# Plug and Play's Investments in Canada: 20 Startups by Sector (2026)

> The 20 startups in Canada that Plug and Play has backed, by sector: AI, Fintech and IT Services and more. $1.1B raised. Updated nightly.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/portfolio-maps/plug-and-play-investments-canada (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

## AI

5

- [Passage](https://millionrounds.com/company/passage)
- [Astrus](https://millionrounds.com/company/astrus)
- [YOURIKA](https://millionrounds.com/company/yourika)
- [ModalX](https://millionrounds.com/company/modalx)
- [Staccato](https://millionrounds.com/company/staccato)

## Fintech

4

- [ReLease](https://millionrounds.com/company/release)
- [Owl.co](https://millionrounds.com/company/owl-co)
- [Vessel](https://millionrounds.com/company/vessel)
- [Finofo](https://millionrounds.com/company/finofo)

## IT Services

3

- [Responsive](https://millionrounds.com/company/responsive)
- [Spocket](https://millionrounds.com/company/spocket)
- [Pcsso](https://millionrounds.com/company/pcsso)

## Big Data & Analytics

2

- [Trulioo](https://millionrounds.com/company/trulioo)
- [Symend](https://millionrounds.com/company/symend)

## Edtech

2

- [ApplyBoard](https://millionrounds.com/company/applyboard)
- [QuadFi](https://millionrounds.com/company/quadfi)

## Consumer Apps

2

- [Quickly](https://millionrounds.com/company/quickly)
- [Pickatale](https://millionrounds.com/company/pickatale)

## Chemicals & Materials

2

- [Basetwo AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/basetwo-ai)
- [Fibernx](https://millionrounds.com/company/fibernx)

## Segment by segment

### AI

5 startups · $66M raised

- [**Passage**](https://millionrounds.com/company/passage) Passage is a modern identity for web and mobile applications. Canada $41M
- [**Astrus**](https://millionrounds.com/company/astrus) Astrus is a Toronto-based artificial intelligence startup founded in 2022, focusing on AI-driven Electronic Design Automation (EDA Canada $20M
- [**YOURIKA**](https://millionrounds.com/company/yourika) Smarter Learning Support @ Scale Canada $2.6M
- [**ModalX**](https://millionrounds.com/company/modalx) ModalX is a AI powered multimodal platform that understands your business, predicts your challenges, and delivers tailored AI solu Canada $1.7M
- [**Staccato**](https://millionrounds.com/company/staccato) Staccato is a generative AI platform founded in 2023, designed to assist musicians, lyricists, and music producers. Canada $160K

### Fintech

4 startups · $96M raised

- [**ReLease**](https://millionrounds.com/company/release) Release engages in the mobile phone re-commerce market. Canada $55M
- [**Owl.co**](https://millionrounds.com/company/owl-co) Owl.co is an enterprise artificial intelligence and insurtech company based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada $30M
- [**Vessel**](https://millionrounds.com/company/vessel) Vessel is the modern way to access home equity. Canada $8.0M
- [**Finofo**](https://millionrounds.com/company/finofo) Finofo is a financial technology startup based in Calgary, Alberta, focused on creating a comprehensive digital platform for busin Canada $3.3M

### IT Services

3 startups · $26M raised

- [**Responsive**](https://millionrounds.com/company/responsive) Responsive, formerly known as RFPIO, is a leader in Strategic Response Management (SRM) software, headquartered in Beaverton, Oreg Canada $25M
- [**Spocket**](https://millionrounds.com/company/spocket) Spocket is a dropshipping platform founded in 2017 and based in Vancouver, Canada. Canada $1.2M
- [**Pcsso**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pcsso) We tell the story of products, their past, present and future on social. Canada $10K

### Big Data & Analytics

2 startups · $444M raised

- [**Trulioo**](https://millionrounds.com/company/trulioo) Trulioo is a global identity and risk intelligence platform based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada $402M
- [**Symend**](https://millionrounds.com/company/symend) Symend is a Canadian Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company based in Calgary, Alberta, founded in 2016. Canada $42M

### Edtech

2 startups · $452M raised

- [**ApplyBoard**](https://millionrounds.com/company/applyboard) ApplyBoard is a Canadian educational technology company based in Kitchener, Ontario. Canada $432M
- [**QuadFi**](https://millionrounds.com/company/quadfi) QuadFi is a fintech firm providing underserved credit groups with fair and affordable loans. Canada $20M

### Consumer Apps

2 startups · $11M raised

- [**Quickly**](https://millionrounds.com/company/quickly) Quickly Yazılım develops automation software for restaurant and cafe POS systems. Canada $10M
- [**Pickatale**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pickatale) Pickatale is a multilingual iPad storybook app for young children. Canada $1.0M

### Chemicals & Materials

2 startups · $14M raised

- [**Basetwo AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/basetwo-ai) Basetwo is an AI CoPilot for manufacturing that provides engineers with recommendations on how to optimize yield, quality, and costs. Canada $13M
- [**Fibernx**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fibernx) Fibernx develops sustainable carbon fiber and carbon nanofiber materials for industrial and energy applications. Canada $1.0M

**How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names Plug and Play as an investor and is based in Canada. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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