Startup · Canada
Per Vices
Updated HQ Toronto, Canada
Per Vices designs high-performance software defined radios with wide bandwidth, phase-coherent operation, FPGA processing, and multi-channel RF capabilities.
Funding1 round · $130K
- Equity raised
- $130K
- Latest
- $130KSeed · 2012
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Seed | $130K | — | — | Y Combinator | Speculative |
- $130K2012
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems5
- CalamineFour-channel software-defined radio receiver with tuning from near DC to 40 GHz and up to 300 MHz bandwidth per channel.
- Calamine TNGFour-receive, four-transmit software-defined radio platform with tuning from near DC to 40 GHz and up to 300 MHz bandwidth per channel.
- ChestnutFour-receive, four-transmit software-defined radio transceiver with tuning from near DC to 9 GHz and up to 500 MHz bandwidth per channel.
- Crimson TNGFour-receive, four-transmit software-defined radio transceiver with tuning from near DC to 6 GHz and up to 325 MHz bandwidth per channel.
- CyanSoftware-defined radio platform with up to 16 independently configurable receive or transmit chains, up to 1 GHz instantaneous bandwidth per chain, and a tuning range from near DC to 18 GHz.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Command, control and communications | Developer | — | — | Run 97, reviewed AI classification, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Per Vices sells wideband SDR platforms for radar, spectrum monitoring and electronic warfare, with defence and government among its clients. Source: https://www.pervices.com/about | Reported |
| Sensing and signature management | Developer | — | — | Run 97, reviewed AI classification, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Per Vices sells wideband SDR platforms for radar, spectrum monitoring and electronic warfare, with defence and government among its clients. Source: https://www.pervices.com/about | Reported |
- DeveloperRun 97, reviewed AI classification, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Per Vices sells wideband SDR platforms for radar, spectrum monitoring and electronic warfare, with defence and government among its clients. Source: https://www.pervices.com/about—Reported
- DeveloperRun 97, reviewed AI classification, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Per Vices sells wideband SDR platforms for radar, spectrum monitoring and electronic warfare, with defence and government among its clients. Source: https://www.pervices.com/about—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People1
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Victor Woolesen | CEO |
Sources7
Profile2
- 1
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · kind
“{"group": "startups", "id": "2126be25-79a1-45f1-ac70-925d0d9fa43f", "name": "Per Vices"}”
- 2Companyper-vices website
Supports Organization · country, Organization · hq city, Organization · sector classification
“Headquartered in Toronto, Canada”
Systems3
- 3
Per Vices · Supports Organization · description, Organization · name, Organization · website, System
“Per Vices designs high-performance software defined radios with wide bandwidth, phase-coherent operation, FPGA processing, and multi-channel RF capabilities.”
- 4
Per Vices · Supports System
“Calamine TNG is a high-performance software defined radio (SDR) platform providing 4 receive and 4 transmit radio chains, up to 300 MHz of instantaneous RF bandwidth per channel, 16-bit converters, and an extended tuning range from near DC to 40 GHz.”
- 5
Per Vices · Supports System
“Cyan is Per Vices’ highest-performance software defined radio (SDR) platform, supporting up to 16 independently configurable receive or transmit radio chains, with up to 1 GHz of instantaneous RF bandwidth per channel and a tuning range from near DC to 18 GHz.”
Funding1
- 6
bouncewatch.com · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership
“Seed $130.00K 1 Y Combinator 01 Aug 2012”
People1
- 7CompanyArticles - Per Vices
Per Vices · Supports Role
“I talked with Per Vices CEO, Victor Woolesen, about the challenges and advantages of SDR.”
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