Brickeye Brings Canadian Sensor Technology to Saudi Arabia
Brickeye has signed a technology licensing and manufacturing agreement with TechSense Electronics to localize production of its industrial IoT sensing hardware within Saudi Arabia. The agreement was formalized on stage at the Saudi-Canada Business and Investment Forum in Jeddah, part of the Canadian Prime Minister’s trade mission to the Kingdom, with Brickeye CEO Tim Angus […]
Four Graphite Portfolio Companies Named to FoundersBeta’s Top 100 Companies to Watch in 2026
Four companies in our portfolio — TimeSmart.AI, MedMe Health, Mycroft, and Part3 — have been named to FoundersBeta’s Top 100 Companies to Watch in 2026, a list spotlighting startups across industries “redefining what’s next.” TimeSmart.AI (#55) is simplifying clinician contract compliance for healthcare organizations, using contract-learning AI to automate invoicing and audit readiness — now […]
Vena Medical’s MicroAngioscope Used in First U.S. Commercial Cases
Vena Medical, the Kitchener-based developer of direct intravascular imaging systems, completed its first U.S. commercial cases with the Vena MicroAngioscope system. The device uses a small camera to give physicians a live, full-colour view from inside the vasculature, allowing real-time treatment decisions like stent choice and placement during procedures. Neurosurgeons Peter Kan, MD, and Chris […]
Raven’s Data Feed Now Live on Esri
Raven Connected, the real-time fleet, roadway, and work zone intelligence provider, is now integrated with ArcGIS Velocity, part of Esri’s ArcGIS platform. Esri is the dominant player in geographic information systems (GIS), with its software used by the vast majority of federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as major enterprises across utilities, transportation, […]
Brickeye Becomes Shepherd’s First Builder’s Risk Partner
Brickeye, the IoT-enabled construction risk intelligence platform, has partnered with Shepherd, the AI-native commercial insurance platform, to integrate Brickeye’s risk intelligence directly into Shepherd’s underwriting model. Builders who deploy Brickeye’s IoT controls receive a tiered protection classification — verified by a Certificate of Protection — that earns better terms through Shepherd Savings, including premium credits […]
Basetwo Selected to Represent Canada at VivaTech 2026
Basetwo, the Toronto-based industrial AI platform helping manufacturers optimize operations, has been chosen to join Canada’s official delegation to VivaTech 2026, led by Scale AI. Selected from over 170 applicants nationwide, Basetwo showcased its manufacturing AI platform within the Canada Pavilion at Europe’s largest tech event that took place in Paris from June 17–20. The […]
WaitWell CEO Steve Vander Meulen Named 2026 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® Finalist
Steve Vander Meulen, CEO and Co-Founder of WaitWell, has been named a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2026 award in the Prairies region. The recognition celebrates leaders building strong teams, businesses, and communities across Canada. Steve’s leadership at WaitWell has centered on building solutions that put customers at the center of every […]
Tracktile and Vena Medical Named to Canada’s Top Moonshot Ventures™ of 2026
Two Graphite portfolio companies — Tracktile and Vena Medical — have been selected as part of Canada’s Top Moonshot Ventures™ of 2026 by the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO), taking the Moonshots Stage™ at NACO Summit in Ottawa. The 2026 cohort of 27 companies is the largest and most nationally distributed in the program’s history, […]
myStoria Selected for Ontario’s Life Sciences Innovation Fund
myStoria, the Kitchener-based digital health company, has been selected as one of 10 recipients of Ontario’s Life Sciences Innovation Fund, receiving $500,000 to help commercialize its technology and create local jobs. MyStoria is building a care coordination platform that helps patients organize medical records and navigate reproductive healthcare. The fund, delivered by the Ontario Centre […]
Bridgit’s Workforce Platform Now Powers Sir Robert McAlpine
Bridgit, the AI workforce planning platform for construction, has announced a strategic partnership with Sir Robert McAlpine (SRM), one of the UK’s leading construction and infrastructure companies. SRM will adopt Bridgit’s platform to modernize how it plans and allocates talent across its complex, multi-year programmes — spanning infrastructure, healthcare, defence, and heritage projects. The move […]