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Founders / Hossein Salimian

Hossein Salimian

Hossein Salimian is the co-founder and CTO of ReelData, an agtech AI company based in Halifax. Hossein Salimian co-founded ReelData with Mathew Zimola. ReelData had raised C$11M across 2 rounds as of November 2026, most recently a C$250K grant in August 2023 from Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA).

Co-founder & CTO of ReelData.

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ReelData

AI monitoring and management software for land-based aquaculture (fish biomass, appetite and health from camera feeds).

Role
Co-founder & CTO
HQ
Halifax, NS
Founded
2018
Status
Active
Disclosed raised
C$11M
Latest round
Grant, Aug 8, 2023
Website
reeldata.ai

Co-founders: Mathew Zimola

Investors: Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Buoyant Ventures, S2G Ventures, The Nest Family Office

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Data as of November 10, 2026.

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