We are a venture studio building the next generation of human-centric AI-powered companies in Toronto.

Our mission: to flip the script of Canadian innovation, creating great Canadian companies that carry our innovations and values to the world.

How We Work

Human Discovery With Our Partners

Human Discovery With Our Partners

A problems-first approach, vetted for billion dollar potential. Our ventures are born from rigorously vetted problems, transforming real challenges into de-risked, market-defining AI companies engineered for extraordinary growth. Thanks to our deep partnerships, our companies have a first customer and strategic investor before they are even founded.

Rapid Prototyping

Rapid Prototyping

Leveraging full-stack design and development, we create and test solutions rapidly. Our world-class teams envision, prototype, build, and validate products with our partner customers, ensuring technical feasibility and immediate customer utility before market entry.

Launch & Scale

Launch & Scale

From 0 to 1, we commercialize the opportunities derived from academic research and our partnerships program. Our goal is to quickly achieve product-market fit and secure critical first customers, setting the stage for extraordinary growth and exit.

The AXL team gathered together at the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus
For Founders, By Founders

Everyone is a founder of the future we are inventing. We’re a world-class assembly of technology commercialization experts and top-tier researchers with over $200M raised, 200+ patents held, 24+ startup exits, and 26,000+ academic citations—uniquely positioned to bridge cutting-edge research and market success.

Meet the Team
Sasha Ivanov, Lead Prototyper at AXL, stands and gestures while collaborating with colleagues during a workshop. A table with materials and tools is visible in front of him, with other participants partially seen in the background.
Found With Us

Our Ventures are born from rigorously vetted problems, transforming real challenges into de-risked, market-defining AI companies engineered for extraordinary growth.

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Partner With Us

Our partnership program connects industry leaders with our world-class team to co-create de-risked AI ventures that address your most pressing business challenges.

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AXL Lab at the Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, where researchers and engineers collaborate on advancing AI and innovation in Canada
Commercialize Your Research With Labs

Our team has translated its research into products used by billions around the world. Led by world-leading HCI/AI researchers and engineers, AXL Labs works with academic researchers to maximize the impact of their work, allowing them to focus on the science while we build the products and companies.

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