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Focused on deep tech, including AI, IoT and sustainability the fund garners strong support from Canadian and international investors

Axé sur la deep tech, incluant l'IA, l'IdO et la durabilité, le fonds bénéficie d'un soutien important des investisseurs canadiens et internationaux.

Airy3D brings 3D computer vision capabilities to any camera with unrivaled simplicity, versatility, and affordability. Like most startups, Airy3D did not follow a linear path to success. Along the way, the company encountered highs and lows, and had to overcome several challenges. Read on to learn more.

One of the most challenging times for an emerging startup, especially a technology-focused one, is the pre-revenue stage. In this stage, all resources are going into building a proof of concept, a minimum viable product, and a marketable deliverable. Sometimes, what is important and what is immediate can’t be easily differentiated. In the case of an early startup where money can mean the difference between life and death of a company, generating revenue from selling supplementary products and services can be one of the most valuable decisions entrepreneurs can make. 

September 25, 2020

TandemLaunch Inc, the Montreal-based deep-tech venture studio, announced the funding of OPTIUS to build the next-generation photonic AI accelerator chips.

“As one of the most active AI venture builders, TandemLaunch is always looking for technologies that can offer computing breakthroughs for AI applications. OPTIUS unique framework offers this breakthrough in a practical format for many applications. We are excited to support OPTIUS as they bring their technology to market.” Said Dr. Helge Seetzen, CEO of TandemLaunch.

LATYS is leveraging groundbreaking research in the area of reconfigurable metasurfaces to create the world’s first non-reciprocal wireless relay system that breaks the current rules of antenna design. LATYS proprietary technology is built using non-resonant metasurfaces that allow us to build ultra-compact wireless relays that are dynamically reconfigurable and are inherently immune to interference, multipath fading, and noise.

SDTC Funds Omniply

Omniply’s Clean Technology Aims to Create Sticker Electronics for OLED Displays and Sensors

Montreal, Canada, July 30, 2020: Omniply Technologies the creator of flexible sticker electronics, today proudly announced that it has received funding from Sustainable Technology Development Canada (SDTC). SDTC focuses on helping Canadian Entrepreneurs accelerate the development and deployment of globally competitive clean technology solutions.

This month, Algolux and Mila Enter Artificial Intelligence Research Partnership and Landr raised $26M in Series B Financing. Check out all our July highlights below!

TONZ provides high-quality digital audio processing tools to support the varying practices of Gen Z musicians. Only TONZ has the technology to model complex non-linear processes, allowing us to produce superior quality audio processing products, music technology framework to support our customers.

Editor’s Note: The Launch a Podcast by TandemLaunch is brought to you by PodBean.

This episode features Ashok Prabhu Masilamani — who is currently a chief technology officer and founder at Stratuscent, which is an electrical & electronic manufacturing start-up based in Montreal. Stratuscent’s breakthrough portable, real-time, and low-cost electronic nose leverages chemical sensing and artificial intelligence (AI) to detect, digitize, and catalog simple and complex everyday scents enhancing brand identification, quality control, yield, and safety.