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Three Brazilian startups have recently been selected to represent the country at ALL IN 2025, Canada’s largest artificial intelligence festival
By Pedro Augusto
Montreal is currently one of the world’s leading hubs for artificial intelligence expertise. The city hosts research centers, innovation hubs, and a rapidly growing community of tech startups. In this environment, the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CCBC) has been acting as a bridge between the two countries, creating conditions for Brazilian companies to engage with this ecosystem and accelerate their internationalization journeys through the Brazil-Canada Hub.
The city brings together more than 48,000 professionals specialized in AI and about 24,000 university students enrolled in AI-related programs, according to data from the economic development agency Montréal International. The agency also reports that nearly 80,000 people currently work in technology-related sectors. Furthermore, the region attracted more than US$ 1.7 billion in foreign direct investment in artificial intelligence between 2018 and 2024. This environment has also encouraged global tech giants such as Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Samsung to establish research labs in Montreal.
Montreal also stands out for fostering events that bring together entrepreneurs, researchers, and investors, further strengthening this innovation ecosystem. Among the most traditional initiatives are festivals and networking events dedicated to generating business opportunities in the tech sector, such as ALL IN, considered the largest artificial intelligence festival in Canada. Held annually in Montreal, the event will take place on September 24 and 25 and will bring together global leaders, startups, and research centers to discuss AI-driven transformations and their applications across different sectors.
The city is also home to Mila – Quebec AI Institute, the world’s largest academic research center in artificial intelligence, founded by Yoshua Bengio, winner of the 2018 Turing Award. “It is important to highlight that Canada has a vibrant environment, with many startups operating in AI across different sectors such as healthcare, finance, smart cities, and industry,” says Viviane Ferran, CCBC’s Operations Manager in Montreal. “There is also strong government support, close collaboration between universities and businesses, and several ongoing opportunities,” she adds.
It is in this context that CCBC, through its Technology and Innovation Commission, in partnership with the Consulate of Brazil in Montreal, organized the Brazilian Startup Selection for ALL IN 2025, which has just announced its winners. After evaluation by a committee of Brazilian experts active in Canada’s entrepreneurship ecosystem, three startups were chosen to participate in the festival:
- Squair – a platform that combines IoT and artificial intelligence to reduce the energy consumption of refrigeration assets by up to 30%;
- Bee Touch – a solution for tracking and predicting risks in mental health and psychosocial well-being;
- Attilime – technology that uses AI and machine learning to recover spilled oil in offshore environments, ensuring up to 80% reuse.
In addition to CCBC, the Consulate of Brazil in Montreal also plays an active role in the initiative, reinforcing the importance of Brazil’s presence in global innovation environments. “The participation of Brazilian startups at ALL IN 2025 represents a strategic opportunity to increase the visibility of our technology ecosystem and to strengthen ties between Brazil and Canada in the field of innovation,” says Franklin Silva Netto, Deputy Consul of Brazil in Montreal.
Beyond event access, the selected startups will also benefit from an exclusive agenda of meetings and visits to research centers, innovation hubs, and Canadian companies, expanding their network and accelerating their entry into the international market.
“We received applications from startups with highly qualified and innovative proposals, which shows the strength of the Brazilian technology ecosystem,” says Helio Moraes, Coordinator of CCBC’s Technology Commission and Partner at PK Advogados. “Taking these companies to ALL IN 2025 is an opportunity to position them in one of the most advanced tech environments in the world.”
An environment of opportunities at CCBC
The startup selection adds to other recent CCBC initiatives, such as the “Connections and Opportunities” event organized by the Rio de Janeiro Chapter in early August in partnership with Monte Bravo and GTLawyers. The meeting brought together entrepreneurs and investors to discuss technology and innovation sectors from a Brazil-Canada perspective, highlighting the R$ 1.68 trillion in planned investments in Brazil by 2026.
In practice, CCBC’s work functions as a “corridor of opportunities,” connecting companies from different sectors to what has been referred to as the Canada Hub and Brazil Hub. The proposal is to facilitate both the arrival of Brazilian companies in Canada and the entry of Canadian companies into Brazil, leveraging a network formed by universities, research centers, innovation ecosystems, and business partnerships.
With more than 50 years of activity, CCBC continues to strengthen its role as a catalyst for business and knowledge exchange in strategic areas. At this moment, Canada is seeking to attract investments, researchers, and talent. Brazil, in turn, is expanding its programs to support and internationalize companies and brands.
