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CIX 2025 Fintech and AI Startup Award Winners
CIX | Feb 6, 2025
CIX 2025 Startup Award Winners
CIX 2025 Awards Spotlight Canada’s High Potential Fintech and AI Startups
Founded in 2008, the Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) is one of Canada's premier events for showcasing the most promising and innovative startups. Held annually, CIX 2025 is remarkably in its 17th year, bringing together investors, industry leaders, and entrepreneurs to recognize high potential companies in Canada's technology and business sectors.
See: Register for CIX Summit 2025, March 26 (Toronto, Canada)
Companies are selected by a panel of industry experts and investors who evaluate ventures on growth potential, scalability, and impact. Winning companies gain significant exposure, networking opportunities, and the opportunity to present their innovations to an influential audience at the annual CIX 2025 Summit taking place on March 26, 2025, in downtown Toronto, Canada. This article features the fintech and artificial intelligence award recipients of the CIX 2025 Startup Awards program.
Fintech Startups Redefining Finance
Several fintech startups stood out at this year’s awards, each bringing innovative and unique solutions to financial services.
- Brim Financial (Toronto, ON) – A digital banking platform changing how consumers and businesses access credit, rewards, and financial management tools. Brim is offering no foreign transaction fees and a comprehensive rewards program. In April 2024, Brim secured $85 million CAD in a Series C funding round led by EDC Investments, with participation from Vistara Growth and other investors, fueling its U.S. expansion.
- Conquest Planning (Winnipeg, MB) – Conquest is an AI-powered financial planning tool that helps advisors create personalized wealth strategies more efficiently. It uses its unique Strategic Advice Manager (SAM) to analyze each client’s situation and suggest the best financial recommendations.
- MyFO (Vancouver, BC) – A wealth management platform designed for wealthy individuals. It helps them keep track of their assets and investments in one place, providing real-time updates to make informed financial decisions easier.
See: How Fintechs Are Tackling Financial Inclusion in Canada
- Float Financial (Toronto, ON) – A corporate card and spend management platform helping businesses streamline expenses and manage cash flow. Float provides real-time spending insights, customizable controls, and integrations with accounting platforms to improve financial oversight.
- Sibli (Toronto, ON) – Sibli is an AI-powered research platform built for professional investors. It analyzes large amounts of unstructured data to find useful insights, helping portfolio managers and analysts make better investment decisions. In February 2024, Sibli secured $4.5 million USD in a seed funding round led by Staircase Ventures, with participation from The Group Ventures, Burst Capital, and MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund.
- Planned (Montreal, QC) – An event planning platform that simplifies the booking process for corporate events including everything from sourcing venues and vendors to managing payments. Planned offers tools for event reporting, policy enforcement, contracting and provides visibility and control over event expenses. In July 2022, Planned raised $18 million USD in a Series A funding round to expand its services and enhance its platform.
AI Startups Driving Innovation
AI continues to be a major force in Canada’s startup ecosystem, pushing the boundaries of automation and intelligence.
- Quandri (Vancouver, BC) – Quandri uses AI to automate repetitive tasks, helping businesses work faster and save money. Its Renewal Intelligence Platform streamlines processes in industries like insurance, making operations more efficient and helping companies keep more customers.
- Artificial Agency (Edmonton, AB) – Innovating at the intersection of AI and gaming, Artificial Agency is developing next generation interactive experiences using machine learning to create more immersive and responsive gaming environments.
- Basetwo AI (Toronto, ON) – A low-code AI platform that helps engineers improve manufacturing efficiency. It connects to production data and uses smart AI models to boost equipment performance and cut down on waste, all without requiring advanced coding skills. In January 2025, Basetwo secured $11.5 million USD in Series A funding to further develop its physics-based AI platform for chemical manufacturing.
See: Canada’s $300M AI Funding Targets SMEs for Growth
- Nanoprecise Sci Corp (Edmonton, AB) – Specializes in AI and IoT-based predictive maintenance solutions for industrial machinery. Their technology monitors equipment health in real-time while providing actionable insights to prevent failures and reduce downtime. In January 2023, Nanoprecise raised $10 million USD in a Series B funding round led by Export Development Canada, with participation from Honeywell Ventures, NSK Ltd., and EC Mergers & Acquisitions.
Congratulations to the Winners!
On behalf of the NCFA community, huge congratulations to all CIX 2025 fintech and AI Startup Awards recipients! Your innovations are driving the future of finance, automation, and more, and we look forward to your continued success.
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