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Fourteen Canadian startups will be honoured at this year’s CIX Summit in March in Toronto.
The CIX Summit is an annual conference showcasing promising early stage and scaling Canadian startups. The fourteen winners — covering health, climate, defence, fintech and marketing — were chosen from a pool of 370 applicants and reviewed by 94 North American investors. The summit is put on by Elevate, a Canadian non-profit that brings together innovators to support the Canadian tech ecosystem.
The fourteen winners will join a list of previous winners that have gone on become successful Canadian and global companies. They include:
This year’s winners will be presented with their awards at the CIX Summit on March 25. The event will feature over 600 investors, entrepreneurs and industry leaders from across North America's technology ecosystem.
"It is a challenging time for entrepreneurs, and so it was wonderful to see the quality of this year's CIX winners," said Neha Kera, managing partner at Innovobot Resonance Ventures and CIX Startup Awards Co-Chair upon the announcement of the award winners. "We are eager to see what else they will accomplish in the years to come, and I hope everyone can learn more about them at CIX".
"The competition was intense with over 350 applicants, and our selection committee did a stellar job in selecting the winners," added Matthew Leibowitz, managing general partner, Plaza Ventures and CIX Startup Awards Co-Chair. "We're thrilled to shine a spotlight on this year's recipients and can't wait to meet them at CIX Summit."
The 2026 CIX Startup Award recipients:
Emerging category recipients:
- PRE Inc. (Marketing Tech) - Toronto, Ont.
- Sonaro (Healthtech) - Montreal, Que.
- Cashew Research (Marketing Tech) - Calgary, Alta.
- Elle, MD Biotechnologies (Healthtech) - New Minas, N.S.
- Xubin Aerospace (Defense Tech) - Oakville, Ont.
Early category recipients:
- Qidni Labs (Medtech)- Kitchener, Ont.
- WeavAir (Climate Tech)- Toronto, Ont.
- Pontosense (Medtech)- Toronto, Ont.
- MedMe Health (Healthtech)- Toronto, Ont.
- LiORA (Climate Tech)- Calgary, Alta.
Growth category recipients:
- Venn (Fintech) - Toronto, Ont.
- Eavor Technologies (Climate Tech) - Calgary, Alta.
- Loopio (Sales Automation) - Toronto, Ont.
- Hiive (Fintech) - Vancouver, B.C.
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