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QScale
Provider of large-scale data center campuses in Quebec.
Exterra Technologies
The company recycles industrial chemicals and extracts saleable minerals from waste mine tailings.
Rio Tinto
Anglo-Australian multinational focused on metals and mining.
OpenText
OpenText provides enterprise content and data management solutions for governments and large organizations globally.
Nuvei
Canadian payments infrastructure innovator
BrainBox AI
Developed HVAC monitoring AI software to lower energy consumption in buildings.
Geosapiens
AI solutions for insurance and extreme weather risk modeling.
Giesecke+Devrient
Security technology and payment systems provider
Inovia Capital
Inovia invests capital in emerging technology startups across North America and Europe.
Mila and Mozilla
They develop and promote open-source software packages designed to make advanced AI technology accessible to businesses.
Nord Quantique
Quantum computing company developing superconducting qubits and error-correction systems.
Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc.
Canadian critical mineral producer specializing in graphite.
Quantum eMotion
QeM develops quantum-secure cryptographic technologies to protect sensitive enterprise data for major organizations.
Shared Services Canada
A proposal concerning government purchases of cloud services requiring data to be processed, transmitted, and stored exclusively in Canada under domestic control.
Mila, Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii), Vector Institute
National AI research institutes focusing on safety, talent retention, and startup incubation.
Mila, Amii, Vector Institute
National research institutes focusing on artificial intelligence research, talent development, and commercialization.
Pricepoint
AI-native hospitality platform for real-time booking price optimization.

L3Harris and Lockheed Formalize F-35 Depot in Mirabel, Securing Quebec as Regional Aerospace Hub
The foundational vision driving this partnership is clear: establishing reliable, deep-cycle sustainment capabilities for advanced combat platforms, irrespective of immediate procurement cycles. Ugo Paniconi,...

Mila and Mozilla target open-source AI deployment gaps in commercial products
This collaboration addresses the technical complexity of integrating large, foundational open-source AI models into stable, production-grade enterprise workflows.

Québec puts $17.8M behind 18 applied AI and quantum projects
Québec is putting nearly $17.8 million behind 18 innovation projects aimed at accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence and quantum technologies across the provincial economy. The total project valu...

Montréal’s DropGenie raises US$5 million to commercialize a gene-editing chip
The company says its chip can use up to 100 times fewer cells and less reagent than traditional tests; BetaKit’s report provides no independent comparison of those claimed savings.

Montréal’s Mila says AI maps wildfire hazards in hours
Mila reports its emulator runs 800 to 3,400 times faster than Natural Resources Canada’s BurnP3+, but the report gives no independent accuracy results or operational deployment details.

Mila and Mozilla Commit $6M to Open-Source AI Packages for SMEs
This initiative specifically aims to provide a deployment option for smaller organizations and charities, contrasting with models primarily targeting large regulated industries.

Vention Opens Dedicated Physical AI Lab for Long-Term Robotics R&D
The establishment of a dedicated research team signals Vention’s strategic pivot toward fundamental physical AI capabilities, prioritizing long-term deployment over immediate product releases.

Canada-Germany Launch Sovereign Alliance to Secure AI Chips, Systems
The alliance signals a policy shift toward domestic technology autonomy, forcing operators and investors to model their supply chains against geopolitical chip constraints.