Best Security & Surveillance Technology Companies in Canada
The 282 best Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Avigilon.
Canada's Security & Surveillance Technology sector is bigger and more fragmented than most people realize, and this directory ranks the best companies operating in it by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum. We're tracking 282 companies here, with total disclosed capital of $1.2B across the field.
The global market sits at roughly $284.7B and is compounding at 4.8% annually, driven by government initiatives, rising safety concerns, and the steady integration of physical security with surveillance infrastructure. Privacy regulation adds friction, but it's also pushing Canadian operators toward more defensible, software-first approaches. Flare leads our list at $9M raised, followed by y Inlan and Metaspectral at $5M each. So where does that leave you if you're sourcing a partner or evaluating the field? The funding numbers are modest relative to global players like Hikvision or Sony, but the momentum is real. A recent sector recap flagged smarter, AI-assisted deployments as the theme defining this quarter, and median app install growth of around 15% YoY across security and technology platforms signals that end-user adoption is accelerating well ahead of the funding curves you see at the top of this list.
Our analysis of 50 Security & Surveillance Technology companies
$4.8b in tracked funding; 91% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Canada
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Tech stack | App-install YoY | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avigilon Video management and analytics based surveillance & access control solution | $171M | 146 mo ago | Acquired | 626 626 → 383 (-39%) | Craft CMSPHPYii+25 | — | 590 patents Advanced video surveillance cameras with AI-driven motion detection and object classification | — |
| 2 | ecobee 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 | $155M | 96 mo ago | Acquired | 520 | Amazon WebstoreContentfulApple iCloud Mail+37 | +23% | 82 patents Residential smart energy management and integrated home automation (thermostats, lighting, cameras). | 1 job opening |
| 3 | Patriot1 Tech Online public safety management platform for weapon detection | $121M | 50 mo ago | Public | 69 | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Drivewyze Provider of software solutions for weigh station alerts and bypass systems for truckers | $100M | 71 mo ago | Acquired | 173 | WordPressBetterDocsSentry+31 | +10% | 5 patents Real-time truck routing, toll transaction control, and transponder communication systems. | — |
| 5 | Solink Provider of cloud-based video security and analysis solution for loss prevention and security | $98M | 34 mo ago | Series C | 216 | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryElementor+20 | — | 20 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | 1 job opening · 2 launchs · 1 award |
| 6 | TrackTik Workforce management software for the security agencies | $54M | 89 mo ago | Acquired | 200 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressSentry+42 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Aupera Provider of an AI and cloud-based integrated systems for video processing and real-time analytics applications | $50M | 56 mo ago | Series B | — | — | — | 2 patents Flash-based storage architecture and data management (file systems, RAID) | — |
| 8 | Vosker Provider of smart security mobile cameras | $47M | 24 mo ago | Series A | 324 | Amazon WebstoreCart FunctionalitySalesforce Commerce Cloud+30 | — | — | — |
| 9 | NGrain Developer of 3D and AI solutions for damage assessment | $46M | 155 mo ago | Acquired | 37 | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Ethoca Fraud protection solutions for omnichannel retailers | $45M | 131 mo ago | Acquired | 162 | DrupalMariaDBPHP+19 | — | 5 patents Payment fraud detection and transaction rescue solutions for electronic commerce | — |
| 11 | Owl Technologies KYC solutions for banks and insurance companies | $40M | 55 mo ago | Series B | 89 | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+25 | — | — | 2 awards |
| 12 | Spypoint Online retailer of trail cameras, accessories, and transmission plans for scouting | $35M | 76 mo ago | Series C | 378 | Amazon WebstoreCart FunctionalityApple iCloud Mail+34 | +22% | — | — |
| 13 | Nymi Developer of wearable multi-factor authentication solution for passwordless access and security | $30M | 96 mo ago | Acquired | 43 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+22 | — | 52 patents Wearable biometric authentication and motion‑based user activity monitoring for secure access | 1 partnership |
| 14 | Airy 3D Developer of a 3D computer vision platform | $14M | 95 mo ago | Series A | 28 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 15 | Ecopia Provider of AI-based mapping systems generating high-definition vector data | $13M | 47 mo ago | Series B | 57 | GSAPSalesloftLenis+16 | — | — | — |
| 16 | AnyWare Group Provider of access management software solutions for enterprises | $12M | 204 mo ago | Deadpooled | 24 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | InnerSpace Provider of Indoor positioning and navigation solutions | $10M | 34 mo ago | Series A | 25 | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 18 | ReelData Developer of artificial intelligence solutions for land-based aquaculture operations | $10M | 41 mo ago | Series A | 48 | WebflowVimeoTypekit+13 | — | 11 patents AI-driven feed management and underwater imaging for land‑based aquaculture farms | 3 job openings |
| 19 | Immervision Provider of end-to-end camera and imaging systems and software | $10M | 82 mo ago | Early Stage | 29 | WordPressMySQLPHP+37 | — | 95 patents Miniature wide-angle optics and computational dewarping for panoramic imaging systems | 2 job openings |
| 20 | 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 | Series B | 50 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+34 | — | — | — |
| 21 | Invixium Biometric systems for access management | $8M | 72 mo ago | Series B | 43 43 → 107 (+149%) | WordPressMySQLPHP+35 | — | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 22 | Cognitive Systems Developer of physical surveillance solutions using RF technology | $7M | 85 mo ago | Seed | 71 | Radix UITailwind CSSshadcn/ui+10 | — | 931 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 23 | PV Labs Provider of imaging solutions for border and coastal security solutions | $6M | 40 mo ago | Series A | 42 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+12 | — | — | — |
| 24 | LoginID Secure authentication solution using biometrics | $6M | 60 mo ago | Seed | 44 | Cart FunctionalityDocusaurusReact+15 | — | — | — |
| 25 | 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 | Series A | 4 | — | — | 4 patents Passive multi-band RFID tag technology with high-efficiency harmonic conversion | — |
| 26 | Contigo Provider of GPS-based location tracking systems | $5M | 228 mo ago | Acquired | 21 | DebianApache HTTP ServerjQuery+1 | — | 4 patents Inertial sensor-based tracking and monitoring of mobile objects | — |
| 27 | Aimetis IP video management and analytical software & service | $5M | 195 mo ago | Acquired | 58 | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Direct-C Provider of nano-based leak detection and monitoring solution for oil and gas industries | $5M | 46 mo ago | Series A | 11 | — | — | 19 patents Hydrocarbon leak detection sensors using 3D carbon microstructure nanocomposites | — |
| 29 | Metaspectral Developer of an AI platform for hyperspectral data analysis and processing | $5M | 9 mo ago | Seed | 16 | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | — | — | — |
| 30 | VOTI Detection Manufacturer of X-Ray screening equipment | $4M | 74 mo ago | Public | 74 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | BioConnect Provider of multi-modal authentication platform, hardware, and software access control | $4M | 70 mo ago | Acquired | 31 | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+17 | — | 21 patents Biometric authentication and secure access‑control communication systems | 1 partnership |
| 32 | Bioscrypt Provider of biometrics based security solutions | $4M | 274 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | — | — | 23 patents Biometric enrollment and secure key‑based access for portable authentication devices | — |
| 33 | VeriFast Platform offering identity verification and authentication services | $4M | 44 mo ago | Seed | 20 | WebflowBootstrapAmazon Web Services+24 | — | 10 patents Enterprise identity management and data integrity verification platforms | — |
| 34 | First Responder Technologies Provider cloud & AI-based weapons detection systems | $3M | 39 mo ago | Public | — | — | — | 5 patents Wearable Wi‑Fi sensing systems for non‑intrusive detection of concealed threats | — |
| 35 | 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 | Series A | 27 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+15 | — | — | — |
| 36 | PitchPoint Solutions Credit risk solutions for lenders | $3M | 63 mo ago | Series A | 20 | Node.jsZohoTailwind CSS+10 | — | — | — |
| 37 | Zighra Provider of an AI operating system for cyber and electronic defense | $3M | 114 mo ago | Seed | 10 | — | — | 43 patents Behavioral biometric authentication and context-aware anomaly detection for secure GNSS communications | — |
| 38 | PayTic Provider of automated payment operations and compliance solutions for businesses 16Tech bottom 47%Funding bottom 46%Growth bottom 42%Global bottom 39% All 6 signals ▾Techbottom 47% Fundingbottom 46% Growthbottom 42% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 26% Newsbottom 18% Tech: 14 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Vercel Funding: Raised $2.3M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $2M | 14 mo ago | Seed | 17 | Node.jsReactNext.js+11 | — | — | — |
| 39 | Gatekeeper Systems Video management system provider | $2M | 7 mo ago | Public | 60 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+25 | — | — | — |
| 40 | Rx Networks Provider of solutions for location tracking | $2M | 190 mo ago | Acquired | 50 | WordPress Site EditorElementorWordPress+19 | — | 97 patents GNSS prediction, orbit propagation, and crowd‑sourced positioning error mitigation services | — |
| 41 | FusionPipe Behavioral biometrics-based user authentication | $2M | 116 mo ago | Seed | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | VXG Provider of video surveillance software for surveillance cameras | $1M | 75 mo ago | Acquired | 22 | BootstrapPostHogGoogle Analytics+12 | +5% | — | — |
| 43 | Glowstick AI platform identifies upsell and cross-sell opportunities from customer meeting recordings | $955K | 39 mo ago | Seed | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Active Witness Provider of cloud and AI-based access control systems | $621K | 58 mo ago | Seed | 9 | — | — | 23 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 45 | Neptune Digital Assets Bitcoin mining, decentralized finance, and staking solutions for cryptocurrencies | $494K | 62 mo ago | Seed | 3 | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 46 | INETCO Developer of software for payment fraud prevention and cybersecurity solutions 62Product top 18%AI top 20%Innovation top 23%Talent top 31% All 9 signals ▾Producttop 18% AItop 20% Innovationtop 23% Talenttop 31% Newstop 45% Fundingtop 48% Techtop 50% Marketbottom 34% Globalbottom 29% Product: 4 distinct product lines AI: Classified as an AI company rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $400K | 16 mo ago | Early Stage | 37 | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | — | 2 awards |
| 47 | ARway Provider of augmented reality platform for indoor navigation and experiences | $253K | 7 mo ago | Acquired | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | — | — | — |
| 48 | Tevano Provider of temperature scanning device for workplace safety | $215K | 38 mo ago | Public | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | ELi Technology Provider of a solution to lay out the accurate mobile location for emergency calls | $109K | 13 mo ago | Seed | 16 | — | — | — | 2 partnerships |
Top 12 Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Canada
#1
Series B · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2017 · 50 employees$8.6Mraised▾
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.
- Nov 2025Series B$15M
- Nov 2025Conventional Debt$15M
- Dec 2024Series B$30M
- Jun 2022Series A$7.6M
#2
Series A · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2022 · 4 employees$5Mraised▾
Provider of an object tracking platform
- Dec 2025Series A$5M
#3
Seed · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2018 · 16 employees$4.7Mraised▾
Developer of an AI platform for hyperspectral data analysis and processing. The platform facilitates running artificial intelligence models on hyperspectral or multispectral data. It enables users to gain actionable insights without complex programming knowledge. The technology compresses data and trains artificial intelligence models for data analysis. The platform supports real-time inference in cloud or edge environments.
- Sep 2025Grant (prize money)$723.5K
- Apr 2023Grant (prize money)$419K
- Nov 2022Seed$4.7M
- Jun 2022Grant (prize money)—
#4
Public · Abbotsford, British Columbia · founded 1997 · 60 employees$2Mraised▾
Gatekeeper Systems Inc. (GSI) is a leading provider of high-resolution video security and safety systems for mobile applications. The company claims that its video management software synchronizes real-time video, mapping, audio and vehicle sensors to create a total picture of operations. With these technologies, clients can detect, analyze and respond to safety and security threats anytime. The VMS can be used in the fields of transport, law enforcement, and other sectors.The company also provides special cameras for surveillance. Clientele includes Calgary HandiBus, Clovis Unified School, PEI, and Jackson Public Schools.
- Nov 2025Post IPO$7.1M
- Jul 2025Post IPO$7.3M
- May 2016Conventional Debt$1.5M
- Jul 2015Post IPO$689.9K
#5
Series A · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2016 · 27 employees$2.8Mraised▾
Provider of AI video analytics solutions for retail and other industries. The company’s technology integrates with existing security cameras, offering scalability and accuracy. It provides solutions for theft deterrence, behavioral analysis, and operational efficiency. The company’s offerings are biometric-free and compliant with data privacy regulations.
- Apr 2025Series A$850.3K
- Jun 2019Series A$1.7M
- May 2018Seed$1.1M
#6
Seed · Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island · founded 2020 · 17 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Provider of automated payment operations and compliance solutions for businesses. The business offers reconciliation automation, network fee management, and chargeback and dispute resolution. It also provides scheme regulatory reports. The business delivers tools to transform manual reconciliation into automated precision. The platform helps to optimize network fees and reduce costs.
- Apr 2025Seed$4.4M
- May 2022Seed$2.3M
#7
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2018$252.6Kraised▾
Provider of augmented reality platform for indoor navigation and experiences. The platform offers tools for creating interactive maps and augmented reality experiences. It supports wayfinding, point-of-interest directories, and multi-floor navigation. The platform also provides features for location-based content, advertising, and training applications. It allows users to design and deploy augmented reality content.
- Nov 2025Post IPO$106K
- Feb 2025Post IPO$146.6K
#8
Series A · Victoriaville, Quebec · founded 2018 · 324 employees$47.2Mraised▾
VOSKER is a provider of smart security mobile cameras. The company provides products such as V100 and V200. It also provides an android application that provides A.I image recognition, mobile alerts, and real-time support. It can be used in residential, construction, marine, and warehouses.
- Jun 2024Conventional Debt$125M
- Dec 2021Conventional Debt$77.7M
- Dec 2021Series A$47.2M
#9
Series C · Ottawa, Ontario · founded 2009 · 216 employees$98.2Mraised▾
Provider of video analysis solution for loss prevention and security. It offers a cloud-based platform that acts as a hub to analyze the video stream to find the key points of data and create alerts and reports. It provides motion alerts by detecting unusual motion by setting regions of the camera views, and provides alerts when activity happens. It offers a wide range of tools to keep track of important events, history and identify outlying patterns and incidents. The company serves the retail, banking, and restaurants industry.
- Jul 2023Series C$60M
- Jun 2020Series B$16.9M
- Jan 2019Series A$16.3M
- Nov 2017Series A$5M
#10
Public · Mississauga, Ontario · founded 2016 · 69 employees$120.6Mraised▾
Online public safety management platform for weapon detection. It provides users with a concealed weapons detection system using cognitive microwave radar technology in collaboration with McMaster University and NATO's Science for peace and security program. It uses AI technology for detecting threats such as weapons and crowd disturbances. It operates in the 500 MHz to 5 GHz frequency range and does not require a line of sight to detect concealed weapons.
- Mar 2022Post IPO$5.1M
- Nov 2021Post IPO$2M
- Nov 2018Post IPO$46M
- Oct 2018Post IPO$30.5M
#11
Early Stage · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 1984 · 37 employees$400Kraised▾
Developer of software for payment fraud prevention and cybersecurity solutions. The company provides tools for real-time fraud detection and blocking, insider fraud prevention, and account takeover fraud prevention. It offers cybersecurity solutions for enterprises, including DDoS attack prevention and bot-driven high-velocity attack mitigation. The company also provides real-time transaction monitoring and payment analytics.
- Jan 2025Unattributed—
- Jan 2025Unattributed$208.6K
- Dec 2024Unattributed$486.9K
- Oct 2021Unattributed$100.5K
#12
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2016$31.3Kraised▾
Provider of AI based security solutions. It provides users with real time analytics,threat detection,video screening and video recognition. Its features include metal detectors and manual security monitoring, and more.
- Nov 2025Post IPO$7.1M
- Jun 2025Post IPO$256.7K
- Feb 2023Post IPO$6.3M
- May 2022Post IPO$59.9K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Security & Surveillance Technology coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Cybersecurity is moving in Canada
A read on the academic research around Cybersecurity — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 438 Canada-affiliated papers.
- University of Waterloo37
- Carleton University35
- Concordia University28
- Toronto Metropolitan University24
- University of New Brunswick22
- Intrusion detection system15→49
- Anomaly detection3→17
- Denial-of-service attack5→15
- Robustness (evolution)2→12
- Artificial neural network1→10
- Denial-of-service attack7→15
- Cloud computing1→8
- Artificial neural network1→6
- Network packet3→8
- Spoofing attack1→4
- Key (lock)1→4
Where cybersecurity 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.
Who's filing cybersecurity patents in Canada
Canada cybersecurity patent filing is cooling — 9,109 filings from 5,252 assignees (2016–2025), led by Research IN Motion, Blackberry, Certicom; annual filings 816→795.
- Research IN Motion2697
- Blackberry2247
- Certicom1207
- Toronto Dominion BANK721
- Royal BANK Of Canada295
- Nortel Networks282
- Absolute Software270
- Schlumberger CA251
Common questions
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