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Verify that the expected person is in control before key actions.
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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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Verify that the expected person is in control before key actions.
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Deep Meditate is an app that helps you de-stress, sleep, and…
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Instant Labs builds modern tools to help you find and buy domain…
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Notion for science
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$14M · Equity · May 2026
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$12.6M · Equity · Apr 2026
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$10.1M · Equity · Feb 2026
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$8.59M · Equity · Apr 2026
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$7.48M · Equity · Mar 2026
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HQ: West Vancouver, Canada
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$7.35M · Equity · Jun 2026
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$3.68M · Equity · Feb 2026
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$3.61M · Equity · Oct 2026
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HQ: Markham, Canada
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$3.5M · Equity · Jun 2026
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$3.27M · Equity · May 2026
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$2.45M · Equity · Mar 2026
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$2.13M · Equity · Jun 2026
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$2M · Debt · Jun 2026
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$1.93M · SAFE · Apr 2026
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$1.86M · Equity + debt · Jun 2026
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$1.85M · Equity · Oct 2026
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$1.71M · Equity · May 2026
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$1.55M · Equity · Apr 2026
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$1.5M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: British Columbia, Canada
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$1.44M · Equity · Jun 2026
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$1.41M · Equity + debt · Jun 2026
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$1.25M · Equity · May 2026
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$1.11M · Equity · Feb 2026
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$1.05M · Equity · Feb 2026
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$1.01M · Equity · Oct 2026
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HQ: Vaughan, Canada
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$1M · Equity · Jan 2026
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$525K · Equity · Sep 2026
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HQ: Richmond, Canada
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$167K · Equity · Oct 2026

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Wearable computing hardware: biosignal gesture recognition
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PartnerStack is a full stack solution for partnerships.
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Payroll, HR, and Health Benefits for Canada's SMB's
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Bonfire is reimagining RFPs & bidding for gov procurement teams
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HQ: Canada