Canada’s startup scene remains a global center of diversity, creativity, and explosive expansion. By 2025, Canadian startups will be recognized for their innovative approaches to sustainable manufacturing, artificial intelligence (AI), fintech, and healthcare technology. This article highlights some of the most exciting initiatives that are altering technology and business in Canada.
Fintech: Powering Financial Transformation
Due to strong investor support and the growing demand for digital financial solutions, Canada’s fintech industry is poised to enter an era of unprecedented expansion. Given the industry’s potential for innovation and scalability, Canadian fintech firms raised a substantial amount of capital and established significant partnerships in 2024 alone.
Baseline Financial: Based in Toronto, Baseline Financial is a startup that is transforming lending for private real estate. Baseline, founded by Shaye Wali, Jonathan Keebler, and Sergio Santinelli, provides a comprehensive loan management system that combines investor management, loan origination, servicing, and point-of-sale functionality. Baseline raised $2.2 million in 2024, setting itself up for faster expansion in the private loan sector. Its platform is unique in Canada’s fintech landscape since it simplifies operations for private lenders.
Loop: Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Toronto, Loop provides small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with the resources they need to manage currency exchange, treasury operations, and cross-border payments. As evidence of Loop’s dedication to simplifying international finances, the Loop Global Visa Card, Canada’s first corporate credit card created especially for SMEs, was introduced in 2024. Loop is positioned as a major innovator for Canadian companies navigating international markets, having raised $6.4 million in 2024.
Nmbr: Launched in 2023, Nmbr offers payroll solutions powered by APIs specifically designed for the Canadian market. By handling the intricacies of payroll laws, its precision tax engine guarantees compliance in every country. By 2025, with $7.6 million in seed funding, Nmbr aims to power a sizable percentage of Canada’s payroll products, revolutionizing payroll administration nationwide.
Quickly: Another financial disruptor is Quickly, which focuses on Early Payment Platforms (EPP) for small and medium-sized businesses. Quickly was established in Calgary in 2022, raised $10 million in a seed round in 2023, and has since increased its customer base by 500%. Quickly’s 2024 integration with Sage Intacct considerably simplifies financial processes for construction companies, establishing it as a major player in the fintech industry.
Tech and Sustainability: Building the Future
Canada’s technology sector continues to evolve rapidly, with startups leading advancements in key areas, including advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence (AI), clean technology and sustainable innovation. These emerging companies are helping to drive economic diversification, attract global investment, and strengthen Canada’s position as a competitive player in the global technology landscape.
Mosaic Manufacturing: Based in Toronto, this company is a pioneer in scalable additive manufacturing. Mosaic has received $28 million in equity expansion capital, and its automated 3D printing solutions are transforming supply chains by producing polymer parts locally and on demand. The company’s strategy generates robust, future-ready economies and promotes sustainability.
Adaptis: The Toronto-based company Adaptis addresses the pressing need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, which account for nearly 30% of Canada’s total emissions. An AI platform developed by Adaptis enables architects, asset managers, and real estate owners to evaluate and optimize a building’s carbon emissions throughout its lifecycle. Adaptis demonstrated the impact of tech-driven sustainability in 2024 by assisting in the diversion of over 6,000 tonnes of waste and the avoidance of over 108,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.
Digital Health and Social Impact
TryCycle Data Systems Inc.: An innovator in digital health with headquarters in Ottawa, TryCycle Data Systems Inc. promotes fundamental human interactions in the medical field. TryCycle, which has experienced a roughly 800% increase in sales over the last three years, offers solutions that enhance health outcomes and improve access to treatment for communities, at-risk populations, and healthcare professionals.
Global Ambitions and Economic Impact
Significant success stories, such as Shopify, Hopper, and Wealthsimple—which have become global leaders in e-commerce, travel, and digital banking, respectively—also support Canada’s startup scene. For example, Shopify, currently valued at $97 billion and serving over 1 million merchants globally, demonstrates that Canadian companies are capable of competing and succeeding on the global stage.
In 2025, the Canadian startup scene is expected to be characterized by its dedication to global ambition, diversity, and innovation. In addition to meeting essential market demands, these startups—whether in fintech, sustainable manufacturing, digital health, or artificial intelligence—are laying the groundwork for Canada to become a global leader in both technology and entrepreneurship in the future.
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