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Element AI

Element AI is an enterprise SaaS AI company based in Montréal, Quebec. It is listed in the portfolios of Real Ventures and BDC Growth Venture Fund. It was acquired by ServiceNow in November 2020.

Enterprise AI products and applied research (historical).

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HQ: Montréal, QC
Category: Enterprise SaaS AI
Status: Acquired by ServiceNow

Founders

Jean-François Gagné, Co-founder/CEO. No longer with the company.
Anne Martel, Co-founder. No longer with the company.
Nicolas Chapados, Co-founder. No longer with the company.
Jean-Sébastien Cournoyer, Co-founder. No longer with the company.
Yoshua Bengio, Co-founder. No longer with the company.
Philippe Beaudoin, Co-founder. No longer with the company.

Also backed by

Investors listed on their own portfolio pages or in reported coverage. Round details are not tracked in the Index.

BDC Growth Venture Fund, Real Ventures

Sources

Data as of November 10, 2026.