies in Ontario, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Wealthsimple.

325companies tracked
$1.6Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
77have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · INVESTMENT TECH × ONTARIO

Our analysis of 229 Investment Tech companies

$28.6b in tracked funding; 94% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

229companies analysed
94%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
23unicorns
2019median founding year
472kcombined LinkedIn audience
71%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Investment Tech companies in Ontario

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageEmployeesTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Wealthsimple 🦄
Provider of financial services including investing, trading, saving, and borrowing
76Tech top 9%Funding top 13%Moat top 32%Talent top 38%
All 12 signals ▾
Techtop 9%
Fundingtop 13%
Moattop 32%
Talenttop 38%
Producttop 41%
Newstop 42%
Customerstop 42%
Markettop 43%
Growthtop 43%
Globaltop 45%
Innovationtop 46%
Patentsbottom 31%
Tech: 92 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Ses
Funding: Raised $901M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 12 yrs (0.8/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100
$901M7 mo agoSeries F29ContentfulSentryZendesk+344 patents
Financial transaction data processing and real-time notification infrastructure for fintech platforms
2 launchs · 1 partnership
2Nvest
Crowdsourcing Investment Opinions
$110M96 mo agoSeries C8———
3Delphia Technologies
Online investment strategy and advisor
$66M48 mo agoSeries A69———
4Q4
Cloud based platform offering investor relations and markets solutions
$65M74 mo agoAcquired567BugHerdQ4MediaElement.js+28——
5PureFacts
CRM solutions for wealth managers
$52M38 mo agoAcquired123——2 awards
6Boosted
Developer of AI platform for investment research and analysis workflows
57AI top 20%Funding top 32%Talent top 38%Moat top 39%
All 9 signals ▾
AItop 20%
Fundingtop 32%
Talenttop 38%
Moattop 39%
Growthtop 45%
Techbottom 46%
Marketbottom 41%
Globalbottom 39%
Newsbottom 27%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Funding: Raised $43.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100
$43M18 mo agoSeries B78WebflowPostHogLinkedin Insight Tag+17——
7Purpose Unlimited
Provider of wealth management services
$42M64 mo agoSeries C28StoryblokTurbopackNode.js+12—1 award
8Tier1
Customer relationship management software for financial institutions
$34M53 mo agoAcquired162SalesforceMicrosoft ASP.NETBootstrap+19——
9d1g1t
Online platform offering wealth management solutions for advisers and investors
62Funding top 32%Product top 32%Tech top 34%Growth top 35%
All 11 signals ▾
Fundingtop 32%
Producttop 32%
Techtop 34%
Growthtop 35%
Innovationtop 36%
Moattop 39%
Newstop 44%
Talentbottom 49%
Marketbottom 46%
Globalbottom 39%
Partnersbottom 35%
Funding: Raised $24.3M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr)
Product: 1 product launch event in 12 mo, 2 the year before · 4 distinct product lines
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100
$24M11 mo agoSeries B101WordPressMySQLPHP+27—3 job openings · 1 partnership · 1 award
10NexJ
Customer management solution for financial industries
$22M181 mo agoAcquired100———
11Irwin
Investors relations software solutions
$22M57 mo agoAcquired117WebflowApple iCloud MailAmazon Web Services+21—1 award
12Planswell
Online platform for financial planning
$18M88 mo agoSeed60WordPressMySQLPHP+362 patents
AI-driven automated adaptive financial planning software solutions
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13Composer
Platform provides automated trading strategy creation, backtesting, and execution for securities and crypto
$17M45 mo agoSeries A18Firebasestyled-componentsHighcharts+28—1 partnership
14Secoda
Provider of an AI platform for data and analytics solutions
$16M32 mo agoAcquired4Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+20——
15Mogul Productions
Crowdfunding platform focused on film productions
8Funding top 50%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 38%Market bottom 15%
All 4 signals ▾
Fundingtop 50%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 38%
Marketbottom 15%
Funding: Raised $15.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 8/100
$15M23 mo agoFunding Raised12———
16First Coverage
Financial Services Software
$15M187 mo agoSeries B3—4 patents
Objective performance evaluation software for financial sell‑side professionals
—
17Micruity
Finance company offering pension management solutions
11Funding top 35%Moat top 39%News top 44%Global bottom 39%
All 6 signals ▾
Fundingtop 35%
Moattop 39%
Newstop 44%
Globalbottom 39%
