Best Smart Homes Companies in Canada
The 91 best Smart Homes companies in Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: ecobee.
Canada's Smart Homes sector has a clear funding hierarchy, and this directory ranks all 91 tracked companies by disclosed equity and recent momentum. Total disclosed capital sits at $263M, but that number is deceptive without context: ecobee alone accounts for $155M of it, leaving the rest of the field splitting roughly $108M across 90 companies. Fluent Home pulled $30M, Mysa $23M, Bartesian $20M. So you're looking at a top-heavy market where a handful of players have real scale and most are still early. A 2011 forecast pegged the global smart homes market at a 15.6% CAGR toward $11B by 2015, and the structural tailwinds driving that, convenience, camera solutions, connected security, are exactly what's propelling Canadian startups today.
What's interesting right now is the interoperability push reshaping the whole stack. Samsung recently opened SmartThings to third-party cameras via Matter support, a move that signals platform consolidation is accelerating globally. For Canadian founders, that's both a threat and an opening. Investors like BDC and the Ontario Centre of Innovation are still active here, and coverage of the sector is rising alongside wearables and smartphone-integrated home tech. I'd watch the sub-$5M cohort closely, Pontosense included, for the next breakout.
Ranked: Best Smart Homes companies in Canada
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | 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 | Acquired | 520 | Oksana Lvova Ceo | Amazon WebstoreContentfulApple iCloud Mail+37 | 82 patents Residential smart energy management and integrated home automation (thermostats, lighting, cameras). | — |
| 2 | Fluent Home Provider of smart home security, automation, and energy management solutions | $30M | 147 mo ago | Funding Raised | 189 | Graham Wood Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — | — |
| 3 | Mysa Provider of app-based connected thermostats | $23M | 55 mo ago | Series B | 114 | Zachary Green Co-Founder & COO | Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+34 | — | 2 job openings · 1 launch |
| 4 | Bartesian Online platform offering cocktail dispenser | $20M | 62 mo ago | Series A | 23 | Ryan Close Founder & CEO | Shogun Page BuilderAmazon WebstoreCart Functionality+57 | 25 patents Capsule-based beverage dispensing machines and their capsule loading adapters | — |
| 5 | Cognitive Systems Developer of physical surveillance solutions using RF technology | $7M | 85 mo ago | Seed | 71 | Tajinder Manku Co-Founder & Director | Radix UITailwind CSSshadcn/ui+10 | 931 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 6 | Aerial AI-powered WiFi motion intelligence solutions for elder care, smart homes, and security applications | $7M | 76 mo ago | Seed | 28 | Michel Allegue Co-Founder & CTO | Apache HTTP ServerAmazon Web ServicesLodash+10 | — | — |
| 7 | Move It Provider of smart fitness accessories and fitness training for smart homes | $5M | 81 mo ago | Series A | 30 | Ivan Ho Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 8 | Pontosense Developer of sensor and AI technology for risk and wellness detection 42Patents top 32%Innovation top 34%Moat top 38%Talent top 38% All 8 signals ▾Patentstop 32% Innovationtop 34% Moattop 38% Talenttop 38% Productbottom 48% Fundingbottom 47% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Patents: 17 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 17 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Innovation: 17 patents (top 57% of patent-holders) · 17 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $4M | 13 mo ago | Series A | — | Yihong Qi Co-Founder | CTO | — | 17 patents RF front‑end components: millimeter‑wave antennas, circularly polarized structures, and filter circuits. | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 9 | Nanoleaf Energy efficient lightbulbs | $3M | 123 mo ago | Acquired | 95 | Tom Rodinger Chief Technology Officer and Cofounder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyRoute+33 | — | — |
| 10 | AVA Provider of an AI-based smart hydroponic system | $2M | 54 mo ago | Seed | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Else Labs Provider of connected cooking robots | $2M | 106 mo ago | Seed | 18 | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Neurio Technology System to monitor energy consumption at home | $1M | 138 mo ago | Acquired | 40 | — | — | 13 patents Smart grid analytics and demand‑response optimization using high‑resolution electricity data | — |
| 13 | RainStick Provider of smart recirculating showers | $1M | 58 mo ago | Seed | 10 | Sean McFetridge Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+30 | — | — |
| 14 | IGuardFire Online platform offering fire safety products for kitchen | $868K | 48 mo ago | Seed | 2 | Bill Ferguson Founder | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+21 | 2 patents IoT-based proximity-controlled heating management for household appliances. | — |
| 15 | The Ubi Voice enabled, WiFi connected computer assistant | $635K | 147 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | Leor Grebler Founder | — | — | — |
| 16 | SensorSuite Cloud-based building energy management solution | $550K | 103 mo ago | Series A | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Swidget Smart connected outlet with changeable modules | $113K | 86 mo ago | Seed | 20 | Chris Adamson Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+23 | 30 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 18 | Grobo Automated indoor gardening system | $100K | 118 mo ago | Deadpooled | 1 | — | — | 6 patents Indoor vertical farming hardware and data-management systems for controlled plant growth | — |
Top 12 Smart Homes companies in Canada
#1
Series A · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2021$4.4Mraised▾
Developer of sensor and AI technology for risk and wellness detection. It offers a single sensor for installation in homes to detect falls. The sensor also monitors inactivity and changes in daily routines. The technology supports families and professional care teams with insight and alerts. It respects privacy by using no cameras, microphones, or wearables.
