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Yacine Mahdid

Yacine Mahdid is the co-founder and COO of Axya, an industrial and manufacturing AI company based in Montréal. Yacine Mahdid co-founded Axya with Félix Bélisle Dockrill, Nicolas Gauthier and Karim Besbes. Axya raised a C$17M Series A in September 2026 led by McRock Capital. The Canadian AI Newsletter last covered Axya in September 2026.

Co-founder/COO of Axya.

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Axya

AI procurement agents for manufacturers that turn supplier emails, PDFs and portal updates into structured ERP data and flag risks and savings.

Role
Co-founder/COO
HQ
Montréal, QC
Founded
2019
Status
Active
Disclosed raised
C$17M
Latest round
Series A, Sep 24, 2026
Website
axya.co

Co-founders: Félix Bélisle Dockrill, Nicolas Gauthier, Karim Besbes

Investors: McRock Capital, Yamaha Motor Ventures, BDC Industrial Innovation Venture Fund, Real Ventures, CIBC Innovation Banking

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Data as of November 10, 2026.

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