
BioRender
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'Figma/Canva for scientists’
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This list has 183 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 37 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: Toronto (93), Vancouver (20), and Kitchener (15). Largest teams: BioRender, Vidyard, and PartnerStack. Latest round: Quarterhill raised $3.61M (Oct 13, 2026).

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'Figma/Canva for scientists’
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Video for business.
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Rose Rocket is ERP software for trucking companies.
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Powering a better future for textiles.
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Human and AI design review for hardware
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HQ: St. John's, Canada

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A carbon MRV solution for energy and hard-to-abate sectors
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Nomic is doing for proteins what Illumina has done for DNA
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Building the next generation AI creative studio
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OneLocal is a CRM for local businesses.
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Aviron transforms workouts with game-based exercise machines, making…
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Canada's digital health clinic for men
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Marketing automation for event promoters (email, sms, ads, CRM)
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Software for pharmacies to move beyond dispensing
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Securing Nurses for Your Future
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Ready Education is building the mobile OS for higher education. We…
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Discovering the true signals of disease to power life-changing drugs.
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HQ: St. John's, Canada

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Additive Manufacturing with advanced materials
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AI-powered tech that makes business TV smarter, engaging, and…
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HQ: Winnipeg, Canada

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Data products for sales, marketing, finance, recruiting, and more.
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We make unmakeable proteins with radical advanced biomanufacturing.
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HQ: Edmonton, Canada

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GitHub for Investment Methodology
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Exoskeletons to help people walk, starting with children
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Juno is the university of the future.
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Makes guilt-free plastics from food waste
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The platform for buying, selling and managing residential construction
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Wire Harnesses in as little as 7 days
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The data layer for perceptual intelligence
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Secoda is the AI layer for your Analytics
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High-res hyperspectral pictures of Earth from space
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HQ: Edmonton, Canada

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Software Enabled CNC Parts Supplier
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PiinPoint helps businesses find the best locations for growth
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Enabling li-ion batteries to charge ultra fast without compromising…
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Nanotechnology-enabled coatings for automotive and defence sectors
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Technology for Trucking
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The open source AI coding agent
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AI-powered Compliance Platform for PCI 4, CCPA, HIPAA, CIPA, 50+ laws
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There are 183 startups on this list, last updated on Oct 15, 2026.
37 of them are hiring right now, including BioRender, Rose Rocket, and Nomic Bio.
By team size: BioRender (250 employees), Vidyard (201 employees), and PartnerStack (200 employees).
Latest rounds: Quarterhill — $3.61M Equity (Oct 2026), Vimy Pharmaceuticals — $1.01M Equity (Oct 2026), and ARC Medical — $167K Equity (Oct 2026).
The biggest hubs are Toronto (93), Vancouver (20), and Kitchener (15).