- Apr 2025Series A$4.4M
#2
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
#3
Series B · St John s, Newfoundland And Labrador · founded 2016 · 114 employees$22.9Mraised▾
Provider of app-based connected thermostats. It is designed to work with high-voltage heating systems using electric baseboard heaters, fan-forced heaters, and in-floor heaters. Features include location-based on or off solution and vacation mode. Its app is available for Android and iOS devices.
- Nov 2021Series B$16.4M
- Jul 2020Seed$4.6M
- Dec 2018Seed$2M
#4
Series A · Kitchener, Ontario · founded 2014 · 23 employees$20Mraised▾
Online platform offering cocktail dispensers. The product catalog includes dispensers, cocktail shakers, barware accessories, varieties of cocktails, and more. The dispenser has a robotic bartender that offers cocktails from the capsules, offers drinks using a pod-based system by utilizing glass bottles with different liquors. Users can also take monthly subscription services of the cocktail.
- Apr 2021Series A$20M
- Oct 2016Seed—
- May 2015Seed—
#5
Funding Raised · Edmonton, Alberta · founded 2011 · 189 employees$30Mraised▾
Provider of smart home security, automation, and energy management solutions. It integrates custom smart systems and the Fluent smart home app to control home security, energy management, and automation devices. Its offerings include smart touch screen control panels, personal emergency response devices, GSM wireless communicators, automated door locks, burglary, theft, fire, smoke, heat, carbon monoxide, flood, and temperature monitoring; remote access, remote arm and disarm, email and text notifications, lighting, and small appliance control.
- Mar 2014Conventional Debt$30M
#6
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2014 · 42 employees$17.4Kraised▾
Provider of IoT-based water monitoring and leak detection systems. It is a provider of leak protection and water conservation solutions for residential and commercial applications. Its portfolio comprises a smart water meter that can be installed directly on the water main for providing users with real-time readings of water consumption, leak detection, and remotely shuts off the flow of water into the property to prevent damages. Its water sensor can be placed at every water source in the home for notifying in case of detecting any flow. It provides a retrofittable non-intrusive technology, essentially a LoRa enabled electronic component, which when combined with a water valve enables remote and automatic shutoff of the same. These products interface with a companion application that allows the user to monitor water usage, track changes, remotely shut off the water and make informed decisions to help protect and conserve the same.
- Jun 2024Post IPO$17.4K
#7
Seed · Montreal, Montreal · founded 2015 · 28 employees$6.8Mraised▾
AI-powered WiFi motion intelligence solutions for elder care, smart homes, and security applications. The company leverages existing WiFi infrastructure to detect human presence, activity, sleep patterns, and environmental changes without additional hardware like cameras or wearables. Their technology analyzes WiFi signal distortions using advanced AI models to provide non-invasive monitoring.
- Feb 2020Seed—
- Nov 2018Seed$3M
- Feb 2018Seed$1.5M
- Jul 2017Seed$1.7M
#8
Seed · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2015 · 6 employees$2Mraised▾
Provider of an AI-based smart hydroponic system. It offers a hydroponic system with a self-watering and lighting system. The system uses a solution of micro-and macronutrients instead of soil. The pod has a watering and lighting system. The pod has an integrated HD camera that makes time-lapse videos of the plant growth. The pod connects to the home WiFi and sends updates related to the plant growth conditions directly on the user's mobile phone. The user can access the plant data through the companion app.
- Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$100K
- Jun 2018Seed$2M
#9
Seed · Waterloo, Ontario · founded 2014 · 71 employees$7.3Mraised▾
Developer of physical surveillance solutions using RF technology. It uses a cognitive radio chipset to extract and process spectrum data, sensors to create a platform for cognitive radio to sense and process the wireless spectrum, a backend to aggregate and process and a front end to display processed data. The company has used this technology to develop a cyber security solution using spectrum analytics, a solution to detect motion in the home by interpreting ripples in wireless signals and drone detection. The technology can also be used for building automation by detecting occupancy.
- May 2019Grant (prize money)$7.3M
- Dec 2015Seed—
#10
Series A · Richmond Hill, Ontario · founded 2015 · 30 employees$5Mraised▾
Move It is the providers of smart fitness accessories and online platform for fitness for smart homes. They provide interactive visual and audio fitness training. They provide cardio endurance workout. User can track their training progress. They also sell smart training equipment. They also provide an app for fitness training.
- Aug 2019Series A—
#11
Seed · Kelowna, British Columbia · founded 2013 · 2 employees$868.2Kraised▾
Online platform offering fire safety products for kitchen. The company provides device that connects to the user's stove, monitors usage and provides remote control. It also allows users to switch the stove off through their smartphones. The features include an advanced motion sensor, auto shut off timer, manual timer, child lock, user history reporting, smartphone notifications, room temperature monitor, adjustable reminders, daytime activity alerts, child lock, night time activity tracking, gas leak detection, and more.
- Jun 2022Seed$868.2K
#12
Seed · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2019 · 10 employees$1Mraised▾
Provider of smart recirculating showers. Its shower system includes adjustable shower heads for flow relaxation, an in-built heater to boost water temperature, a foot spout for targeted delivery, a real-time water purifier for shower water reuse, a smart controller to track usage, and a screen module to capture fallen objects. It ensures energy and water conservation.
- Aug 2021Grant (prize money)—
- Aug 2021Seed—
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