Radar · Manufacturing Services in Alberta
Best Manufacturing Services Companies in Alberta, Canada
The 92 best Manufacturing Services companies in Alberta, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Badger Daylighting.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
92companies tracked
$426Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
8have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · MANUFACTURING SERVICES × ALBERTA
Our analysis of 200 Manufacturing Services companies
$4.4b in tracked funding; 61% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
200companies analysed
61%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2002median founding year
42median Fliar Index™
125kcombined LinkedIn audience
66%of audience held by top 3
8companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Manufacturing Services companies in Alberta
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badger Daylighting Manufacturer of hydrovac, hydro-excavation, potholing and vacuum truck 84Innovation top 20%Product top 24%Funding top 27%Market top 29% All 8 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Producttop 24% Fundingtop 27% Markettop 29% Techtop 44% Newstop 46% Globaltop 46% Growthtop 48% Innovation: 12 product lines Product: 12 distinct product lines · 1 published app (402 installs) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100 | $300M | 80 mo ago | Public | — | 1992 | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | 1 job opening |
| 2 | TransCanada Turbines Home | TransCanada Turbines 72Product top 18%Innovation top 20%Growth top 30%Market top 42% All 7 signals ▾Producttop 18% Innovationtop 20% Growthtop 30% Markettop 42% Fundingbottom 49% Techbottom 34% Globalbottom 33% Product: 12 distinct product lines Innovation: 12 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $67M | 67 mo ago | Late Stage | — | 1998 | Windows ServerYouTubeMicrosoft ASP.NET+6 | — | 3 job openings |
| 3 | STEP Energy Services Provides multiple solutions for oilfield service company 53Product top 26%Market top 31%Partners top 37%News top 40% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 26% Markettop 31% Partnerstop 37% Newstop 40% Patentstop 41% Fundingtop 43% Innovationtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 45% Globalbottom 45% Growthbottom 32% Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired Market: 1,178 employees (top 6% of Industrial Goods and Manufacturing) · Top-5,000,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $56M | 99 mo ago | Acquired | Regan Davis CEO | 2011 | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+14 | 21 patents Hydraulic fracturing and wellbore treatment—proppant handling, diversion materials, and milling technologies. | 1 partnership |
| 4 | TerraVest Industries Manufacturer of fiberglass storage tanks 74Product top 14%Innovation top 20%Market top 30%News top 34% All 8 signals ▾Producttop 14% Innovationtop 20% Markettop 30% Newstop 34% Growthtop 42% Fundingtop 46% Techbottom 37% Globalbottom 25% Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Innovation: 7 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $2M | 13 mo ago | Public | — | 2004 | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | — |
| 5 | Trusted Dispatch Tech-enabled platform offering freight dispatch services 14Growth top 45%Tech top 49%Global bottom 36%Funding bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 45% Techtop 49% Globalbottom 36% Fundingbottom 29% Marketbottom 19% Tech: 30 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Devops: Nginx rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $1M | 46 mo ago | Seed | — | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | — |
| 6 | Solinas Technologies Developer of acoustic technology for locating buried plastic and lead pipes 24Talent bottom 45%Funding bottom 44%Tech bottom 41%Global bottom 25% All 4 signals ▾Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 44% Techbottom 41% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 1 named leader on record Funding: Raised $146k across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $146K | 3 mo ago | Seed | Marc Bracken CEO | 2022 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | 1 expansion |
| 7 | Zero Point Cryogenics Provider of designing services for dilution refrigerators | $87K | 48 mo ago | Funding Raised | Christopher Cassin CEO | 2017 | WordPressPleskMySQL+24 | 2 patents Cryogenic helium phase‑separation refrigeration systems for ultra‑low temperature applications. | 1 job opening |
| 8 | MANTL Provider of manufacturing, repair, and installation services for pumps | — | 65 mo ago | Seed | Matthew Kenna CEO & President | 2014 | Google MapsAnimate.cssBootstrap+7 | — | — |
Top 10 Manufacturing Services companies in Alberta
#1
Seed · Airdrie, Alberta · founded 2022$145.6Kraised▾
Seed · Airdrie, Alberta · founded 2022
Developer of acoustic technology for locating buried plastic and lead pipes. It provides solutions for accurately locating plastic pipes without tracer wires and lead service lines. The technology uses acoustics for fast and effective location, eliminating the need to enter buildings. The focus is on improving utility and infrastructure identification of critical service lines.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
bottom 45%Funding
bottom 44%Tech
bottom 41%Global
bottom 25%Talent: 1 named leader on record
Funding: Raised $146k across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Seed (Mar 2026)
Tech: 29 technologies across 2/8 capability areas · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 287 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Seed$72.9K
- May 2024Seed$72.8K
Founders & team
Tech stack
Contact Form 7Core-JsElementorFont AwesomeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#2
Public · Vegreville, Alberta · founded 2004 · 1356 employees$1.8Mraised▾
