Top 12 Military startups in Canada

Mar 11, 2026
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Dominion Dynamics
Funding: CA$26M
Dominion Dynamics builds platforms that integrate sensor data and autonomous assets for real-time command and control.
2
Kraken Robotics
Funding: $203.6M
Kraken Robotics develops high speed, actively stabilized Synthetic Aperture Sonar towfish that operates at speeds up to 10 knots.
3
Avalon Holographics
Funding: $35.9M
Avalon Holographics creates holographics for battlespace visualizations. Its Light Field Displays (LFDs) paint an accurate, detailed 3D picture of the battlespace, including all assets and targets within range.
4
Mission Ready Solutions
Funding: $20M
Mission Ready Solutions manufactures tech-centric military personnel protective equipment - tactical nylon gear and soft armor ballistics to prevent injuries. It serves customers in Canada and the United States.
5
CarteNav
Funding: $2.8M
CarteNav Solutions provides maximize the performance and decision-making capabilities of defence, security and industry.
6
Paladin AI
Funding: $800K
Paladin AI builds adaptive training technology for the aerospace industry. Human expertise, trained by machine intelligence.
7
Fatigue Science
Funding: $399.8K
Fatigue Science has developed wearable devices to optimize sleep and manage fatigue in military personnel. The company's products include ReadiBand which is a wearable device used for tracking sleep and Readi analyzes those data to predicts sleep's impact on reaction time and cognitive effectiveness.
8
Canadian Technology Systems
Canadian Technology Systems manufactures CTS Lance Disrupters that have innovative features, provide superior accuracy, long range shots and maximum disruption power
9
ChimeraXR
ChimeraXR is a virtual reality training system that offers law enforcement training through simulation.
10
Bionic Power
Bionic Power makes wearable technology for charging batteries.They are developing PowerWalk Kinetic Energy Harvester for the U.S. military.
11
AerialX
AerialX is developing the future of unmanned aircraft system technology.
12
LR Tech
LR Tech provides instrumentations for atmospheric and infrared remote sensing applications.
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