Best Semiconductors Companies in Quebec, Canada
The 57 best Semiconductors companies in Quebec, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: LeddarTech.
Our analysis of 219 Semiconductors companies
$47.9b in tracked funding; 70% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Semiconductors companies in Quebec
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LeddarTech 🦄 AI based perception and sensing software | $299M | 37 mo ago | Deadpooled | Marc Tremblay Co-Founder | 2007 | WordPressSentryApple iCloud Mail+32 | 209 patents Advanced LiDAR hardware, optics, and perception software for autonomous vehicle sensing | — |
| 2 | SMT Intelligence Electronic circuit manufacturing firm | $68M | 32 mo ago | Series C | Stephane Deschenes Founder | 2001 | WordPressMySQLRedis+29 | — | — |
| 3 | MDA Space Developer of chips, products, and systems for satellite communications technology | $25M | 16 mo ago | Acquired | Yoav Leibovitch Co-Founder | 1969 | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 4 | Stathera Provider of MEMS-based timing ICs and resonators | $15M | 37 mo ago | Series A | George Xereas Chief Executive Officer | 2015 | WordPressVisual ComposerElementor+26 | 42 patents Temperature-compensated MEMS resonators and ML-enhanced clock signal correction for timing systems | 1 award |
| 5 | OpSens Manufacturer of optical sensors | $15M | 60 mo ago | Acquired | Christopher Simon CEO | 2003 | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | 140 patents Intravascular pressure sensing for cardiac/hemodynamic monitoring and structural heart interventions. | — |
| 6 | Airy 3D Developer of a 3D computer vision platform | $14M | 95 mo ago | Series A | Ji-Ho Cho Co-Founder & Vice President Advanced Research | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | 1 partnership |
| 7 | Boreas Technologies Low-power IC chips | $12M | 31 mo ago | Series B | Simon Chaput Founder & CEO | 2016 | — | — | 4 launchs |
| 8 | TeraXion Designer and manufacturer of photonic products | $10M | 279 mo ago | Acquired | Alain-Jacques Simard CEO | 2000 | — | 86 patents Ultrafast laser pulse generation and advanced fiber-optic laser component technologies | — |
| 9 | wrnch Platform for machine learning on edge devices | $9M | 84 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | 2015 | — | 29 patents Computer vision for human pose, activity recognition, depth estimation, and camera calibration | — |
| 10 | Nord Quantique Manufacturer of superconducting qubits 50AI top 15%Innovation top 28%Patents top 32%Funding top 35% All 10 signals ▾AItop 15% Innovationtop 28% Patentstop 32% Fundingtop 35% Moattop 38% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 39% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 25% Newsbottom 18% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Innovation: 27 patents (top 44% of patent-holders) · 27 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $7M | 1 mo ago | Series A | Julien Camirand Lemyre Chief Executive Officer | 2020 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365GSAP+11 | 27 patents Fault-tolerant quantum hardware and error‑correction techniques for scalable quantum processors | 1 award |
| 11 | Noze Developer of a breath-based diagnostic platform to detect disease markers noninvasively | $7M | 23 mo ago | Seed | Ashok Masilamani Chief Technology Officer and Founder | 2015 | WebflowGSAPjsDelivr+6 | — | — |
| 12 | SBQuantum Developer of quantum magnetometers and magnetic intelligence solutions for various industries | $4M | 3 mo ago | Seed | Rachel Taylor Co-Founder & COO | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — | — |
| 13 | Femtum Manufacturer of fiber lasers | $4M | 4 mo ago | Series A | Simon Duval Co-Founder & CTO | 2016 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+31 | 8 patents Laser-based fabrication and modification of semiconductor photonic waveguide chips | 5 job openings · 1 partnership |
| 14 | Kiwi Semi Companion ICs for CCTV cameras | $1M | 185 mo ago | Deadpooled | Luc Lussier CEO | 2009 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Semiconductors companies in Quebec
#1
Series A · Sherbrooke, Quebec · founded 2020 · 10 employees$7.5Mraised▾
Manufacturer of superconducting qubits. It designs and develops bosonic code-enabled superconducting circuits that can alleviate errors on every individual qubit. It facilitates the development of error-correcting quantum computing technology.
- May 2026Series A$30M
- Feb 2022Seed$7.5M
- Grant (prize money)$5M
- Grant (prize money)$16M
#2
Seed · Sherbrooke, Quebec · founded 2018 · 12 employees$4Mraised▾
Developer of quantum magnetometers and magnetic intelligence solutions for various industries. The company’s technology enhances magnetic field measurement specificity through a novel quantum magnetometer. This magnetometer powers a dashboard that allows clients to explore and navigate using fluctuations in the Earth’s magnetic field. Applications include mining exploration, autonomous vehicle navigation, defense, security sensing, and space-based data capture.
- Apr 2026Seed$4M
#3
Series A · Quebec City, Quebec · founded 2016$3.7Mraised▾
Femtum is a manufacturer of fiber lasers. The company offers fiber laser products like Femtum Ultra 2800, Femtum UltraTune 3400, and Femtum Amp 2800. It can be used in Fundamental physics, Nonlinear optics, Supercontinuum generation, Strong-field physics, Biomedical, Tissue ablation, Hyperspectral imaging/microscopy, Spectral Domain OCT, Military, Counter measurements, Advanced telecommunication, Chemical remote sensing, Spectroscopy, Ultrafast vibrational chemistry, Remote gas sensing, and Frequency Combs.
