Invert
 
                                Invert is a carbon-reduction company empowering businesses and individuals to take climate action through project origination, financing, and a software platform for employee engagement on climate initiatives.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2021                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Andre Fernandez, Mark Zekulin, Rade Kovacevic                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Environmental Consulting, Finance, GreenTech, SaaS, Sustainability                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $24,464,235                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Corporate Round                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        11-50                                                    
                                                Area X.O
 
                                Area X.O enables the development and testing of next-gen technologies in Ottawa, supporting startups, SMEs, and multinationals in mobility, autonomy, and connectivity.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2020                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Michael Tremblay                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Information Services, Information Technology                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $11,959,237                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Grant                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        11-50                                                    
                                                MILLIONS.co
 
                                MILLIONS.co is a social e-commerce platform for athletes to sell merchandise and connect with fans through personalized video interactions.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2021                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Adrian Salamunovic, Brandon Austin, Bruce Buffer, Matt Whitteker, Scott Whitteker                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        E-Commerce                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $10,000,000                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Series A                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        11-50                                                    
                                                VitaDAO
 
                                VitaDAO funds early-stage longevity research through a decentralized collective, focusing on extending human lifespan by supporting innovative longevity therapeutics.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2021                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Alex Dobrin, Laurence Ion, Paul Kohlhaas, Tim Peterson, Tyler Golato, Vincent Weisser                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Biotechnology, Blockchain, Life Science, Pharmaceutical                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $9,200,000                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Seed                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        11-50                                                    
                                                Gadget
 
                                Gadget provides a development platform that simplifies app building by handling boilerplate code, allowing developers to focus on business logic.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2020                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Harry Brundage, Mohammad (Mo) Hashemi                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Developer Tools, Software, Software Engineering                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $8,500,000                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Seed                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        11-50                                                    
                                                Trexity
 
                                Trexity is a shipping platform offering real-time tracking and a driver marketplace, empowering users to manage their shipping needs efficiently.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2019                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Alok Ahuja                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Mobile, Shipping, Software                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $6,424,446                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Seed                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        11-50                                                    
                                                Virica Biotech
 
                                Virica Biotech enhances viral medicine effectiveness with its Viral Sensitizer technology, addressing production and development challenges in healthcare.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2018                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Jean-Simon Diallo                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $4,083,648                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Grant                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        11-50                                                    
                                                Neurovine
 
                                Neurovine provides a platform delivering personalized therapeutic support to concussion patients and data-driven insights to clinicians, using EEG, heart rate variability, and movement data collected by a headband and analyzed on a cloud-based platform.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2019                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ashleigh Kennedy, Matthew Kennedy                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Health Care, Home Health Care, Wellness                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $3,572,517                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Seed                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        1-10                                                    
                                                Adapt AgTech
 
                                Adapt AgTech offers turn-key container farming solutions for edible and gourmet mushrooms, creating opportunities for new entrants and entrepreneurs in sustainable food production.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2020                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Chanel Murray, Jonathan Murray, Robert Imbeault, Shane Currey                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        AgTech, Food and Beverage                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $3,000,000                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Series A                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        11-50                                                    
                                                Tablz
 
                                Tablz is transforming dining by allowing diners to select and upgrade to their preferred tables, enhancing the dining experience.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2020                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Andrej Sakic, Frazer Nagy, Jerome St-Hilaire, Stef Scrivens                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Reservations, Software                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $2,485,616                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Grant                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        11-50                                                    
                                                UCanPay
 
                                UCanPay offers a unified payment platform and digital wallet for Canadian retailers, providing omni-channel payments with a Smart POS for in-store, and eCommerce and mobile solutions with advanced analytics and predictive intelligence.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2020                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Marc Zhu                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Financial Services                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $1,680,454                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Pre-Seed                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        11-50                                                    
                                                Suborbital
 
                                Suborbital utilizes Atmo to develop innovative web services using cloud-native WebAssembly capabilities.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2020                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Connor Hicks                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Information Services, Information Technology, Web Browsers, Web Design, Web Development                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $1,600,000                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Seed                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        11-50                                                    
                                                Canadian Renewable Energy Association
 
                                CanREA advocates for wind, solar, and energy storage solutions, supported by Natural Resources Canada.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2020                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Energy, Renewable Energy                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $1,600,000                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Grant                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        11-50                                                    
                                                Trellis
 
                                Trellis is an ad optimization platform helping Amazon merchants increase sales by optimizing bids, budgets, and keywords, and providing insights through analytics.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2019                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Mohan Krishna Vemulapali                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Advertising Platforms, Direct Sales, E-Commerce, SaaS, Software                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $1,500,000                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Seed                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        11-50                                                    
                                                Autocorp.ai
 
