Find active Canadian startups — founded in Canada, founded by Canadians, or with strong Canadian ties — listing company name, founder(s), year founded, city founded, HQ, category, funds raised, description and website.
A discovery shortlist — not a census — of 50 active Canadian-connected startups screened as of October 4, 2026, drawn from startup directories, company databases and news. 49 are headquartered in Canadian cities (one, Vasco, sits in San Francisco with a Montréal base); funding figures are as reported by sources, in mixed currencies and definitions, so they are never summed or ranked here. 18 companies are corroborated by multiple independent source hosts; 32 are single-sourced and flagged as such.
| Company | Founder(s) | Founded | HQ | Category | Funds raised (as reported) | Source |
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Method: 50-row screened shortlist of active Canadian-connected startups assembled as of 2026-10-04 from startup directories, ecosystem lists, company databases and news. "Independent hosts" counts distinct source websites corroborating a row; 32 rows rest on one host. Funds raised are reported cumulative or round totals in mixed currencies and definitions — not comparable or summable. Blank founding city means unresolved, not non-Canadian. Public, acquired, closed or inactive companies were excluded where identified. Full descriptions, Canadian ties and activity evidence appear in each row's expandable text; some long source quotes were trimmed for space.