Marketbottom 27%
Techbottom 25%
Funding: Raised $14.2M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100
$14M10 mo agoSeries A25WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15——
18Treasureland
Online marketplace focused on crypto collectible cards
$11M37 mo agoSeed6———
19CapIntel
Online financial advisory platform for investments
$11M48 mo agoSeries A66SentryApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+24—1 launch · 1 award
20Mantle
Provider of cap table management, 409A valuations, and equity planning tools
$10M32 mo agoSeed—Framer SitesApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15——
21Stadium Live Studios
Developer of a metaverse-based social network platform for sports fans
$10M46 mo agoSeries A28WebflowGSAPSlick+8——
22Overbond
Provider of AI-driven quantitative data and analytics solutions for the global fixed income markets
$9M46 mo agoSeed22AlgoliaTypeScriptamCharts+255 patents
Automated financial quoting, margin optimization, and real-time risk analytics for securities trading.
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23Kooltra
Cloud-based back office platform for brokers
$6M92 mo agoSeries A19———
24Seed Labs
Blockchain-based trading platform for options and stocks
$6M60 mo agoSeed————
25Altrio
Deal management solutions for real estate investors
$6M48 mo agoSeries A42WebflowSentryZendesk+28——
26Nest Wealth
Fully managed investment account.
$6M71 mo agoAcquired65WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+25——
27Pluvo
Developer of an AI platform for financial planning and analysis
37Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Funding top 48%Global bottom 48%
All 6 signals ▾
Growthtop 35%
Talenttop 38%
Fundingtop 48%
Globalbottom 48%
Techbottom 47%
Marketbottom 25%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100
$5M3 mo agoSeed—Framer SitesApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+14——
28Senso
Customer engagement and retention platform
$5M24 mo agoSeries A18Node.jsThree.jsTailwind CSS+123 patents
Predictive analytics for business decision support using self-adaptive learning
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29Sportiqo
Provider of single-player fantasy sports meet the stock market
$5M26 mo agoSeries A8WordPressMySQLPHP+41——
30Sibli
AI-enabled investment research platform for businesses
$4M28 mo agoSeed—WordPressMySQLPHP+22——
31EidoSearch
Data analytics for multiple industries
$4M143 mo agoSeed7———
32Firmex
Virtual Data Room Provider and secure document sharing
$3M118 mo agoAcquired154WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24——
33Manzil
Provider of financial products adhering to Islamic principles and guidelines
$3M48 mo agoSeed29EnvoyAmazon Web Servicescore-js+10——
34Vendetta Games
Online platform offering NFT games
$2M27 mo agoFunding Raised—Wix eCommerceWixSentry+13—1 launch
35CoPower
Online clean energy investment platform
$2M106 mo agoAcquired19———
36Super Advisor
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$2M43 mo agoSeed6———
37BuyProperly
AI-powered online marketplace for fractional investments in real estate and private assets
$2M61 mo agoSeed—ZohoAnt DesignReact+20——
38Stratosphere Technology
Online research and financial database platform for stock, funds, and ETF investment for individuals
$2M32 mo agoSeed7ZohoAstroAlpine.js+12—1 job opening · 2 launchs · 1 partnership
39StockPick
Online platform offering investment training for individual
$2M50 mo agoSeed11———
40Find Bob
Platform for succession planning tools for financial advisors
$2M102 mo agoSeed5———
41FinChat
AI-powered chatbot for finance that provides verified data on public companies
$2M30 mo agoSeed—StoryblokSentryNode.js+20——
42Willow
Alternative investment platform focused on real estate projects
$1M65 mo agoAcquired19———
43Chango
Game-based expense management platform
$670K193 mo agoSeed——2 patents
Real-time search-based retargeting advertising technology
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44Candlestick Ai
App-based and AI-backed stock recommendations platform for individuals
$650K54 mo agoSeed4WebflowFirebasecore-js+8——
45Hockeystick
Platform for managing shareholder relations in private companies.
$600K122 mo agoSeed14———
46OBSIDIAN SUITE
Investment management solutions for financial firms
$516K123 mo agoAcquired14———
47Docoh
Online research platform for investors
$345K71 mo agoAcquired————
48BHRD
Shareholder communication platform
$150K96 mo agoSeed————
49Quantus Investment Corp
Provider of private market investments and wealth management advisory services
$137K13 mo agoFunding Raised————
50Arextech
Saas-enabled platform offering diversified software for real estate professionals
$120K81 mo agoAcqui-Hired6———