                                Autocorp Technologies offers a fintech AI suite, AVA, providing solutions for online car shoppers to access credit and financing, enhancing online engagement and fraud prevention.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2020                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Andrew Lemoine, Josh Elias                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive, Financial Services, FinTech                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $1,356,344                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Venture - Series                                                     
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        11-50                                                    
                                                Skylock
 
                                Skylock secures DeFi by defending against smart-contract hacks with real-time detection and blocking of malicious transactions.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2022                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Blockchain, Cyber Security                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $1,319,000                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Seed                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        1-10                                                    
                                                LearnExperts
 
                                LearnExperts develops an AI-powered platform for rapid course creation, aiding organizations in efficient training development.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2019                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Sarah Sedgman                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Artificial Intelligence (AI), E-Learning, Machine Learning                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $1,250,000                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Seed                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        11-50                                                    
                                                TransforML Platforms
 
                                TransforML offers tools to improve business transformation success rates, partnering with large organizations to drive successful changes.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2022                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ahmad Zaidi, Ali Ahmed                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Software                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $1,040,245                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Pre-Seed                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        1-10                                                    
                                                Realize Medical
 
                                Realize Medical develops a VR platform for medical image viewing and modeling, enhancing healthcare professionals' ability to interact with medical images for better patient care.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2019                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Health Care                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $1,000,000                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Seed                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        1-10                                                    
                                                Replica Analytics
 
                                Replica Analytics develops unique technologies for generating privacy protective synthetic data that maintains the statistical properties of real data
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2019                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Khaled El Emam                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Analytics, Information Technology, Software                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $1,000,000                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Convertible Note                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        11-50                                                    
                                                Itemtopia
 
                                A unique approach to managing assets, employees, inventory.  Itemtopia is a visual inventory system with versions for homes, offices or institutions. Users in 100+ countries.  AI provides context for answers. QR Codes allow management of inventory and items. Webpages make it easier to show or sell items. Sharing options to invite other people to update data.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2021                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Steve Hulaj                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Apps, Asset Management, Mobile Apps, Property Management, Software                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $1,000,000                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Seed                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        1-10                                                    
                                                Enurgen
 
                                Enurgen is a modeling software for power systems. Enurgen captures and distributes energy resources from cells to systems. Their bifacial resource from front to back is a bifacial performance model that calculates optical and electrical performance based on a physically representative array geometry.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2022                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Energy Management, Software, Solar                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $1,000,000                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Pre-Seed                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        1-10                                                    
                                                AuditMap
 
                                AuditMap offers risk insights and internal audit, risk management, and internal controls solutions, with cloud and on-premises deployment for document security.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2018                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Mathieu Lemay                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Accounting, AI, Machine Learning, Risk Management                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $887,836                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Convertible Note                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        1-10                                                    
                                                LeadDelta
 
                                LeadDelta provides a unified workspace for managing professional relationships, enhancing B2B collaboration across fundraising, hiring, marketing, and sales activities.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2021                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Vedran Rasic                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        CRM, Lead Generation, Marketing, Professional Networking, Software                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $800,000                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Pre-Seed                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        11-50                                                    
                                                Doc Clik
 
                                Doc Clik offers 24/7 on-demand access to healthcare professionals, allowing patients to book appointments online and manage health needs through a seamless platform.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2020                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Andrew Moubarak, Mark Moubarak, Romeo Antoun                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Dental, Health Care, Internet, Medical, mHealth, Software                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $754,814                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Pre-Seed                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        11-50                                                    
                                                eGloo
 
                                eGloo develops network intelligence and IoT solutions, offering products like Netify for network transparency and Devicify for device lifecycle management.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2018                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Benjamin Chambers, Peter Baldwin                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Analytics, Information Technology, Software                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $300,000                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Seed                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        1-10                                                    
                                                VRapeutic
 
                                VRapeutic develops VR software for therapeutic purposes, focusing on autism, ADHD, and cerebral palsy to instill essential life skills through educational scenarios.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2019                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Founders                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ahmad Al-Kabbany, Yahya Alaa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Augmented Reality, Education, Health Care, Neuroscience, Software, Virtual Reality                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $273,396                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Grant                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        11-50                                                    
                                                Veterans’ House Canada
 
                                Veterans' House Canada offers a supportive community for homeless veterans, providing counseling, mentoring, and other services to help reintegrate into society.
                                Key Info
                                                                            
                                                        When was it founded?                                                    
                                                    
                                                        2020                                                    
                                                
                                                        Company Headquarters                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Ottawa                                                    
                                                
                                                        Industries                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Homeless Shelter, Service Industry                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Amount                                                    
                                                    
                                                        $200,000                                                    
                                                
                                                        Funding Status                                                    
                                                    
                                                        Grant                                                    
                                                
                                                        Employees                                                    
                                                    
                                                        1-10                                                    
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