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Robert Brooks

Robert Brooks is the founder and CEO of Forcen, a robotics and physical AI company based in Toronto. Forcen had raised C$9.9M across 2 rounds as of November 2026, most recently a C$1.5M grant in March 2025 from FedDev Ontario.

Founder & CEO of Forcen.

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Forcen

Force-sensing technology for robotic tactile manipulation.

Role
Founder & CEO
HQ
Toronto, ON
Status
Active
Disclosed raised
C$9.9M
Latest round
Grant, Mar 4, 2025
Website
forcen.com

Investors: FedDev Ontario, Brightspark Ventures, BDC Deep Tech Venture Fund, Garage Capital, MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund, Emerging Ventures

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Data as of November 10, 2026.

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