Top 12 Investment Tech companies in Ontario

#1
Series F · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014 · 29 employees
$901.3Mraised
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Provider of financial services including investing, trading, saving, and borrowing. The company offers chequing accounts, credit cards, and savings accounts. It provides self-directed investing in stocks, ETFs, options, margin, gold, and crypto. Wealth management services include portfolios, direct indexing, and income portfolios. Mortgages and tax filing services are also available.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 9%
Funding
top 13%
Moat
top 32%
Talent
top 38%
Product
top 41%
News
top 42%
Tech: 92 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Ses · Devops: Envoy, Varnish
Funding: Raised $901M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 12 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series F (Oct 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · IP moat: 4 patents · Unicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 284k LinkedIn followers — 60.3% of this cohort's audience · 121 engagements/post (8.2× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Visa) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series F$392.9M
  • May 2021Series F$610M
  • Oct 2020Series E$86.8M
  • May 2019Series D$75M
Founders & team
Michael KatchenCo-Founder & CEOBrett HuneycuttCo-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Investors
Power financial, Meritech, Greylock Partners, Dragoneer Investment Group, DST Global, Sagard
Tech stack
Alpine.JsAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApolloApple Icloud MailAtlassian Statuspage
#2
Seed · Ottawa, Ontario · founded 2023
$5Mraised
▾

Developer of an AI platform for financial planning and analysis. The platform provides tools for data analysis, model building, and scenario branching. It also offers features for report generation and presentation creation. The platform integrates with data sources to streamline financial processes.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 35%
Talent
top 38%
Funding
top 48%
Global
bottom 48%
Tech
bottom 47%
Market
bottom 25%
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $5.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Feb 2026)
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Seed$5M
Founders & team
Alexandre LabrecheCo-Founder & CEOVanessa GalarneauCo-Founder & Chief Financial Officer
Investors
Andreessen Horowitz, Deel, StandUp Ventures, Altair Capital
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailFramer SitesGodaddyGoogle Analytics
#3
Series B · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014 · 101 employees
$24.3Mraised
▾

Online platform offering wealth management solutions for advisers and investors. It uses advanced analytics and risk management tools to offer portfolio management services. Features client management, monitoring and management of the adviser’s business growth, historical performance, and future risk analysis, onboarding solutions, portfolio tracking, and more.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 32%
Product
top 32%
Tech
top 34%
Growth
top 35%
Innovation
top 36%
Moat
top 39%
Funding: Raised $24.3M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series B (Jul 2025)
Product: 1 product launch event in 12 mo, 2 the year before · 4 distinct product lines · 1 published app (1.8k installs)
Tech: 39 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +3 · hiring: Senior Program Manager, Senior Software Engineer, Integrations
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. KLT Wealth Management team) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Series B—
  • Sep 2023Series B—
  • Sep 2023Venture Debt—
  • Jun 2023Series B$2.2M
Founders & team
Philippe RouanetCo-Founder and COO
Investors
Illuminate Financial, CI Financial, MissionOG, National Bank of Canada, Purpose Financial, Purpose Financial Services
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#4
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2017 · 25 employees
$14.2Mraised
▾

Finance company offering pension management solutions. It allows users to manage financial insurance products like deferred annuities and pension plans for the retirement of employees. It provides a platform for communicating, verifying, and aggregating annuity-related data. It also offers an API to integrate into current company systems.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 11how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 35%
Moat
top 39%
News
top 44%
Global
bottom 39%
Market
bottom 27%
Tech
bottom 25%
Funding: Raised $14.2M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Series A (Aug 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
News: 2 BI events in 12 mo (of 12 tracked, 4 types) · +100% YoY · Top themes: Capital raise, Funding
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Series A$20M
  • Jun 2024Series A$5M
  • Apr 2024Series A$4M
  • Feb 2022Seed$5.1M
Investors
SixThirty, Allianz, Franklin Templeton Investments, Pacific Life, Western & Southern Financial Group, Great North Ventures
Tech stack
AkismetApple Icloud MailBluehostCore-JsDocusignGoogle Workspace
#5
Series B · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2017 · 78 employees
$43Mraised
▾

