CounterCrisis Tech
Year Founded: 2020
(Sponsored)
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Founder(s)/CEO: Don Williams, CEO; Melanie Williams, director
Number of Employees: Five working shareholders with subject matter expertise
Office Location: Fully remote, Ottawa-based
Product Description: IC4W is a software product that enables organizations to better manage critical information in real time so they can fight major emergencies with optimal effectiveness.
Target Customers: Target customers include incident commanders and first responders who work in public safety organizations fighting everything from floods and wildfires to criminals and terrorists.
Competitive Differentiator: IC4W is designed as an enabling solution for integrating all the technologies needed to synthesize multiple data sources into actionable information to fight complex emergencies.
Traction or Notable Milestone: A 2023 Bootstrap SaaS award from The Ottawa Network; $1.5 million in funding from Public Safety Canada to apply IC4W as an enabling product to develop a nation-wide standardized information management solution for search-and-rescue and emergency management; and sustained profitability.
Four DRobotics Corp.
Year Founded: 2009
Founder(s)/CEO: Jeremy James, co-founder/CEO; Pierre Poirier, co-founder; Matt Harrington, co-founder/board member
Number of Employees: Seven
Office Location: Fully remote, with integration and test space at AreaX.O.
Product Description: Software that transforms work by automating dangerous, mundane tasks to boost safety and efficiency.
Target Customers: Perimeter security of high-value assets such as airports, bases, ports, borders, refineries, mines and nuclear power stations.
Competitive Differentiator: The technology supports the design, simulation, testing and deployment of applications that employ collaborative autonomous solutions that operate 24/7 in all weather conditions.
Traction or Notable Milestone: 13 patents filed; technology agreement to extend the Lockheed Martin Skunkworks in Canada VCSi command-and-control software to support uncrewed ground vehicles and a collaborative autonomous team of ground vehicles and uncrewed air vehicles; VAR agreement with APAC Surveillance pty Perth Australia; LOI to investigate merger and launch of Go Green Global Technologies Corp. Agentic AI Efficient Monitoring Systems.
MAE Robotics Inc.
Year Founded: 2018
Founder(s)/CEO: Mojtaba Ahmadi, CEO and president
Number of Employees: Six
Office Location: 6 Gurdwara Rd. and 248 Madhu Cres., Ottawa
Product Description: Advanced force-torque sensors to enable safe robotic interaction with the environment. The sensors use optical technology as transducers yielding several advantages over existing technologies. The company also has deep knowledge and background in developing advanced robotic systems.
Target Customers: Companies that do automated manufacturing and assembly using robotic systems, robot suppliers, robotic and automation integrators, as well as research institutions, universities and colleges.
Competitive Differentiator: The sensors are less prone to electromagnetic interference so there is no need for recalibration as the transducers don’t sustain strain; they have fewer manufacturing complications and offer a more cost-effective solution.
Traction or Notable Milestone: A commercial product version 1 was produced in limited quantities and is used for collaborative research with partners: University of Waterloo, Tokyo University of Science, National Research Council, Carleton University, Kawad Robotics company and NRC manufacturing research centre in Montreal. Some orders received for delivery of Gen 2 to fulfill in December 2025. Expecting sales and marketing to scale up.
ReasonX Labs
Year Founded: 2024
Founder(s)/CEO: Umair Siddique, CEO and co-founder; Donia Chaouch, CPO and co-founder; Mary Yazdani, co-founder and COO/CSO
Number of Employees: Four full-time, plus collaborators through research partnerships and contractors.
Office Location: Kanata
Product Description: Foundational systems and safety engineering platform that automates Physical AI development, transforming months-long manual processes into real-time automated analysis and deployment.
Target Customers: OEMs, suppliers, integrators and manufacturers developing Physical AI systems like robots, autonomous vehicles, drones and smart infrastructure requiring safety compliance.
Competitive Differentiator: Solves the speed-safety-reliability paradox by unifying fragmented tools into a cohesive platform with automated compliance, real-time validation and seamless team collaboration.
Traction or Notable Milestone: Paying customers in the U.S. and Canada, SOC 2 and ISO 27001 achieved, IP filed and active pilots underway.
RentalTide
Founded: February 2025
CEO: Nick Sutherland
Number of Employees: Four
Office Location: Fully remote based out of Ottawa
Product Description: An all-in-one booking and POS software for boat rentals, marinas, and more – reservations, payments, waivers, deposits and fleet tracking. Built for rental businesses on the water and beyond.
Target Customers: Boat rental operators, marinas and recreational rental businesses seeking an all-in-one platform to simplify bookings, payments, operations, and customer experiences on and off the water.
Competitive Differentiator: Purpose-built for marine and recreational rentals, RentalTide combines bookings, POS, deposits, waivers and GPS tracking in one platform. No monthly fees, simple setup and full support.
Traction or Notable Milestone: 10+ rental locations live, processing more than $5 million in bookings with strong growth and expanding adoption across marine and recreational operators.
