What they do:
The open source AI coding agent
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Top Developer Tools Startups in Canada
This list has 13 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 5 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: Toronto (7) and Waterloo (2). Largest teams: DevCycle, OpenCode, and Terminal.
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Terminal
Hiring
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Plaid for Telematics Data in Commercial Trucking
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What they do:
Plaid for trading
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HQ: Fredericton, Canada
IcePanel
Hiring
What they do:
Design and explain complex software architecture.
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HQ: North Vancouver, Canada
Tempo
Hiring
What they do:
Visual Editor for React, powered by AI
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Evidence
Hiring
What they do:
Business intelligence as code
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Simantic
Hiring
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Firmware simulation for AI agents
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Create, Share, Play Mobile Games on the iPad.
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HQ: London, Canada
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Communication and publishing tools for scientists
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API for shared embeddable web browsers
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DevCycle
Acquired
What they do:
Feature Flag Management Built for Developers
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webapp.io
Acquired
What they do:
Build webapps faster with 10x better CI/CD + preview envs
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KeyDB
Acquired
What they do:
The only database you'll ever need
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Questions and answers
How many startups are on this list?
There are 13 startups on this list, last updated on Oct 15, 2026.
Which of them are hiring?
5 of them are hiring right now, including Terminal, IcePanel, and Tempo.
Which of them have the largest teams?
By team size: DevCycle (55 employees), OpenCode (24 employees), and Terminal (17 employees).
Where are they based?
The biggest hubs are Toronto (7) and Waterloo (2).