Developer of AI platform for investment research and analysis workflows. The platform offers tools for financial chat, idea generation, and report creation. It provides insights and analysis designed to streamline investment decisions. The platform delivers outputs through an application programming interface, a direct application, and mobile access. It focuses on data security and governance standards.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%
Funding
top 32%
Talent
top 38%
Moat
top 39%
Growth
top 45%
Tech
bottom 46%
AI: Classified as an AI company
Funding: Raised $43.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series B (Nov 2024)
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 16k LinkedIn followers — 3.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2024Series B$15M
  • Aug 2024Conventional Debt$10M
  • Jan 2022Series B$35M
  • May 2020Series A$8M
Founders & team
Nicholas AbeCo-Founder & COOJoshua PantonyCEO
Investors
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Polar Equity Partners, Dunamu & Partners, Portage, Fidelity, Ten Coves Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare TurnstileGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#6
Funding Raised · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2019 · 12 employees
$15.2Mraised
▾

Moghul Productions is a crowdfunding platform focused on film productions. It is based on blockchain technology to connect investors and film owners. Allows users to raise finances and capital for managing cash flows of movie budgets, fans, and investors. Users can avail rewards and perks for the investments made.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 8how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 50%
Talent
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 38%
Market
bottom 15%
Funding: Raised $15.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round ICO (Jul 2024)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Global: Investors from 4 countries beyond Canada
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024ICO$1.2M
  • Apr 2021ICO$14M
Founders & team
Michael ColleyOwner & CEO
Investors
Avisa Ventures, GD10 Ventures, Cypheron Ventures, Capitaleap
#7
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2010 · 123 employees
$52.3Mraised
▾

CRM solutions for wealth managers. It features tools for portfolio views, transaction summaries, knows client fields, and client reports. The company also provides a reporting portal, data aggregation, augmented intelligence and fee calculation tools to the wealth management industry.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 23k LinkedIn followers — 5.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2023Series C$8.7M
  • Dec 2021Series C$37M
  • Nov 2020Series B$15.3M
Founders & team
Robert MadejFounder & CEORob MadejFounder & CEO
Investors
Canadian Business Growth Fund, Round13, Scotiabank
#8
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2016 · 18 employees
$4.8Mraised
▾

Customer engagement and retention platform. It offers a solution for sales and customer service teams that enables borrowers engagement with home finance management. Its real-time analytics platform assists sales and service teams with customer management using machine learning. It enables sales and support teams to communicate with customers in personalized ways throughout the journey. It uses deep learning technology to improve the LTV of customer relationships through real-time intelligence and analytics.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • 2024Series A$500K
  • Jul 2020Series A$3M
  • May 2019Seed$1.1M
  • Oct 2018Seed—
Investors
Breakaway Growth, NEXT Canada, Techstars, TD Bank, Mendoza Ventures, Luge Capital
Tech stack
ActivecampaignAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCdnjsCloudflareFont Awesome
#9
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2018 · 69 employees
$66.2Mraised
▾

Online investment strategy and advisor. It provides financial advisory solutions and distributes the fees it earns from managing the portfolio to its members as data dividends. It takes in existing data to show outcomes based on pre-set strategies.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2022Series A$60M
  • Dec 2019Seed$2M
  • Jun 2018Seed$4.1M
  • Mar 2018Seed$120K
Founders & team
Cameron WCo-Founder
Investors
Multicoin Capital, Ribbit Capital, FTX, Valor Equity Partners, FJ Labs, Lattice Ventures
Tech stack
Google CloudReactStyled-ComponentsGatsbyNginxGoogle Ads
#10
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2021 · 4 employees
$16.3Mraised
▾

Provider of an AI platform for data and analytics solutions. The platform delivers data governance and context across the entire data stack. It offers features such as AI-powered search, data cataloging, data lineage, and data quality monitoring. The platform also provides tools for data documentation, access requests, and policy enforcement.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. Atlassian) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2023Series A$14M
  • Oct 2021Seed$2.2M
  • Sep 2021Seed$125K
Founders & team
Etai MizrahiCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Craft Ventures, Golden Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Soma Capital, Union Capital, Y Combinator
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#11
Funding Raised · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2010
$136.9Kraised
▾

Provider of private market investments and wealth management advisory services. The firm assists investors in diversifying their portfolios with private equity opportunities. It offers flexible investment minimums and personalized guidance to match investor goals and risk tolerance. The firm supports clients through account opening and ongoing portfolio growth.