Public · Vegreville, Alberta · founded 2004 · 1356 employees
Manufacturer of fiberglass storage tanks
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%Innovation
top 20%Market
top 30%News
top 34%Growth
top 42%Funding
top 46%Product: 7 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Innovation: 7 product lines
Market: 1,356 employees (top 6% of Industrial Goods and Manufacturing) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Funding rounds
- May 2025Post IPO$1.8M
Tech stack
Font AwesomeGodaddyGoogle Font ApiGoogle Tag ManagerJqueryJquery Migrate
#3
Public · Calgary, Alberta · founded 1992 · 2254 employees$300Mraised▾
Public · Calgary, Alberta · founded 1992 · 2254 employees
Manufacturer of hydrovac, hydro-excavation, potholing and vacuum truck
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 84how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%Product
top 24%Funding
top 27%Market
top 29%Tech
top 44%News
top 46%Innovation: 12 product lines
Product: 12 distinct product lines · 1 published app (402 installs) · Company stage: Public
Funding: Raised $300M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 7 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Oct 2019)
Audience (LinkedIn): 33k LinkedIn followers — 26.6% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Hydrovac Operators
Funding rounds
- Oct 2019Conventional Debt$300M
Investors
Sagard Holdings
Tech stack
BootstrapCallrailCloudflareContact Form 7Core-JsFacebook Pixel
#4
Late Stage · Airdrie, Alberta · founded 1998 · 206 employees$67Mraised▾
Late Stage · Airdrie, Alberta · founded 1998 · 206 employees
TransCanada Turbines ltd. is authorized by Siemens Energy (SE) and General Electric (GE) to provide overhaul and repair maintenance services of aero derivative industrial gas turbines used in pipeline compression and power generation on a worldwide basis.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 18%Innovation
top 20%Growth
top 30%Market
top 42%Funding
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 34%Product: 12 distinct product lines
Innovation: 12 product lines
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers — 10.7% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 6 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +1 · hiring: Field Service Team's, Senior Tax Accountant
Funding rounds
- Nov 2020Unattributed$67M
Investors
TC Energy
Tech stack
AzureGoogle AnalyticsIisJqueryMicrosoft 365Microsoft Asp.Net
#5
Acquired · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2011 · 1178 employees$56Mraised▾
Acquired · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2011 · 1178 employees
Provides multiple solutions for oilfield service company
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 26%Market
top 31%Partners
top 37%News
top 40%Patents
top 41%Funding
top 43%Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Acquired
Market: 1,178 employees (top 6% of Industrial Goods and Manufacturing) · Top-5,000,000 web property · 2 contract events in 12 mo
Partners: 2 partnership announcements in 12 mo (5 in 24 mo) · 2 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 2 deals
Audience (LinkedIn): 36k LinkedIn followers — 28.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. West Moberly First Nations (WMFN)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2018Post IPO$56M
- 2011Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
ARC Financial
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#6
Seed · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2014 · 5 employees$1Mraised▾
Seed · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2014 · 5 employees
Tech-enabled platform offering freight dispatch services. The platform helps in dispatching heavy farm equipment, oil, and gas, forestry and construction machinery. Shippers can publish their load to the trucking community and the automated shipping platform helps in getting quotes and booking truck drivers.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 14how this company ranks against its industry peers
Growth
top 45%Tech
top 49%Global
bottom 36%Funding
bottom 29%Market
bottom 19%Tech: 30 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Devops: Nginx
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Canada
Funding rounds
- Aug 2022Seed$1M
Investors
Golden Section
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCore-JsDebianDiviFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#7
Funding Raised · Edmonton, Alberta · founded 2017 · 17 employees$86.6Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Edmonton, Alberta · founded 2017 · 17 employees
Developer of cryogen-free dilution refrigerators designed for quantum computing, academia, and government. The company's fridges are based on considering the end-user at every point, from an ergonomic design that eases operability, to a fully-automated touch-screen gas handling system that can cool down at the push of a button, enabling clients to control the quality of the components that go into the fridges that operate without interruption for as long as they need.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 3.4% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Funding rounds
- 2022Grant (prize money)$86.6K
Founders & team
Investors
Startup TNT
Tech stack
Animate.CssAnime.JsCalendlyCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementComplianz
#8
Seed · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2014 · 32 employees—raised▾
Seed · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2014 · 32 employees
Manufacturer of progressing cavity pump (PCP) systems designed to simplify oil and gas exploration. The company offers different specifications of progressing cavity pumps, PCP drive systems, rods, tubing and accessories and PCP automation, thereby helping its clients to smoothly pump oil, water and other fluids.
