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Sonia Israel

Sonia Israel is the co-founder and CTO of Nurau, an enterprise SaaS AI company based in Montréal. Sonia Israel co-founded Nurau with Justin Lessard-Wajcer and Saba Saremi. Nurau had raised C$1.6M across 2 rounds as of November 2026, most recently a C$100K grant in July 2026 from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED).

Co-founder & CTO of Nurau.

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Nurau

AI-powered human resources and workplace mental health software.

Role
Co-founder & CTO
HQ
Montréal, QC
Status
Active
Disclosed raised
C$1.6M
Latest round
Grant, Jul 15, 2026
Website
nurau.com

Co-founders: Justin Lessard-Wajcer, Saba Saremi

Investors: Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED), Investissement Québec, Sylvain Authier, ACET Capital

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Data as of November 10, 2026.

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