Canada Top 30 Business Leaders 2026

CEO of Iversoft and a 4x founder who has spent over 24 years building, scaling, and exiting technology companies.

President of Thomas Cavanagh Construction Limited, a leading Eastern Ontario construction contractor and aggregate supplier.

Chairman and CEO of Ranovus, an Ottawa-based company pioneering photonic interconnect solutions for AI/ML workloads.

CEO of Ascribe and COO of WebMarketers, a multi-business owner and Forty Under 40 honoree in Ottawa's startup scene.

CEO of Acclivity Agency and Co-Founder of FounderLink, an award-winning entrepreneur with two exits and Forty Under 40 recognition.

CEO of InkBridge Networks and founder of the FreeRADIUS Project, the world's most widely used RADIUS server.

President of Pleora Technologies, a leader in video connectivity and edge AI solutions for industrial and defense applications.

President and CEO of Eurocom, a Canadian pioneer in high-performance, custom-engineered laptops since 1989.

President of SocialNext and founder of Canada's top marketing conferences including SocialWest, SocialEast, and SocialPacific.

Co-Founder and COO of seoplus+, an award-winning Ottawa-based digital marketing agency serving clients globally.

Founder and CEO of Dominion Dynamics, a Canadian defense technology company building frontier defense and industrial products.

Co-Founder and VP of Business Development at Tacteris Systems, a leading supplier of C4 and ISR software for military applications.

Co-Founder and CEO of TerraSense Analytics, advancing AI and computer vision for defense and real-world applications.

Co-Founder and CEO of Trellis, a seasoned technology leader using data science to help businesses improve ROI on ad spend.

Co-Founder and CEO of Quo (formerly OpenPhone), a business communication platform serving over 90,000 SMBs.

Co-Founder of Quo (formerly OpenPhone), transforming business communication for startups and small businesses.

Founder and CEO of KOHO Financial, a Canadian fintech serving over 2 million Canadians with personal finance tools.

Founder and President of Larus Technologies Corporation, specializing in AI, ML, and big data solutions.

CEO of Ross Video, an Ottawa-based company powering live video productions for billions of global viewers daily.

Co-Founder of Wipebook and Executive Director of Fresh Founders, recognized as one of Canada's Future Leaders of 2014.

CEO and Chief Strategist at Godzspeed Communications, a growth strategy and branding firm, and co-founder of Studio 20/20.

Co-Founder and CEO of Fellow.ai, an enterprise-grade AI agent for meetings, and previously co-founder of Fluidware (acquired).

Founder of SkillHat Founder Studio, helping senior leaders build profitable consulting businesses and scale to $100K/month.

Creative Director and CEO of Xactly Design, an Ottawa-based brand strategy and marketing agency.

Co-Founder and CEO of Numbercrunch, a finance-as-a-service firm, and Co-Chair of the Invest Ottawa board.

Co-founder of Clearco (Clearbanc), one of Canada's most prominent fintech unicorns, and now founder of Boardy AI.

Director of Growth at Cyberimpact, Canada's leading email marketing platform for businesses.

Co-Founder and Executive Managing Director of L-SPARK, Canada's leading SaaS accelerator and incubator.

CEO of Elentra and a senior executive with 20+ years building tech companies from startups to publicly traded multinationals.

Founder of 3XMAG Technologies, an Ottawa-based startup developing UAV-based geophysical tools for subsurface surveying.