(New York) BrainBox AI
- Product: software for optimizing the operation of HVAC (heating-ventilation-air conditioning) systems in buildings using artificial intelligence
- Category: property management
- Achievements:
– Present in 18 countries
– Used on a global real estate portfolio representing more than 100 million square feet
– Listed among the magazine’s 100 best inventions Time in 2020 - Foundation: 2019
- Workforce: 135 employees, including 100 in Montreal
- Address: 2075, boulevard Robert-Bourassa, bureau 500, Montreal
Our AI models predict the temperature, from 5 minutes to a few hours, for each individual area of the building. This allows us to shift the operation of the HVAC system from reactive to proactive. So instead of one room getting too hot and the cooling system kicking on at high speed draining a lot of juice, we can predict that room will be overheated in an hour and we immediately make small changes to it. ‘equipment to prevent this from happening. The result is a better level of comfort for the user and average savings of 10% to 30% for the building operator.
Hartin Code, Head of Personnel
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Left, Hartin Code, HR Manager at BrainBox AI
SmartPixel
- Product: broadcasting equipment and software allowing a 3D virtual tour of residential real estate projects
- Category: residential real estate
- Achievements:
– Work with the largest residential developers in Montreal: Brivia, Devimco, Prével, Montoni
– Present in Montreal, Vancouver, Florida, Austria and Greece - Foundation: 2009
- Workforce: 45 employees
- Address: 355, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, bureau 411, Montréal
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David Solomon, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at SmartPixel
A buyer wants to fall in love with his future home. He wants to be proud of his investment. When the customer walks into the sales office and sees the project on our screens, he says: “Wow!” Then, he will go into detail: how many rooms in the house, what the light looks like depending on the time of day, etc. The idea is to combine the visuals and features of the project into one easy-to-use tool for buyers, sellers and promoters.
David Solomon, Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Aïdi
- Product: SaaS project portfolio management software
- Category: construction
- Achievements:
– Adoption by the Société québécoise des infrastructures of the Aïda tool for project management across its vast portfolio
– First foray into the United States with the City of Billings, Montana - Foundation: 2013
- Workforce: 17 employees
Software like Aïdi is like a heart and lung transplant in an organization, in the sense that we are connected to all services: finance, IT, document management, project management, construction or other. We are mainly aimed at owners and real estate portfolio managers. Our tool has a particular flavor by touching the contractual management of projects, by aggregating tasks and deadlines. We really come to bring together the entire universe of project, program and portfolio management in a single software program shared within the entire organization.
Marc Parenteau, CEO and co-founder
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Marc Parenteau, CEO and co-founder of Aïdi
Local Logic
- Product: property rating system based on 17 indicators
- Category: residential real estate
Achievements:
– 80% of visits to home buyers’ sites in Canada exposed to its solutions
– 50% of revenue from US (through sites like Zillow, Redfin, Remax) – $ 20 million fundraising round underway - Next step: design a predictive model of how cities will change over time
- Foundation: 2015 Workforce: 35 employees
- Address: 5605, avenue De Gaspé, bureau 304, Montreal
We quantify the cities. We will build indicators on everything that is outside the four walls of the building to help make real estate decisions.
Gabriel Damant-Sirois, product manager and co-founder, 39 years old
Pharonyx
- Product: Kops software offering a collaborative platform designed by people in the construction industry and intended for it
- Category: construction
- Achievements:
– Present in Canada, France and North Africa
– Among its clients is the Marie-Victorin school service center, the City of Montreal – Highways section and Atelier Monarque Architecture
– Fundraising of 1.5 million in due diligence - Foundation: 2016
- Workforce: 10 employees Address: 10 324, boulevard Saint-Laurent, Montreal
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Hugo Brizard, CEO and co-founder of Pharonyx
Construction is a fragmented industry. SMEs need tools to negotiate the digital shift to be more productive. There are many who use paper and pencils to manage their tens of millions of projects. We offer them a collaborative platform that centralizes information in one place, allowing for efficient document management, deficiency management and management of approval processes.
Hugo Brizard, CEO and co-founder, 37 years old