Best Security & Surveillance Technology Companies in Ontario, Canada
The 148 best Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Ontario, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: ecobee.
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 Ontario
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Stage | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 520 | Oksana Lvova Ceo | Amazon WebstoreContentfulApple iCloud Mail+37 | Acquired | 82 patents Residential smart energy management and integrated home automation (thermostats, lighting, cameras). | — |
| 2 | Patriot1 Tech Online public safety management platform for weapon detection | $121M | 51 mo ago | 69 | — | — | Public | — | — |
| 3 | Solink Provider of cloud-based video security and analysis solution for loss prevention and security | $98M | 34 mo ago | 216 | Michael Matta Co-Founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryElementor+20 | Series C | 20 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | 1 job opening · 2 launchs · 1 award |
| 4 | Ethoca Fraud protection solutions for omnichannel retailers | $45M | 131 mo ago | 162 | — | DrupalMariaDBPHP+19 | Acquired | 5 patents Payment fraud detection and transaction rescue solutions for electronic commerce | — |
| 5 | Nymi Developer of wearable multi-factor authentication solution for passwordless access and security | $30M | 96 mo ago | 43 | — | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+22 | Acquired | 52 patents Wearable biometric authentication and motion‑based user activity monitoring for secure access | 1 partnership |
| 6 | Ecopia Provider of AI-based mapping systems generating high-definition vector data | $13M | 47 mo ago | 57 | Yuanming Shu Co-Founder & CEO | GSAPSalesloftLenis+16 | Series B | — | — |
| 7 | InnerSpace Provider of Indoor positioning and navigation solutions | $10M | 34 mo ago | 25 | — | — | Series A | — | 1 launch |
| 8 | Invixium Biometric systems for access management | $8M | 72 mo ago | 43 43 → 107 (+149%) | Shiraz Kapadia Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+35 | Series B | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 9 | Cognitive Systems Developer of physical surveillance solutions using RF technology | $7M | 85 mo ago | 71 | Tajinder Manku Co-Founder & Director | Radix UITailwind CSSshadcn/ui+10 | Seed | 931 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 10 | PV Labs Provider of imaging solutions for border and coastal security solutions | $6M | 40 mo ago | 42 | Mark Chamberlain President And Chief Executive Officer | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+12 | Series A | — | — |
| 11 | LoginID Secure authentication solution using biometrics | $6M | 60 mo ago | 44 | Simon Law CEO | Cart FunctionalityDocusaurusReact+15 | Seed | — | — |
| 12 | Aimetis IP video management and analytical software & service | $5M | 195 mo ago | 58 | — | — | Acquired | — | — |
| 13 | BioConnect Provider of multi-modal authentication platform, hardware, and software access control | $4M | 70 mo ago | 31 | — | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+17 | Acquired | 21 patents Biometric authentication and secure access‑control communication systems | 1 partnership |
| 14 | Bioscrypt Provider of biometrics based security solutions | $4M | 274 mo ago | — | Pierre Donaldson ex-CEO | — | Acqui-Hired | 23 patents Biometric enrollment and secure key‑based access for portable authentication devices | — |
| 15 | VeriFast Platform offering identity verification and authentication services | $4M | 44 mo ago | 20 | Chad Guziewicz Co-Founder | WebflowBootstrapAmazon Web Services+24 | Seed | 10 patents Enterprise identity management and data integrity verification platforms | — |
| 16 | PitchPoint Solutions Credit risk solutions for lenders | $3M | 63 mo ago | 20 | Stephen Schrump CEO & President | Node.jsZohoTailwind CSS+10 | Series A | — | — |
| 17 | Zighra Provider of an AI operating system for cyber and electronic defense | $3M | 114 mo ago | 10 | — | — | Seed | 43 patents Behavioral biometric authentication and context-aware anomaly detection for secure GNSS communications | — |
| 18 | VXG Provider of video surveillance software for surveillance cameras | $1M | 75 mo ago | 22 | Yaro Lisitsyn Co-Founder & CEO | BootstrapPostHogGoogle Analytics+12 | Acquired | — | — |
| 19 | Glowstick AI platform identifies upsell and cross-sell opportunities from customer meeting recordings | $955K | 39 mo ago | 7 | — | — | Seed | — | — |
| 20 | Takemetuit Provider of indoor positioning system for offline stores | $700K | 68 mo ago | 4 | Will Major Co-Founder | — | Seed | 15 patents Acoustic and sensor‑fusion indoor positioning and event detection technologies | — |
| 21 | Jibestream Indoor mapping and navigation technologies | $500K | 160 mo ago | 10 | — | — | Acqui-Hired | 3 patents Indoor wayfinding and targeted digital signage systems | — |
| 22 | Matdun AI-enabled video surveillance systems for home security | $350K | 57 mo ago | 26 | Suresh Matha Co-Founder & CEO | — | Seed | — | — |
| 23 | Longan Vision Provider of augmented reality-based smart visor solutions for firefighters | $314K | 68 mo ago | 10 | Enzo Jia Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowYouTubecore-js+7 | Seed | 3 patents AR head‑mounted display optics with eye‑tracking and waveguide illumination | 1 launch |
| 24 | ARway Provider of augmented reality platform for indoor navigation and experiences | $253K | 7 mo ago | — | Nikhil Sawlani Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | Acquired | — | — |
Top 12 Security & Surveillance Technology companies in Ontario
#1
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
#2
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
#3
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
#4
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
#5
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.
- May 2018Series C$36.3M
- Mar 2018Series C$61M
- Dec 2016Series C$267K
- Aug 2016Series C$35M
#6
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014 · 25 employees$10.1Mraised▾
Provider of Indoor positioning and navigation solutions. It developed a sensor to map indoors using WiFi, and BLE signals and implements advanced trilateration and SLAM fingerprinting approaches to provide better indoor positioning for smartphones and wearables. It provides indoor navigation. Its sensors recognize the signals from devices and track them for analysis. It also provides solutions to various sectors such as retail, healthcare, and commercial.
- Aug 2023Series A$7.5M
- Mar 2019Seed$2.4M
- Nov 2016Seed—
- Nov 2016Seed—
#7
Series B · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2013 · 57 employees$12.6Mraised▾
Provider of AI-based mapping systems generating high-definition vector data. It leverages artificial intelligence to digitize geospatial imagery at scale. The company generates vector maps with accuracy, providing a source of geospatial data. It offers detailed insight about the real world across terrains.
- Jul 2022Series B$6.1M
- Jul 2022Grant (prize money)$8M
- Sep 2019Series A$6.5M
- Sep 2016Seed—
#8
Series A · Burlington, Ontario · founded 2004 · 42 employees$6.5Mraised▾
Provider of imaging solutions for border and coastal security solutions. It provides users with a platform that offers imaging solutions for border and maritime patrol and targeting. It also provides different types of imaging devices that specialize in various sectors like public safety and border control.
- Jan 2023Series A$2.5M
- Jan 2020Series A$4M
#9
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2011 · 43 employees$30.4Mraised▾
Developer of wearable multi-factor authentication solution for passwordless access and security. The company's offering is designed for use in IT and OT environments. It provides authentication for applications, systems, and networks. The wearable device supports compliance with industry regulations for managing access and electronic signatures.
- Jun 2018Series C—
- May 2017Series B$15M
- Sep 2014Series A$14M
- Aug 2013Seed$1.4M
#10
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2005 · 162 employees$45Mraised▾
Ethoca provides fraud protection solutions for omnichannel retailers. Its online platform is a network for card issuers and merchants to connect and work cooperatively outside the payment network. It connects card issuers to online merchants to stop fraud that slips through their defenses and recapture lost revenues. Ethoca helps prevent chargebacks and reduce CNP fraud by closing the information gap between the card issuers and merchants, making this valuable information securely available in real-time. Its direct-from-source card issuer data is used by merchants to stop the fulfillment of goods and services tied to fraudulent accounts on orders they are actively processing. It allows issuers to significantly reduce the time it takes to recover card-not-present fraud and customer disputes from days to hours, reduce overall chargeback volumes, improve customer satisfaction scores and reduce customer complaints.
- Jul 2015PE$45M
- PE—
#11
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2019 · 20 employees$3.5Mraised▾
Platform offering identity verification and authentication services. It provides tools that help businesses confirm user identities and verify documents securely. The platform supports workflows for onboarding, compliance, and fraud prevention by offering reliable verification processes.
- Sep 2022Seed$3.5M
#12
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2018 · 44 employees$6.5Mraised▾
LoginID provides a secure authentication solution using biometrics. It provides a solution to securely authenticate the customer by an advanced biometric and multi-device authentication system. It utilizes a cryptographic method and secure data diffusion protocol for securing and tokenizing a customer’s personally identifiable information.
- Jun 2021Seed—
- Mar 2021Seed$6M
- 2020Seed$1.1M
- Oct 2019Seed$470K
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
What Ontario researches in cybersecurity
University of Ontario Institute of Technology leads Ontario's cybersecurity research (12 papers, stance +0.42).
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology6
- Ontario Tech University5
- Ontario Ministry of Labour1
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