Ottawa defence software company. Its FULCRUM platform validates, standardises and enriches ISR sensor and full-motion-video metadata so feeds from different airborne and ground platforms can be ingested by command-and-control systems.
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TACTIQL is a talent-first veteran-founded company focused on rapid commercialization to continually deliver decision-advantage. We condition and build trust in data to operationalize and scale established software and emerging technology platforms. Our solutions are rooted in the needs of the end-user, technological feasibility, and tangible defence and civilian market opportunities.
Federal corporation 1398638-1, incorporated under the CBCA on 2022-04-26, status Active, with a registered office in Ottawa, Ontario. ised-isde.canada.ca
The Canadian Army tested its KILO prototype over six months from August 2023 to February 2024 under Innovative Solutions Canada and, per ISED, "operationally validated the technology". ised-isde.canada.ca
Selected for NATO DIANA's 2025 cohort under the data and information security challenge, one of seven Canadian firms named by National Defence. canada.ca
Advanced to NATO DIANA Phase 2 in September 2025. The €300,000 cited is the programme's standard per-participant amount paid to every Phase 2 company, not a TACTIQL-specific award. diana.nato.int
Products TACTIQL publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.
ISR sensor-data conditioning
Company describes it as "a platform that transforms how humans and machines work with ISR sensor data, from both crewed and uncrewed platforms, at the tactical edge", verifying and processing feeds built on different architectures into a single pane of glass. Previously marketed as KILO.
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Named as the first partnership under Calian VENTURES in November 2025, to co-develop sovereign Canadian ISR solutions. No financial terms, equity or contract value disclosed.
Memorandum of understanding signed September 2025 establishing a framework to collaborate on joint defence and commercial opportunities. A framework agreement, not a contract.
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
Innovative Solutions Canada — Testing Stream contract for Canadian Army testing of the KILO prototype. ISED publishes no contract value on this page
ISED research contract 9203400201 (2023-08-14 to 2024-02-02), per federal proactive disclosure
National Defence contract W3330-260194/001/QH for application software, non-competitive on exclusive rights
NRC IRAP — Contributions to Firms, agreement 1016664, "KILO 2.0 — Advanced Data Conditioning, Enrichment, and Management for Mission-Critical ISR Systems"
NRC IRAP — agreement 1038289, "Development of Light Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Data (LISRD)"
Calian Group named TACTIQL as the first partner under Calian VENTURES, with the two to co-develop sovereign Canadian solutions supporting Canadian Armed Forces modernisation and to scale FULCRUM within the CAF command and control ecosystem. No financial terms were disclosed.
Kongsberg Geospatial announced a memorandum of understanding with TACTIQL establishing a framework to collaborate on joint opportunities in defence and commercial markets, pairing Kongsberg's geospatial software with TACTIQL's airborne sensor-data conditioning.
NATO DIANA announced the innovators advancing to Phase 2 of its accelerator, naming TACTIQL of Canada among them. DIANA states the companies receive €300,000 in non-dilutive funding plus continued access to NATO test centres — a standard per-participant amount.
National Defence named seven successful Canadian innovators joining NATO DIANA's 2025 cohort, listing TACTIQL under data and information security. The release states each company receives €100,000 and joins one of 13 DIANA-affiliated accelerators.
Sourced from the company's own pages or announcements.
Michael Nelson
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Avery Dick
Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Rasha Kashef
Science and Technology Advisor
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