Calian is putting real capital behind Canada’s defence-tech ambitions. Its $100 million Calian Ventures platform blends corporate investment, co-development with SMBs, and public funding to accelerate C5ISRT technologies across land, sea, air, space, and cyber.
Launched in late 2025, the program helps companies test, validate, and sell solutions to the Canadian Armed Forces without acting like a traditional accelerator. Defence lead Chris Pogue says sovereign capability needs private capital momentum. With 50 applicants already and plans for national development labs, Calian Ventures arrives as Ottawa and investors intensify focus on domestic defence innovation and procurement reform.
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