• Carbicrete

  Led · Grant · Jun 2026

  CarbiCrete develops a concrete process that replaces traditional cement with a steel-industry byproduct and cures products using carbon dioxide that remains permanently sequestered. Its technology is already deployed at facilities such as Patio Drummond in Drummondville, which produces pavers and exterior landscaping products. The company announced an international production launch in France at a POINT.P (Saint-Gobain) facility. CarbiCrete received a $1M federal grant to broaden its range of decarbonized outdoor paving products and commercialize a full offering for residential, commercial and institutional markets. Management, led by CEO Gary Belisle, says the funding will also help advance plans for a large-scale dedicated manufacturing plant. The company has previously benefited from other federal programs supporting deployments in Quebec and Ontario and is positioning for further domestic and international expansion.

• SPARK Microsystems

  Participated · Series B · Mar 2023

  SPARK Microsystems designs and develops next-generation short-range wireless communication devices using its patented LE-UWB™ technology, targeting consumer, industrial and medical applications. The company emphasizes ultra-low-power, high-speed connectivity with strong interference robustness and very low latency, and its technology supports ranging and positioning as well as data communication. SPARK cites use cases including wearables, peripherals, tags, sensors and other IoT-connected devices. The firm participates in Canada’s FABrIC initiative and is collaborating with Motsai, Bittele Electronics and C2MI for design, prototyping and manufacturing. SPARK was awarded a CAD $1 million FABrIC grant from the Government of Canada to support product development under the IoT Device Challenge. The article does not provide revenue, user, or valuation metrics.

• VueReal

  Participated · Series B · Apr 2022

  VueReal develops and commercializes micro-printing and nano-device technology platforms intended to enable efficient, practical, and scalable production and integration of micro-LED and nano-devices. Led by CEO Reza Chaji, the company aims to turn the potential of micro-LED technology into displays for next-generation smartphones, TVs, laptops, VR/AR systems, heads-up displays, instrument panels, infotainment systems, and wearables. VueReal’s solutions focus on an energy-efficient micro-printing platform to enable the displays needed across multiple form factors. The company says the funding will enable expansion of its customer base, scaling of its team, and enhancement of its current facility. VueReal plans to offer customers a broader range of custom display products with comprehensive use cases for AR, smartwatches, smartphones, automotive, signage, and transparent displays. The company is based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. VueReal develops and commercializes technology platforms that enable production and integration of micro- and nano-devices to realize micro‑LED displays. Its technology targets true‑life displays for smartphones, TVs, laptops, virtual/augmented reality systems, heads‑up displays, instrument panels, infotainment systems, and wearables. The company is led by CEO and founder Reza Chaji, Ph.D., and is based in Waterloo, Canada. VueReal intends to use newly raised funds to expand its Waterloo team and to launch an Advanced Nano‑Technology Center. The company recently raised $8.5M in funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). No operating metrics or past financing rounds were disclosed in the article.

• UrtheCast

  Led · Equity · Mar 2017

  UrtheCast is a Vancouver-based company that provides clients with highly detailed images of Earth. The company is developing the OptiSAR constellation, equipping a group of satellites for Earth observation with SAR and optical sensors. It received $17.6 million from the federal government through Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s Industrial Technologies Office under the Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI). The funding will be used to develop technology to outfit the OptiSAR satellites and to make data and high-resolution images of millions of square kilometres easier for customers to use. UrtheCast currently works with more than 170 Canadian-based suppliers. CEO Wade Larson said the award validates the strategic and commercial opportunities of the company’s SAR and optical satellite technologies and marks an important step forward for the OptiSAR program. UrtheCast (Earth Video Camera Inc.) develops near-live HD video cameras and a ground-station/network to deliver interactive Earth video feeds. The company plans an interactive web platform targeting internet users, app developers, educators, media, governments, humanitarian organizations and environmental monitors. It intends to use the new capital to advance development of its cameras and its ground station network, both integral to launch and data processing. UrtheCast is working in an exclusive relationship with Russian aerospace firm RSC Energia to build, launch, install and operate two cameras on the Russian segment of the International Space Station. The beta version of its web platform was slated for release in fall 2012, and the cameras were slated to launch to the ISS aboard a Soyuz mission in the first half of 2013. The company is based in Vancouver, BC, Canada and intended to pursue a public offering in fall 2012.

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