Funding rounds
  • May 2025Conventional Debt$136.9K
#12
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2022 · 8 employees
$4.6Mraised
▾

Provider of single-player fantasy sports meet the stock market. It allows sports fans to get rewarded for their passion. They can trade or invest in the performance of individual players both for the short term - such as a single game or for the long term- a season or an entire career. It offers guaranteed dividend payouts based on a transparent formula that is linked to the player’s on-field performance.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2024Series A$3.3M
  • Feb 2023Seed$1.2M
Founders & team
Amit RainaCo-FounderSaurabh MalooCo-Founder & CEOAnindya KarCo-Founder

Funding & investor landscape

$1.6Btotal disclosed funding
57companies funded
117disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Accelerator Centre9 rounds
Techstars7 rounds
MaRS Discovery District6 rounds
OneEleven6 rounds
Golden Ventures5 rounds
MaRS IAF5 rounds
MassChallenge5 rounds
DMZ Ventures4 rounds
NEXT Canada4 rounds
The DMZ4 rounds

Notable founders

Michael Katchen
Co-Founder & CEO · Wealthsimple
Brett Huneycutt
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer · Wealthsimple
Alexandre Labreche
Co-Founder & CEO · Pluvo
Vanessa Galarneau
Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer · Pluvo
Philippe Rouanet
Co-Founder and COO · d1g1t
Nicholas Abe
Co-Founder & COO · Boosted
Joshua Pantony
CEO · Boosted
Michael Colley
Owner & CEO · Mogul Productions
Robert Madej
Founder & CEO · PureFacts
Rob Madej
Founder & CEO · PureFacts
Cameron W
Co-Founder · Delphia Technologies
Etai Mizrahi
Co-Founder & CEO · Secoda
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 8,663,327 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Investment Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Canada

How research on Fintech is moving in Canada

A read on the academic research around Fintech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 84 Canada-affiliated papers.

top research entities
  • Western University6
  • University of Toronto5
  • Kellogg's4
  • University Canada West4
  • University of Manitoba4
leading researchers
Chimwemwe Chipeta · Moses M. Muthinja · Ryan Clements · Emmanuel Odeyemi · Chen Liu · Hamed Taherdoost · Ke, Xiong · Li, Lin
▲ Breakthroughs8 · 10%
▲ 0%→15% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly methods-led
Interpretability research is rising sharply — emerging from zero to 15% field-share across Credit risk and Reinforcement learning sub-topics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Interpretability3
  • Reinforcement learning2
  • Credit risk2
  • Adaptability2
  • Risk management2
Landmark Does sustainability matter for Fintech firms? Evidence from United States firms · 40 cites
◆ Advancements30 · 36%
▲ 0%→41% share
0 median citations83% since 2021mostly empirical
Financial services dominates advancements — surging to 41% field-share with 15 new papers and Blockchain adding 5.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Financial services19
  • Blockchain5
  • Investment (military)5
  • Financial inclusion4
  • Smart contract4
Newly emergingFinancial services 0→15 · Investment (military) 0→5
Landmark Blockchain: a catalyst in fintech future revolution · 14 cites
▼ Concerns28 · 33%
▲ 0%→37% share
0 median citations75% since 2021mostly empirical
Financial inclusion and Payment concerns are newly emerging — Financial services risk papers jumped from 2 to 13.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Financial services2→13
Newly emergingFinancial inclusion 0→8 · Payment 0→6
Landmark Banking on refugees: Racialized expropriation in the fintech era · 109 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Canada

Where fintech 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.

Toronto7 · +0.17
Opportunity · Financial services
PATENT SIGNAL · Canada

Who's filing fintech patents in Canada

Canada fintech patent filing is accelerating — 10 filings from 3 assignees (2018–2025), led by Flybits, Stack Fintech, Royal BANK Of Canada; annual filings 2→3.

10 filings3 assigneespeak 3/yr2018–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2018–2025)
top patent filers
  • Flybits5
  • Stack Fintech4
  • Royal BANK Of Canada2

Common questions

How many Investment Tech companies are there in Ontario, Canada?
Radar tracks 325 indexable Investment Tech companies headquartered in Ontario, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Investment Tech companies in Ontario, Canada?
The Investment Tech companies in Ontario, Canada on this list have raised a combined $1.6B in disclosed equity funding across 57 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Investment Tech company in Ontario, Canada?
Wealthsimple is the highest-funded Investment Tech company in Ontario, Canada, with $901.3M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Investment Tech companies in Ontario, Canada are funded?
57 of the 325 Investment Tech companies in Ontario, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Investment Tech unicorns are there in Ontario, Canada?
1 Investment Tech company in Ontario, Canada on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Ontario, Canada Investment Tech companies?
The most active investors in Ontario, Canada Investment Tech companies on this list include Accelerator Centre, Techstars, MaRS Discovery District, OneEleven, Golden Ventures.
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