Radar · Transportation and Logistics in Toronto
Best Transportation and Logistics Companies in Toronto, Canada
The 55 best Transportation and Logistics companies in Toronto, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Canada Jetlines.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
55companies tracked
$10.7Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
1have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS × TORONTO
Our analysis of 50 Transportation and Logistics companies
66% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2023; the median company was founded 2000.
50companies analysed
66%cloud-native stacks
2023funding peak (by rounds)
2000median founding year
30median Fliar Index™
423kcombined LinkedIn audience
89%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics companies in Toronto
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada Jetlines Provider of passenger airline services 11Funding top 50%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 38%Global bottom 29% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 24% Growthbottom 10% Funding: Raised $10.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $11M | 29 mo ago | Deadpooled | Eddy Doyle CEO | 2021 | — | — |
| 2 | Air Canada Provider of passenger transportation and logistics services in airports 83Customers top 14%Tech top 18%Market top 20%Partners top 22% All 11 signals ▾Customerstop 14% Techtop 18% Markettop 20% Partnerstop 22% Patentstop 25% Newstop 28% Producttop 35% Growthtop 40% Innovationtop 41% Moattop 41% Globalbottom 47% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.40★ across 43,117 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +21% in 6 mo Tech: 100 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Alb rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | — | 63 mo ago | Public | — | 1937 | GetFeedbackTypeScriptAmazon Web Services+26 | — |
| 3 | Livingston International Leading provider of global trade management, trade consulting, customs compliance, and freight solutions. 55Tech top 23%Product top 42%Market top 44%AI top 45% All 8 signals ▾Techtop 23% Producttop 42% Markettop 44% AItop 45% Growthbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 21% Customersbottom 16% Tech: 39 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon S3 Product: 1 published app (19.0k installs) · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | — | 158 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1945 | WordPressSentryMySQL+21 | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 4 | affiliated global logistics Affiliated global logistics is a logistics and supply chain company. | — | — | Acquired | — | 1950 | — | — |
| 5 | Ambercor Shipping Provider of multi modal freight forwarders services | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2018 | YouTubeBootstrapApache HTTP Server+9 | — |
| 6 | Annex Go Fetch Provider of refrigerated parcel delivery services | — | — | Funding Raised | Corey Berman Founder & CEO | 2019 | — | — |
| 7 | ARGO Customs Professional Customs Broker Services | ARGO Customs | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2012 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — |
| 8 | Benningtonlimo Provider of chauffeured transportation services | — | — | Unfunded | — | 1993 | — | — |
Top 3 Transportation and Logistics companies in Toronto
#1
Deadpooled · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2021 · 85 employees$10.7Mraised▾
Deadpooled · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2021 · 85 employees
Provider of passenger airline services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 11how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 50%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 38%Global
bottom 29%News
bottom 24%Growth
bottom 10%Funding: Raised $10.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jan 2024)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Market: 85 employees
Funding rounds
- Jan 2024Post IPO$5.6M
- Oct 2023Post IPO—
- Apr 2023Post IPO$422.7K
- Oct 2022Post IPO$1.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Jetstreamavcap, Russellgroupdc, Broadway
#2
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1937 · 30000 employees—raised▾
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1937 · 30000 employees
Air Canada is a Canadian airline. Offers services for scheduled passenger transportation and logistics. Owns a fleet of Boeing and Airbus flights. It is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Has won multiple awards including 2016 & 2017 Best Airline in North America, Best North American Airline for Business-Class Service, Best Airline Website among others. In 2019, the company recorded annual revenues of $14.5B, and a net profit of $1.1B.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 83how this company ranks against its industry peers
Customers
top 14%Tech
top 18%Market
top 20%Partners
top 22%Patents
top 25%News
top 28%Customers: Play-Store rating 4.40★ across 43,117 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +21% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 4% of tracked companies
Tech: 100 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Akamai, Amazon Alb · Devops: Nginx
Market: 30,000 employees (top 1% of Transportation and Logistics) · Top-10,000 web property · 9 contract events in 12 mo
Investors
JPMorgan Chase, TD Bank, Canadian Space Agency, Argo Partners
Tech stack
AccessibeAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Audience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAkamai
#3
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1945 · 1211 employees—raised▾
Acquired · Toronto, Ontario · founded 1945 · 1211 employees
Livingston International is a leading provider of global trade management, trade consulting, customs compliance, and freight solutions. They offer customs brokerage services and trade consulting to help businesses navigate international trade regulations and ensure compliance. They also provide freight solutions for efficient and secure transportation of goods.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 23%Product
top 42%Market
top 44%AI
top 45%Growth
bottom 46%Global
bottom 37%Tech: 39 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Product: 1 published app (19.0k installs) · Company stage: Acquired
Market: 1,211 employees (top 17% of Transportation and Logistics) · Top-5,000,000 web property
Audience (LinkedIn): 90k LinkedIn followers — 21.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Investors
Stellus Capital Management, CAI Capital Partners
Tech stack
AdaAhrefsAmazon AlbAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngular
Funding & investor landscape
$10.7Mtotal disclosed funding
1companies funded
4disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Clairvest1 rounds
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 267,937 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Transportation and Logistics coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Canada
How research on Logistics & Supply Chain Tech is moving in Canada
A read on the academic research around Logistics & Supply Chain Tech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 117 Canada-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201920232026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and softening — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 35% → 28% across 2019–2026.
