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BETAKIT MOST AMBITIOUS—2026
BetaKit Most Ambitious 2026

Defend the Dominion

Dr. Amr Helmy

Toronto, ON

The engineering professor is working on a more secure, accurate, and Canadian approach to GPS.

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Xanadu

The publicly traded company uses light particles to generate its qubits and can network several quantum computers together.

Toronto, ON

Photonic

The company combines silicon-based qubits and photonic connectivity to create a scalable quantum system.

Coquitlam, BC

Anyon Systems

The "dark horse" of Canada's quantum race, it aims to develop a useful computer with built-in error and…

Montreal, QC

Nord Quantique

The startup has developed a unique, less energy-intensive approach to quantum bits by bouncing photons around a low-temperature…

Sherbrooke, QC

Wyvern

The spacetech startup offers geospatial intelligence for defence applications.

Edmonton, AB

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Uber Uber DMZ DMZ National Bank of Canada National Bank of Canada

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City of Toronto City of Toronto Borden Ladner Gervais Borden Ladner Gervais CPA Ontario CPA Ontario Toronto Pearson Toronto Pearson National Angel Capital Organization National Angel Capital Organization University of Toronto University of Toronto University of Waterloo University of Waterloo Startup TNT Startup TNT Heidi Heidi Small Ideas Small Ideas

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Defend the Dominion The Sovereign Stack Canada's Food Chain The Next Nobels Community Builders

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