THE 416Toronto Startups

Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Vol. 416 · Toronto

Trade

AI startups in Toronto

Cohere trains the models, Ada sells the support agent, and Layer 6 is the research shop inside a bank. That is the AI bench on this desk: a lab, a product company, and a buyer with its own team. Not a list of wrappers.

3 on the desk. This is not every ai company in the city.

King West, where Cohere is based
King West
CO

Cohere

Frontier language models, shipped from Toronto.

AIKing WestLate · 500+UnicornHiring

King West, where Ada is based
King West
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Ada

Customer service agents that actually resolve.

AIKing WestGrowth · 400+Hiring

Financial District, where Layer 6 is based
Financial District
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Layer 6

TD’s AI lab that still publishes.

AIFinancial DistrictPublic / acquired · 100+Hiring

If you sell to ai companies in Toronto, this is the list. A labeled slot is on the rate card. If your company is missing, file a listing.