Companies / Media/Creative AI
Media and creative AI companies in Canada
The Canadian AI Index tracks 30 Canadian media and creative AI companies. They have raised C$284M across 25 rounds, including C$26M in 2026.
Largest rounds
| Company | Round | Date | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moonvalley | Seed | Jul 2025 | US$84M | General Catalyst (lead) and 5 more |
| Optable | Venture round | Jan 2025 | US$20M | Telus Global Ventures (lead) and 4 more |
| Optable | Series A | Apr 2023 | US$20M | Brightspark Ventures, Desjardins Capital, Deloitte Ventures and 2 more |
| Viggle AI | Series A | Aug 2024 | US$19M | Andreessen Horowitz (lead) and 1 more |
| Artificial Agency | Seed | Jul 2024 | US$12.5M | Radical Ventures, Toyota Ventures (leads) and 4 more |
| Taiv | Series A | Jun 2025 | US$10.5M | IDC Ventures (lead) and 8 more |
| Peripheral Labs | Seed | Aug 2026 | US$8.7M | Inovia Capital, Deloitte Ventures (leads) and 2 more |
| Musical AI | Seed | Jan 2026 | US$4.5M | Heavybit (lead) and 2 more |
| Taiv | Grant | Jul 2026 | C$5M | PrairiesCan (lead) |
| Peripheral Labs | Seed | Dec 2025 | US$3.6M | Khosla Ventures (lead) and 3 more |
US$ rounds converted to C$ at the Bank of Canada rate on each round's date to rank them.
All 30 companies
| Company | Category | HQ | Founded | Date raised | Disclosed raised | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Élisa InteractiveGenerative Roblox worldbuilding (Me-Z-Scene product) | Media/Creative AI | Montréal, QC | 2024 | Aug 2026 | C$875K | Active |
| Peripheral Labs3D volumetric video from broadcast feeds (U of T AV spinout) | Media/Creative AI | Toronto, ON | 2024 | Aug 2026 | US$12.3M | Active |
| HelikaAI game analytics and growth platform | Media/Creative AI | Toronto, ON | 2022 | Jul 2026 | C$250K | Active |
| ParalogAI-assisted technology platform for the digital entertainment industry | Media/Creative AI | Montréal, QC | — | Jul 2026 | C$50K | Active |
| RivrAI video content analysis | Media/Creative AI | Montréal, QC | — | Jul 2026 | C$3.5M | Active |
| Sports AIAI video analysis of soccer matches for tactical and physical performance reports | Media/Creative AI | Montréal, QC | — | Jul 2026 | C$50K | Active |
| TaivAI TV ad replacement for bars and restaurants | Media/Creative AI | Winnipeg, MB | 2018 | Jul 2026 | C$19.4M | Active |
| HomeTeam Live TechnologiesAI camera systems that autonomously film and live-stream amateur, youth and college sports | Media/Creative AI | Regina, SK | 2021 | Apr 2026 | C$977K | Active |
| Musical AIAttribution and rights-management infrastructure for generative music models | Media/Creative AI | Ottawa, ON | 2023 | Jan 2026 | C$8.3M | Active |
| Versos AIAgentic system assembling licensed video training datasets for AI labs | Media/Creative AI | Saint John, NB | — | Nov 2025 | C$1.9M | Active |
| GlowtifyAI marketing operating system for SMBs | Media/Creative AI | Montréal, QC | — | Nov 2025 | C$3.4M | Active |
| MaketAI floor plan generation and home design visualization platform | Media/Creative AI | Montréal, QC | 2019 | Oct 2025 | C$3.4M | Active |
| MoonvalleyLicensed generative AI video foundation models for filmmakers (Marey) | Media/Creative AI | Toronto, ON | 2023 | Jul 2025 | US$84M | Active |
| Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies (MARZ)AI-powered VFX for film and TV (Vanity AI) | Media/Creative AI | Toronto, ON | 2018 | Mar 2025 | C$1M | Active |
| OptablePrivacy-preserving data clean rooms for advertising | Media/Creative AI | Montréal, QC | — | Jan 2025 | US$40M | Active |
| EvoloAI interactive video agents that educate and qualify leads in regulated industries | Media/Creative AI | Toronto, ON | 2024 | Dec 2024 | US$3M | Active |
| Viggle AIControllable generative AI character video | Media/Creative AI | Toronto, ON | 2022 | Aug 2024 | US$19M | Active |
| Artificial AgencyAI behaviour engine driving non-player characters in video games | Media/Creative AI | Edmonton, AB | — | Jul 2024 | US$12.5M | Active |
| VosynAI voice translation and dubbing | Media/Creative AI | Etobicoke, ON | 2023 | Jun 2024 | US$2.2M | Active |
| HippocAI platform that predicts advertising performance for marketing teams (neuroscience-trained models scoring creative before launch) | Media/Creative AI | Montréal, QC | — | Jan 2023 | C$3M | Active |
| ChatforceMulti-agent AI game studio turning ideas into playable browser games | Media/Creative AI | Toronto, ON | 2023 | — | — | Active |
| Dreamwell AIAI influencer marketing automation | Media/Creative AI | Toronto, ON | — | — | — | Active |
| Feel Good InteractiveFEEL Engine for AI-driven interactive storytelling and kids apps (Little Magic Stories) | Media/Creative AI | Kitchener-Waterloo, ON | 2023 | — | — | Active |
| Masterpiece XWorldEngen, an AI co-pilot that generates and edits complete 3D scenes inside Blender, Unity and Unreal | Media/Creative AI | Ottawa, ON | 2018 | — | — | Active |
| Narrative AIGenerative AI design and production platform that turns fashion sketches into factory-ready tech packs and connects brands to manufacturers | Media/Creative AI | Toronto, ON | — | — | — | Active |
| Nextech3D.aiAI-generated 3D and AR models for e-commercePublic | Media/Creative AI | Toronto, ON | 2018 | — | — | Public |
| OnDeck AIVision-language models for video analysis | Media/Creative AI | Vancouver, BC | — | — | — | Active |
| Play3Brand-to-creator platform deploying AI agents inside Roblox and Fortnite worlds for virtual try-ons and player-intent signals | Media/Creative AI | Vancouver, BC | — | — | — | Active |
| StackAdaptAI-driven programmatic advertising platform | Media/Creative AI | Toronto, ON | — | — | — | Active |
| StorycraftAI narrative and dialogue tools for games | Media/Creative AI | Montréal, QC | 2023 | — | — | Active |
Data as of October 20, 2026.