Startup · Canada

Canada Rocket Company

HQ Toronto, CanadaFounded 202611-50 employees

Canada Rocket Company is building sovereign launch with reusable methalox rockets. Backed by top Canadian VCs and entrepreneurs, we are repatriating and developing world-class Canadian talent to secure our nation’s future in the global space economy.

Products2

E-1

A methalox gas-generator-cycle rocket engine.

Maturity not rated

R-2

A reusable medium-lift launch vehicle.

Maturity not rated

Newest unveiled first. Open a product for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

Funding2 rounds · CA$14.5M

Disclosed: CA$14.5M
Latest: 8.3M CADGrant · Mar 17, 2026

Funding rounds
Announced	Stage	Amount	Valuation	Lead investors	Other investors	Confidence
Mar 17, 2026	Grant	8.3M CAD	—	Department of National Defence (Canada)	—	Reported
Jan 27, 2026	Seed	6.2M CAD	—	Business Development Bank of Canada, Garage Capital	Cold Capital, Northside Ventures, Panache Ventures, Ripple Ventures	Reported

Grant
Led by Department of National Defence (Canada)
8.3M CAD
Mar 17, 2026
Seed
Led by Business Development Bank of Canada, Garage Capital
With Cold Capital, Northside Ventures, Panache Ventures, Ripple Ventures
6.2M CAD
Jan 27, 2026

Totals add known amounts using recorded USD conversions where available; other currencies are shown separately. A ~ marks an estimated amount.

Sources8

Profile4

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DatabaseCanada Rocket Company - PitchBook company profile
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 34)”
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DatabaseSixth-Domain public startup directory
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "Canada", "hq_iso2": "CA", "id": "65ef3165-5038-4554-a060-0e6f91e269e8"}”
3
DatabaseCanada Rocket Company - Crunchbase company profile
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url
“hq_city: Toronto”
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DatabaseCanada Rocket Company - LinkedIn company profile
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq city, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”

Products1

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CompanyCanada Rocket Company
Canada Rocket Company · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Canada Rocket Company is building sovereign launch with reusable methalox rockets. Backed by top Canadian VCs and entrepreneurs, we are repatriating and developing world-class Canadian talent to secure our nation’s future in the global space economy.”

Funding3

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NewsBDC steps up its defence-sector footprint
GlobeNewswire · Jan 27, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“$6.2M CAD seed round”
7
NewsCanadian Launchers and Spaceport Get Funding Boost
Payload · Supports Funding round · amount
“Canada also selected three unflown orbital-rocket systems to receive a conditional $8.3M CDN (~$6M) each in development funds”
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NewsCanada Rocket Company enters the Launch the North sweepstakes and raises $6.2M in seed round
SpaceQ · Supports Funding round
“the seed round was co-led by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and Garage Capital, and included participation from Ripple Ventures, Panache Ventures, Northside Ventures, and Cold Capital.”

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