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Company

Dominion Dynamics

Ottawa-based defense technology company building next-generation defense systems for extreme environments, with an initial focus on the Canadian Arctic.

Founded
2025
HQ
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Status
private (defense)

Funding

$115.0M

Models

1

Overview

Ottawa-based defense technology company building next-generation defense systems for extreme environments, with an initial focus on the Canadian Arctic. Dominion develops AuraNet, a software communications and monitoring platform for command and control, and Scout, an Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) that extends the reach of crewed fighter jets into austere environments. The company has recruited senior engineering talent from Anduril, Tesla, Rheinmetall, Google, and Rivian, combining Silicon Valley velocity with a hard national security mission focus.

Verified record

Verified deployments
None on file
Active incidents
None on file

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Key facts

Funding

$100M Series A

Notable

Largest defense tech round in Canadian history

CEO/Founder

Eliot Pence

Total Funding

169M CAD (approximately 123M USD)

Series A

139M CAD (100M USD) - largest Series A in Canadian defense history

Series A Lead

Georgian Partners

Series A Investors

Georgian, Valor Equity Partners, Expeditions, Lakestar, OMERS, BDC, RBC, Deloitte Ventures, JDY Capital, BCI, Bessemer Venture Partners, Garage Capital, Golden Ventures, Silent Ventures

Seed

21M CAD (announced late 2025, led by Georgian Capital Partners)

Products

AuraNet (software platform), Scout (Autonomous Collaborative Platform for drones)

Deployment

AuraNet deployed with Canadian Armed Forces during Operation Nanook-Nunalivut in the High Arctic

Facility

25,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Kanata, Ontario + Toronto development office

Team Target

100+ by end of 2026, talent from Anduril, Tesla, Rheinmetall, Google, Rivian

Arctic Investment

37M CAD (50M CAD) committed to Arctic combat capabilities

Expansion

US office planned for late 2026, first hire in Australia

Mission

Building digital backbone for next-generation command and control for extreme environments

Data & sources

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Dominion Dynamics.

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