Boreal Ventures — Full Portfolio

Palisade develops AI-first DMARC and email authentication software for managed service providers (MSPs), helping fix DNS and email authentication issues to improve deliverability and keep outbound email out of spam.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

SaaS platform to manage and collaborate on project documents from conception to archiving.

Toronto, CA

John Laslavic(Founder)

Can-Explore is an engineering firm that develops technologies and processes for infrastructure asset management, offering services such as mobile mapping, drone surveying, legal surveying, and bathymetry across transport, energy, urban planning, and industrial/mining sectors.

CleantechConstruction TechHardware

Developing a novel approach to treating tobacco dependence addressing physical and psychological aspects.

Ditch Labs develops a medical device and digital health program designed to help individuals quit smoking.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMontreal, CA

Laurent Laferrière(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Dr. Christelle Luce(Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer)Olivier Bourbonnais(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsAmplify Capital

Co-investorsGood News VenturesMaRS

Femtum builds turn-key mid-infrared fiber laser systems that operate without requiring laser experts, serving industrial manufacturers and scientific teams for applications such as selective laser microprocessing and mid-IR spectroscopy.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsQuébec City, CA

Simon Duval(CTO & Co-Founder)inLouis-Rafaël Robichaud(CEO & Co-Founder)François Courteau(CFO)

Co-investorsi4 CapitalVIGO Ventures

No-code, open-source Python solution for test, measurement and control; a drop-in replacement for LabVIEW.

Virtual sleep care app connecting licensed therapists with people struggling with insomnia.

HALEO provides therapist-led cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), including a proprietary program for shift workers, delivered as a structured 5-6 week program with licensed therapists.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & Fitness

Uses AI to create personalized cardiac programs to manage cardiovascular disease.

Kento develops AI-powered clinical decision support models that integrate wearable sensor data, device readings, and patient-reported signals into actionable summaries for clinicians.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & Fitness

BoardLaura Cohen(Preventive Cardiologist)Steven Keteyian(Director, Preventive Cardiology)Francisco Lopez-Jimenez(Chair of Preventive Cardiology)Fatima Rodriguez(Section Chief, Preventive Cardiology)

Co-investorsAmplify CapitalBroom VenturesGraphite Ventures

Palisade provides AI agents for online marketplaces, giving each buyer a personal agent that knows the catalog and pricing, giving sellers/owners an agent that explains their performance data, and routing high-intent leads to the operator's team.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesSaaSLos Angeles, US

Jonathan Salama(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator

Paraito is a software platform that automates and accelerates title examination for Quebec notaries by retrieving property documents, extracting data from notarial acts using AI, and generating complete examination reports ready for professional review.

AI & Machine LearningLegalTechPropTechSaaS

Pricepoint provides autonomous revenue management for accommodation businesses by integrating with hospitality platforms like Yanolja Cloud Solution, using live reservation and availability data to optimize pricing decisions.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & Hospitality

Puzzle Medical develops a heart failure treatment device designed to improve heart and kidney function through 4Fr axillary access, allowing patient ambulation and providing up to seven days of support.

HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesMontreal

Jade Doucet-Martineau(Co-founder & CEO, Board Director)François Trudeau(Co-founder & CTO, Board Director)Philippe Généreux(Co-founder (Phase 2), Chief Medical Officer & Board Observer)Maxime Rochon(Co-founder (Phase 2) & VP Clinical, Regulatory and Quality)Yves-Antoine Crête(Co-founder (Phase 2) & VP Technical R&D and Operations)Gabriel Georges(Co-founder & Clinical Advisor)

Co-investorsBroadview VenturesLumira VenturesAjax HealthDesjardins CapitalCathexis VenturesFront Row Ventures+1 more

RevStar is a one-day summit held in Toronto that brings together revenue operations leaders, founders, and investors to discuss go-to-market and commercialization of Canadian tech and SaaS companies.

Future of WorkSales TechToronto, CA

SAMI builds a multifunction agricultural robot that uses robotics, AI, and data analysis to automate field tasks such as selective harvesting, weeding, thinning, fertilization, and pest control for produce growers.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics

SketchDeck provides embedded teams of creative, marketing, and digital talent that integrate into client organizations to handle marketing operations and creative work.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Chris Finneral(Founder/CEO)inDavid Mack(Founder/CTO)in

Co-investorsBlue CollectiveY CombinatorBDC Capital CorporationBKR CapitalFoundation CapitalMatrix+1 more

AI & Machine LearningPropTechEdmonton, CA

Co-investorsEdmonton UnlimitedStartup TNTTechstars

SmartD is a Canadian power electronics company that designs, tests, and manufactures Clean Power variable frequency drives (VFDs) for motor control, aiming to reduce harmonics, motor insulation stress, and bearing failures at the drive architecture level rather than through external filters.

CleantechEnergyHardwareMontréal, CA

Simon Caron(Founder)

Co-investorsSE Ventures

Trustii provides a background check and verification platform for hiring teams to conduct fast, accurate, and compliant pre-hire and ongoing monitoring.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS