Companies / Edmonton
AI companies in Edmonton
The Canadian AI Index tracks 14 AI companies headquartered in Edmonton or nearby (Nisku). They have raised C$99M across 10 rounds, including C$1.3M in 2026.
Largest rounds
| Company | Round | Date | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanoprecise Sci Corp | Series C | Mar 2025 | US$38M | Yaletown Partners, BDC Industrial Innovation Venture Fund (leads) and 3 more |
| Artificial Agency | Seed | Jul 2024 | US$12.5M | Radical Ventures, Toyota Ventures (leads) and 4 more |
| Nanoprecise Sci Corp | Series B | Jan 2023 | US$10M | Export Development Canada (lead) and 2 more |
| RL Core Technologies | Seed | Dec 2024 | US$5M | TQ Ventures (lead) and 1 more |
| RUNWITHIT Synthetics | Venture round | Aug 2024 | C$3.5M | Raven Indigenous Capital Partners (lead) |
| Samdesk | Grant | Jun 2025 | C$1.8M | PrairiesCan (lead) |
| NTWIST | Grant | May 2026 | C$1M | PrairiesCan (lead) |
| SenseHuman AI | Pre-seed | Oct 2026 | C$250K | OpenCircle Contractors Association |
| RoBIM Technologies | Grant | 2025 | C$230K | Government of Canada (NRC IRAP) |
US$ rounds converted to C$ at the Bank of Canada rate on each round's date to rank them.
All 14 companies
| Company | Category | HQ | Founded | Date raised | Disclosed raised | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SenseHuman AIAI-powered safety hardhat: four cameras and machine vision give construction and industrial workers 360-degree hazard detection, with a vibration that points toward the danger | Robotics/Physical AI | Edmonton, AB | 2025 | Oct 2026 | C$250K | Active |
| NTWISTAI-powered process optimization for high-mix, low-volume advanced manufacturing | Industrial/Manufacturing AI | Edmonton, AB | — | May 2026 | C$1M | Active |
| SamdeskAI real-time global crisis detection | Defence/Security AI | Edmonton, AB | 2013 | Jun 2025 | C$1.8M | Active |
| RoBIM TechnologiesAI-driven robotic prefabrication platform for construction | Robotics/Physical AI | Edmonton, AB | — | 2025 | C$230K | Active |
| Nanoprecise Sci CorpAI and IoT-sensor predictive maintenance for industrial machinery | Industrial/Manufacturing AI | Edmonton, AB | 2017 | Mar 2025 | US$48M | Active |
| RL Core TechnologiesSafe reinforcement-learning software (RLTune) that learns from live plant data to optimize industrial process control | Industrial/Manufacturing AI | Edmonton, AB | — | Dec 2024 | US$5M | Active |
| RUNWITHIT SyntheticsAgent-based synthetic twins of cities and regions, populated with synthetic populations, that let governments, utilities and defence simulate disasters, energy transition and housing scenarios | GovTech AI | Edmonton, AB | 2014 | Aug 2024 | C$3.5M | Active |
| Artificial AgencyAI behaviour engine driving non-player characters in video games | Media/Creative AI | Edmonton, AB | — | Jul 2024 | US$12.5M | Active |
| AltaMLApplied AI product co-development studio | Enterprise SaaS AI | Edmonton, AB | 2018 | — | — | Active |
| Confined Space RoboticsAbrasive blasting robots | Robotics/Physical AI | Nisku, AB | 2020 | — | — | Active |
| DrugBankStructured drug data infrastructure for AI applications | Health/Bio AI | Edmonton, AB | — | — | — | Active |
| GranifyMachine-learning e-commerce contextualization that identifies shoppers about to leave and changes their behaviour in-sessionAcquired by Bazaarvoice | Enterprise SaaS AI | Edmonton, AB | 2011 | — | — | Acquired by Bazaarvoice |
| ReFi TradingReinforcement-learning trading agents with zero-knowledge pre-trade risk proofs, executed from a non-custodial wallet | Fintech AI | Edmonton, AB | — | — | — | Active |
| Trust ScienceAI alternative credit scoring (Credit Bureau 2.0) | Fintech AI | Edmonton, AB | 2010 | — | — | Active |
Data as of October 20, 2026.