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Top 22 Food biotechnology startups based in Canada

Name: Food biotechnology startups based in Canada
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 43 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 43 food biotechnology startups headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 384 professional contacts across them, including 150 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers food biotechnology startups headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 22 largest food biotechnology startups based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 22 of 43 food biotechnology startups based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to food biotechnology startups: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	POS Biosciences	Indirect evidence	Saskatoon, SK, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “POS Biosciences Corp.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Renaissance Bioscience Corp	Indirect evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Renaissance BioScience is an environmental impact company whose bioengineering platform technologies develop innovative, market-ready, functional microorganisms that provide…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	Earth Alive Clean Technologies	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Life science at the service of the earth, Earth Alive is a biotech addressing environmental challenges in agriculture, mining and industry with a portfolio of innovative and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	TOP Health Ingredients	Partial evidence	Edmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Innovating Plant-Based Ingredients for the Food and Beverage Industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	Burcon Nutrascience Corporation	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Burcon (TSX: BU)(OTCQB: BRCNF) is a global technology leader in high-performance plant-based proteins for the food and beverage industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Nrgene Canada	Indirect evidence	Saskatoon, SK, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “NRGene Canada is a leading research company focused on agri-genetic improvement utilizing technology innovation and collaboration.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Aplantex	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Aplantex has been created by a team of entrepreneurs and scientific specialists after a careful validation of the technical concept first formulated in 2019.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Noblegen INC	Partial evidence	Peterborough, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Noblegen is an advanced digital biology company that employs microorganisms to reshape the world’s linear food systems with efficient and affordable circular solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Ardra INC	Indirect evidence	Toronto & Nova Scotia, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Ardra, we are harnessing the power of engineering biology to solve pressing problems in sustainable supply of natural ingredients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Indogulf Bioag	Partial evidence	London, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Indogulf BioAg is a biotechnology company focused on one thing, bringing biology back into industrial systems at scale.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Advancedag	Partial evidence	Raymond, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AdvancedAg is a Canadian biotechnology company dedicated to transforming the way farmers grow, manage, and protect their crops.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Xitebio Technologies INC	Partial evidence	Winnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a dynamic biotechnology company engaged in microbial technology and agri-inputs for Canadian, American, European, and South American agricultural markets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	MYO Palate	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are a start-up in Toronto focused on the industrial production of laboratory grown meats using regenerative medicine techniques.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Wandler Probiotics	Partial evidence	Mississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Rooted in R&D, Wandler Probiotics is a biotechnology company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Prefer Industries LTD	Indirect evidence	Burlington, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “PreFer Industries focuses on alternative protein sources, particularly plant-based protein sources, through precision fermentation and molecular farming.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Aggene	Partial evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “AgGene is an agriculture biotechnology company focused on the development of plant traits to address major challenges faced during crop production.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Ulysse Biotech	Partial evidence	Trois-rivières, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ulysse Biotech is a biotechnology company and a leader in the design and development of eco-responsible agricultural products, domestic and industrial hygiene products and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Willow Biosciences INC	Partial evidence	Calgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Willow Biosciences is a synthetic biology company focused on the development of bio-based processes for the production of ingredients, including those for consumer care, food &…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Abnatura	Partial evidence	Trois-rivières, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Abnatura is a biotechnology company specialized in the discovery and production of bio-fertilization products composed of natural micro-organisms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Pividl Bioscience	Indirect evidence	Moncton, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Biosciences company leveraging two patent pending platform technologies to produce plant, fungi and microbe derived bioactives for the global health and wellness, consumer…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Bioboost Synbio INC	Indirect evidence	Port Coquitlam, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Disrupting the industry with our next generation molecule biosynthesis platform, BioBoost has developed a scalable, cost effective, green process to produce high value molecules…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Trove Biosciences	Partial evidence	Toronto, CanadaHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Trove Biosciences, our mission is to create an advanced food-tech landscape to feed a growing global population.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: food biotechnology startups. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names food biotechnology startups.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of food biotechnology startups, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name food biotechnology startups. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Food biotechnology startups based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

39.1%Verified-email coverage

8.9Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

14.0%Largest-city concentration · Toronto

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50

51-200

201-500

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 43 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among food biotechnology startups, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “food biotechnology startups”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names food biotechnology startups), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among food biotechnology startups, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 150 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names food biotechnology startups, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many food biotechnology startups are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 43 food biotechnology startups headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

POS Biosciences, headquartered in Saskatoon, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most food biotechnology startups?

Toronto leads with 6 headquartered companies, followed by Calgary (3) and Montreal (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 150 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 43 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.