- Mar 2026Series A$11.8M
- Jan 2024Seed$3.7M
#4
Acquired · Montreal, Quebec · founded 1969 · 191 employees$25Mraised▾
Developer of chips, products, and systems for satellite communications technology. The company provides solutions for communication payloads and direct-to-cell technology. Its technologies include digital beamforming, beam hopping, and wideband SDR modem. The company also offers electronically steered antenna array, payload on board processing, and RF and analog design technology.
#5
Deadpooled · Quebec City, Quebec · founded 2007 · 189 employees$298.5Mraised▾
AI based perception and sensing software. The platform supports development of perception systems that interpret sensor data for assisted and autonomous vehicle functions. It focuses on processing environmental information to help intelligent systems understand surroundings and respond accurately through an integrated online framework.
- Jun 2023Series D$43M
- Feb 2022Series D$116M
- Feb 2022Conventional Debt$24M
- Mar 2019Grant (prize money)$2.8M
#6
Series C · Laval, Quebec · founded 2001$68Mraised▾
Electronic circuit manufacturing firm
#7
Seed · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2015 · 54 employees$6.8Mraised▾
Developer of a breath-based diagnostic platform to detect disease markers noninvasively. The platform uses nano-sensor arrays to detect molecular patterns. Proprietary neural models translate these patterns into diagnostic meaning. The platform is designed for semiconductor manufacturing to achieve global reach. It aims to provide earlier detection and faster interventions for better outcomes. The platform has two modes: SpotLight and DeepScan.
- Jul 2024Seed$5M
- Mar 2023Grant (prize money)$1M
#8
Series B · Bromont, Quebec · founded 2016 · 45 employees$12Mraised▾
Low-power IC chips. Its offerings include piezo driver solutions and development kit combining two high voltage piezo drivers. Piezo actuators, TDK Power Hap 2.5G, and Mide Technology PPA-2014 are also included in the kit. The company developed this low power kit to observe the low power operation while using haptic technology.
- Nov 2023Series B$12M
- Mar 2017Seed—
#9
Series A · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2015 · 19 employees$15Mraised▾
Provider of MEMS-based timing ICs and resonators. It designs and develops plug-and-play micro-electromechanical timing oscillators and embedded MEMS resonator dies that can be integrated into existing IC products. Its features include dual output, shock and vibration resistance, and temperature tolerance. It has applications in control and communication of wireless systems, such as wearable devices, IoT systems, and smartphones.
- May 2023Series A$15M
#10
Acquired · Quebec City, Quebec · founded 2003 · 18 employees$14.6Mraised▾
Manufacturer of optical sensors. It designs and develops optical sensors for the oil, gas, and healthcare industries. It helps measure interventional cardiology, as well as sensors and signal conditioners for temperature, pressure, strain, and deformation measurement in harsh environments.
- Jun 2021Post IPO—
- May 2016Post IPO$5M
- Jan 2016Post IPO$99.3K
- Feb 2014Post IPO$8.5M
#11
Series A · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2015 · 28 employees$13.5Mraised▾
Developer of a 3D computer vision platform. It is is commercializing the world’s first passive, single sensor solution for 3D imaging that can be tailored to any camera sensor. Its Transmissive Diffraction Mask and computational imaging algorithms deliver profound savings in hardware, computation, and power usage. Coupled with the technology’s drop-in compatibility with standard camera sensors and lenses, it can bring 3D to users existing design in a size that is unmatched by other technologies without having to redesign your hardware and all the while maintaining your original 2D image.
- Jul 2018Series A$10M
- May 2017Seed$3.5M
#12
Acqui-Hired · Montreal, Quebec · founded 2015 · 38 employees$9.3Mraised▾
Platform for machine learning on edge devices. The platform supports building and deploying intelligent models that run efficiently on local hardware. It focuses on enabling perception and decision making close to the data source through an integrated online development system.
- Jun 2019Series A$7.5M
- Feb 2016Series A$1.8M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Semiconductors coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Semiconductors is moving in Canada
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 739 Canada-affiliated papers.
- Polytechnique Montréal94
- University of Toronto60
- University of Waterloo57
- McGill University45
- University of British Columbia35
- Photonics15→24
- Transistor7→13
- Voltage5→11
- Photonic integrated circuit13→17
- Amplifier1→5
- Converters1→8
- Power (physics)1→7
- Photonics8→12
- Transient (computer programming)2→6
- Adder1→5
- Electronic circuit4→8
Where semiconductors 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 semiconductors patents in Canada
Canada semiconductors patent filing is cooling — 1,206 filings from 674 assignees (2016–2025), led by Vuereal, ATI Technologies ULC, GAN Systems; annual filings 129→94.
- Vuereal173
- ATI Technologies ULC84
- GAN Systems81
- Ignis Innovation65
- Intel65
- Advanced Micro Devices59
- Alpha & Omega Semiconductor INT58
- Tischler Michael A57
Common questions
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