top research entities
- University of British Columbia13
- Université Laval12
- McMaster University8
- Polytechnique Montréal8
- Université de Montréal7
leading researchers
Taraneh Sowlati · Slawomir Wesolkowski · Mikael Rönnqvist · Reino Pulkki · Sophie D’Amours · Daniel Wojtaszek · Moataz Mohamed · Gilbert Laporte
▲
Breakthroughs26 · 22%
▲ 0%→21% share
1 median citations54% since 2021mostly methods-led
Fleet management breakthroughs tripled (2→6 papers), driving segment share from 0% to 21%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Fleet management2→6
Landmark IoT-based predictive maintenance for fleet management · 93 cites
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Advancements68 · 58%
▲ 0%→67% share
6 median citations59% since 2021mostly methods-led
Electric vehicle, software deployment, and battery research all newly emerged, anchoring 67% field-share growth.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Fleet management4→14
- Truck3→8
- Transport engineering2→6
- Service (business)2→4
- Supply chain optimization4→6
Newly emergingElectric vehicle 0→5 · Software deployment 0→5 · Battery (electricity) 0→5
Landmark Costs and Benefits of Electrifying and Automating Bus Transit Fleets · 107 cites
▼
Concerns17 · 15%
▲ 0%→10% share
2 median citations41% since 2021mostly reviews
Supply chain management, optimization, and fleet management each hit 4 concern papers, signaling converging operational risks.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Supply chain management4
- Supply chain optimization4
- Fleet management4
- Truck2
- Conceptual framework2
Landmark Energy and Information Management of Electric Vehicular Network: A Survey · 74 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Canada
Where logistics supply chain 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.
Montreal23 · +0.70
Vancouver15 · +0.54
Waterloo/Hamilton12 · +0.42
Toronto9 · +0.57
Edmonton/Calgary6 · +0.70
PATENT SIGNAL · Canada
Who's filing logistics supply chain patents in Canada
Canada logistics supply chain patent filing is accelerating — 55 filings from 53 assignees (2016–2025), led by NAT Steel CAR, MAX Atlas, Geotab; annual filings 5→11.
55 filings53 assigneespeak 11/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- NAT Steel CAR55
- MAX Atlas13
- Geotab8
- Equipement MAX Atlas INT7
- Garner Green CO26
- Pollak Jacob5
- Stern Chaim5
- Hematian Jamal5
Common questions
How many Transportation and Logistics companies are there in Toronto, Canada?
Radar tracks 55 indexable Transportation and Logistics companies headquartered in Toronto, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Transportation and Logistics companies in Toronto, Canada?
The Transportation and Logistics companies in Toronto, Canada on this list have raised a combined $10.7M in disclosed equity funding across 1 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in Toronto, Canada?
Canada Jetlines is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in Toronto, Canada, with $10.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Transportation and Logistics companies in Toronto, Canada are funded?
1 of the 55 Transportation and Logistics companies in Toronto, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Transportation and Logistics unicorns are there in Toronto, Canada?
None of the Transportation and Logistics companies in Toronto, Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Toronto, Canada Transportation and Logistics companies?
The most active investors in Toronto, Canada Transportation and Logistics companies on this list include Argo Partners, Broadway, CAI Capital Partners, Canadian Space Agency, Clairvest.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.