Ottawa economic-development and technology accelerator that operates venture programs and Area X.O, a secure R&D complex supporting testing, validation, demonstration, and commercialization of autonomy, drones, communications, defence, and security technologies.
Capture imagery detailed enough to identify, inspect, and document underwater objects. Voyis combines subsea cameras, lighting, and laser scanning for vehicle-based missions from Waterloo.
Canadian seed-stage venture-capital firm investing across North America, with an official portfolio that includes Canadian technology companies in satellite intelligence, autonomy, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, fintech, and software.
Obruta Space Solutions is an Ottawa space-technology company developing autonomous rendezvous, proximity-operations and docking systems for on-orbit servicing and logistics.
Terraplus is a Richmond Hill geophysical-equipment supplier and integrator offering turnkey UAV, airborne and laboratory hyperspectral imaging systems spanning VNIR and SWIR spectral ranges.
ClearSky Connect is an Ottawa connectivity company developing network-assessment and communications services for scalable autonomous aviation and beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations over large infrastructure areas.
Spark Centre is an Oshawa technology business incubator that provides structured programs, advisory services, investor-network access and workspace support for early-stage and growing innovation companies.
Eclipse Automation is a Cambridge-headquartered factory-automation company that designs and builds integrated automation systems, tooling, production integration and digital-factory services.
What they build
Digital factory automation and integration
Mission Software and DataAdvanced Manufacturing & Integration
National Research Council program providing advice, connections, and non-repayable project funding to innovative Canadian small and medium-sized businesses, including dedicated Defence Industry Assist support for made-in-Canada defence and dual-use technologies.
Government innovation officeProfiled for its ecosystem role
StarSpec Technologies is an Ontario space-systems company developing high-precision attitude-determination and control hardware, rapid space-qualification methods, balloon platforms and geospatial software.
Federal innovation initiative that helps Canadian startups and small and medium businesses develop, test, and commercialize new technologies against public-sector operational needs through challenge funding and real-world prototype testing.
Government innovation officeProfiled for its ecosystem role
Magellan Aerospace is a Canadian-headquartered integrated aerospace company that designs and manufactures aeroengine and aerostructure assemblies, rocket and satellite systems, military and space products, and provides repair and overhaul services.
Ottawa-based satellite operator building secure connectivity for government, maritime, aeronautical, and commercial users through geostationary services and the Lightspeed low-Earth-orbit network.
Canadian technology and defence prime with activities across naval in-service support, systems engineering, integrated logistics, C4ISR, optronics, avionics, cybersecurity, urban systems, and research and technology.
Radiation Solutions is a Mississauga nuclear-instrumentation company developing stationary, mobile, airborne, portable and handheld systems for detecting, identifying, measuring and mapping ionizing radiation.
NORTAC Defence is an Ottawa secure-communications and command-and-control company whose TITAN ecosystem fuses data from remote devices, sensors, uncrewed systems, satellite, cellular, radio, and mesh bearers into operational situational awareness.
Shark Marine Technologies is a St. Catharines underwater-technology manufacturer producing ROVs, diver navigation and delivery systems, sonar, mission software and supporting hardware for military, law-enforcement, scientific and commercial users.
Space Canada is a national industry association representing Canadian space innovators across satellite communications, Earth observation, robotics, launch, exploration, data services and related advanced technologies.
Ecosystem organizationProfiled for its ecosystem role
GB Accelerator is a Collingwood non-profit technology incubator and accelerator providing professional services, training, mentoring and individualized programming to support clean and advanced-technology businesses.