# ForceN: Machinery, Toronto, Canada

> ForceN: ForceN is a Toronto-based manufacturer and deeptech robotics company established in 2015. Based in Toronto, Canada. Founded 2015.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/forcen (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# ForceN

ForceN is a Toronto-based manufacturer and deeptech robotics company established in 2015.

Funding reported Last round: Series A

Machinery Toronto, Canada

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Company summary

- **Founded:** 2015 11 years old
- **Team:** 46 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** 6.6M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Series A Apr 2024

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for ForceN has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About ForceN

ForceN is a Toronto-based manufacturer and deeptech robotics company established in 2015.

The company specializes in designing, testing, and manufacturing advanced force and torque sensing systems, as well as edge intelligence technology. Their mission is to provide robots with a "digital sense of touch," enhancing physical interaction and tactile intelligence in various robotics applications. The company's flagship innovation is the proprietary ForceFilm, a thin force-sensing film that can be integrated into robotic components for real-time haptic feedback. ForceN also offers multi-axis sensors, robotic components, and edge AI software. In addition to manufacturing, they provide engineering services, including design, prototyping, testing, and system calibration. Their solutions cater to leading robotics OEMs across industries such as surgical robotics, logistics, humanoid robotics, frontier robotics, and industrial automation, addressing the need for precise physical manipulation in complex environments.

## What company datasets say ForceN raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **6.6M** in the source's currency

Rounds **6**

Last round **Series A**

Last round size **6.1M**

Last round date **Apr 2024**

Investors listed **14**

## Founders and team

From ForceN's own website: 1 founder, 5 on the team.

**Dr. Robert Brooks** Founder, CEO

- **Roberto S. Enkerlin** VP, Product
- **Samuel Kim** VP, Engineering
- **Aman Ladak** Product Principal - Surgical
- **Bavly Fahmy** Director of R&D
- **Samir Abdel Rahman** Product Lead - Logistics

## On 5 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Brightspark Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brightspark-ventures)
- [NorthTech Capital Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northtech-capital-investors)
- [HaloHealth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/halohealth)
- [Maple Leaf Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maple-leaf-angels)
- [NorthSpring Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northspring-capital-partners)

Each firm lists ForceN on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

industrial automation hardware health care api support manufacturing force/torque sensing ip68 sealing roboticssurgery force sensors information technology & services electromedical custom mounting patterns plug-and-play integration information technology monolithic thinfilm transducer embedded hardware & software

Built with from their website

Google Tag Manager Amazon CloudFront Stripe Payments YouTube Google Workspace CloudFlare Viewport Meta Google Drive Hubspot Webflow Hosting

+8 more

Cascade CMS Google Meet CloudFlare CDN Apple Pay Mobile Friendly Amazon FreeRTOS Open Graph jQuery

- **Sector:** Machinery
- **Industry code:** NAICS 334513, SIC 3829
- **Region:** Ontario
- **Revenue:** 5M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/forcen)

## Machinery in Canada

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