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Jonathan Binas

Jonathan Binas is the co-founder and CTO of Vivid Machines, an agtech AI company based in Toronto. Jonathan Binas co-founded Vivid Machines with Jenny Lemieux. Vivid Machines had raised C$7.5M across 2 rounds as of November 2026, most recently a C$1.7M grant in September 2026 from Agriculture Canada (AgriScience Program). The Canadian AI Newsletter last covered Vivid Machines in September 2026.

Co-founder & CTO of Vivid Machines.

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Vivid Machines

Computer-vision crop cameras for orchard and vineyard disease, quality and yield scanning.

Role
Co-founder & CTO
HQ
Toronto, ON
Status
Active
Disclosed raised
C$7.5M
Latest round
Grant, Sep 2026
Website
vivid-machines.com

Co-founders: Jenny Lemieux

Investors: Agriculture Canada (AgriScience Program), BDC Thrive Venture Fund, StandUp Ventures, Tall Grass Ventures, Entrepreneurs First, BoxOne Ventures, Conexus Venture Capital, W Fund, and 4 more

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Data as of November 10, 2026.

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