Canada · Funded startup

Who invested in CERT Systems

2 rounds we have observed, with the 2 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Climate Tech

Raised 2 months ago

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$2.0Mraised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources

Latest round
Grant, $2.0MSept 2026
Investors
2
See who backed them

The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2026
?Venture$2.0MGrant
First round
Venture
Aug 2025
Biggest round
$2.0M
Grant · Sept 2026
Between rounds
13 months
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Sept 2026
    Grant$2.0M1 new1 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Aug 2025
    VentureAmount undisclosed1 new

    Source recorded

Founders and team

From CERT Systems's own website: 2 founders, 12 on the team.

Alex IpCo-founder & CEO
Christine GabardoCo-founder & CTO
  • Aaron ChanLaboratory Manager
  • Ansh BhaskarMechatronics Intern
  • Badriveer ThotaMechatronics Engineering Lead
  • Celia FerragProject Lead · Research Scientist III
  • Chaitanya DondeResearch Scientist II
  • Colin O’BrienPrincipal Research Scientist
  • Dean StipanicResearch Scientist II
  • Himanshi DhawanResearch Scientist III
  • Jiali LanElectrochemical Intern
  • Kyumin KimResearch Scientist I
  • Michael PepeCell Design Lead
  • Toluwaleke AgunbiadeElectrochemical Intern

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Everyone who backed them

Third DerivativeAccelerator2rounds
Natural Resources CanadaGovernment1round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? Tell us.

Quick answers about CERT Systems

Who invested in CERT Systems?

CERT Systems's investors include Third Derivative and Natural Resources Canada.

How much has CERT Systems raised?

CERT Systems has raised $2.0M across 2 rounds since 2025. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did CERT Systems last raise?

CERT Systems's most recent round was a Grant of $2.0M in Sept 2026.

What was CERT Systems's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $2.0M in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record.

Who backed CERT Systems first?

CERT Systems's first round on record, in Aug 2025, was backed by Third Derivative.

What stage is CERT Systems at?

CERT Systems's latest named round is a Grant, in Sept 2026.

Where is CERT Systems based?

CERT Systems is based in Canada.

Companies like CERT Systems

In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months.

Find investors like these

Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free.