Funding rounds
- Jan 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
BDC
Tech stack
Animate.CssApache Http ServerBootstrapGoogle MapsJqueryLit-Element
#9
Public · Edmonton, Alberta · founded 1914—raised▾
Public · Edmonton, Alberta · founded 1914
Provider of critical data acquisition and well-bore integrity solutions for the energy industry
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers — 8.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
#10
Public · Edmonton, Alberta · founded 1979—raised▾
Public · Edmonton, Alberta · founded 1979
Manufacturer and marketer of electronic fluid gauges
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Funding & investor landscape
$426Mtotal disclosed funding
7companies funded
8disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Marc Bracken
CEO · Solinas Technologies
Regan Davis
CEO · STEP Energy Services
Christopher Cassin
CEO · Zero Point Cryogenics
Matthew Kenna
CEO & President · MANTL
Jim Rakievich
President & CEO · McCoy Global
Alvin Pyke
CEO · Titan Logix Corp
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 8,637,322 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Manufacturing Services coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH IN ALBERTA · Materials
How research on Additive Manufacturing in Alberta is moving
A read on the academic research around Additive Manufacturing in Alberta — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 68 papers.
University of Alberta leads Alberta's additive manufacturing research—spanning biomedical, construction, and process optimization—with a cautiously optimistic tone (mean stance 0.41) skewed toward advancement.
68 papers · stance +0.41 · 20% breakthrough · 20% concern
top institutions
- University of Alberta66
- Alberta Environment and Protected Areas1
- University of Alberta Hospital1
- Alberta Innovates1
- Alberta Advanced Education1
leading researchers
Ahmed Jawad Qureshi · Cagri Ayranci · Gonzalo Zambrano-Narváez · Rafiq Ahmad · Rick Chalaturnyk · Sergey Ishutov
prism intelligence · tone & topics
91% positive · 0% critical tone
ConstructionEducationBusinessDIY ProjectsMaterials ScienceEnvironment
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Breakthroughs12 · 18%
▼ 22%→14% share
▼0.6× share momentum12 median citations42% since 2021mostly methods-led
Fused deposition modeling breakthroughs are rising — 3 new papers signal fresh momentum in Alberta's fabrication research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- 3D printing5
- Fabrication4
- Fused deposition modeling3
- Composite material3
- Self-healing hydrogels2
Newly emerging3D printing 0→3
Landmark Printing with mechanically interlocked extrudates using a custom bi-extruder for fused deposition modelling · 75 cites
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Advancements35 · 51%
▼ 56%→47% share
▼0.8× share momentum14 median citations49% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancement research is intensifying — 3D printing papers doubled from 4 to 8, with Nanotechnology and Fused filament fabrication newly emerging.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- 3D printing4→8
Newly emergingFabrication 0→4 · Nanotechnology 0→3 · Fused filament fabrication 0→3
Landmark Qualitative assessment of interfacial bonding in 3D printing concrete exposed to frost attack · 71 cites
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Concerns12 · 18%
▼ 22%→19% share
▼0.9× share momentum10 median citations58% since 2021mostly reviews
Sustainability concerns are newly emerging — 3 papers appeared while 3D printing concern papers surged from 1 to 6.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- 3D printing1→6
Newly emergingSustainability 0→3
Landmark Evaluation of dimensional accuracy and material properties of the MakerBot 3D desktop printer · 171 cites
Common questions
How many Manufacturing Services companies are there in Alberta, Canada?
Radar tracks 92 indexable Manufacturing Services companies headquartered in Alberta, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Manufacturing Services companies in Alberta, Canada?
The Manufacturing Services companies in Alberta, Canada on this list have raised a combined $426M in disclosed equity funding across 7 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Manufacturing Services company in Alberta, Canada?
Badger Daylighting is the highest-funded Manufacturing Services company in Alberta, Canada, with $300M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Manufacturing Services companies in Alberta, Canada are funded?
7 of the 92 Manufacturing Services companies in Alberta, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Manufacturing Services unicorns are there in Alberta, Canada?
None of the Manufacturing Services companies in Alberta, Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Alberta, Canada Manufacturing Services companies?
The most active investors in Alberta, Canada Manufacturing Services companies on this list include Startup TNT, ARC Financial, Acuren, BDC, Foresight.
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