Oriana Solutions is now a resident of Ax.c, Quebec's largest hub for tech innovation and entrepreneurship, built on the former trading floor of the Montreal Exchange, at Place Victoria Tower. We're joining an ecosystem of dozens of startups, investment funds, incubators and large companies, right in the heart of Montreal's business district.
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Oriana Solutions has joined Ax.c, the 100,000 sq. ft. innovation hub that opened June 9, 2025 on the former trading floor of the Montreal Exchange, at Place Victoria Tower. Built by the École de technologie supérieure (through its Centech incubator) and Québec Tech, with financial backing from Bell, Google, Desjardins and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Ax.c hosts about forty resident startups along with incubators, investment funds and large corporate partners of Quebec's tech ecosystem.
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- ✓What happened? Oriana Solutions became a resident of Ax.c, in Montreal.
- ✓What is Ax.c? A 100,000 sq. ft. innovation hub, on two floors, at Place Victoria Tower, built on the former trading floor of the Montreal Exchange.
- ✓Who built it? The École de technologie supérieure, through its Centech incubator, and Québec Tech, with $48M in public funding and $5.25M from private partners (Bell, Google, Desjardins, Fonds de solidarité FTQ).
- ✓Since when? Ax.c opened its doors on June 9, 2025, after roughly seven years of planning.
- ✓Who are our neighbours? About forty startups chosen from more than 100 applications, incubators like Centech and MT Lab, funds like Real Ventures and White Star Capital, and partners like Bell, CAE and Thales.
What is Ax.c
Ax.c occupies two floors, about 100,000 square feet, on the former trading floor of the Montreal Exchange, at Place Victoria Tower, right in the business district. The project was built by the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), through its Centech incubator, and by Québec Tech, backed by the governments of Quebec, Canada and the City of Montreal, for an initial public investment of $48M. An additional $5.25M in private funding, announced in the fall of 2024, comes from Bell, Google Canada, Desjardins and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, spread out through 2029.
The space opened its doors on June 9, 2025, after roughly seven years of planning. More than 100 companies applied to lease office space; about forty were selected as initial tenants, alongside a shared workspace open to other companies in the ecosystem, which Oriana Solutions is now part of.
Ax.c sits at 800 Rue du Square-Victoria, directly above the Square-Victoria–OACI metro station, in Montreal's International Quarter, walking distance from Old Montreal, the Palais des congrès and most downtown head offices.
Why Oriana Solutions chose Ax.c
Beyond proximity to other tech companies, joining Ax.c is first about community: being surrounded, day to day, by inspiring and innovative entrepreneurs who face the same growth challenges, rather than staying isolated in a closed office. It's also fertile ground for building partnerships and doing business development, with dozens of companies, funds and large organizations within reach.
That proximity to the ecosystem helps a lot with our own development, notably for Consorm (consorm.ca), our Law 25-compliant consent management platform. Our ambition is to turn it into a global reference in data protection and privacy in the age of AI, and Ax.c brings us closer to the partners, investors and experts who can help us get there.
More broadly, it ties into the vision we hold for Oriana Solutions: making custom-built software accessible to every SME, and building a Quebec tech company that shines internationally. We don't think we'll get there alone, in a closed office; we think we'll get there surrounded.
The Ax.c ecosystem: meet our new neighbours
We took the time to look at who shares the space with us, from health to quantum computing, investment funds and large corporate partners. Here's a portrait, by category, of the Ax.c ecosystem as it stands today.
Incubators and accelerators
Ax.c brings together about a dozen incubators and accelerators under one roof: ACET, AquaAction, Centech (ÉTS's incubator, behind the project), Centre McGill Engine, CTS, Garage&Co, Groupe 3737, La Base entrepreneuriale de HEC Montréal, LE CAMP, MT Lab, Propolys, Startup en Résidence, V1 Studio and Zú.
Investment funds
Nine investment funds also have an address at Ax.c, from pre-seed to growth-stage financing: AQC Capital, Boreal Ventures, C3E, i4 Capital, Graphite Ventures, McRock Capital, Mistral Venture Partners, Real Ventures and White Star Capital.
Large corporate partners
The ecosystem also includes large companies, both backers of the project and present on-site: Bell, CAE, Desjardins, Google, Merck (Digital Sciences Studio/Tactix), Thales and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ.
Innovation support organizations
About fifteen organizations round out the ecosystem: ADRIQ, Axelys, the Conseil de l'innovation du Québec, École des entrepreneurs du Québec, Investissement Québec, Mitacs, Numana, PME MTL Centre-Ville, PRIMA Québec, Québec Tech, the Réseau des CCTT – Synchronex, Startupfest, PARI CNRC and Strix.
Health and medtech startups
A good number of the resident startups are building health technology: Bia, Azimut Medical, Displaid, Juno Technologies, Kento Health, Josephine Care, NURA Medical, SaHera Soins Solutions, Smartbiotic, Sononurse VS, Totum Tech and vopemed.
AI startups
Artificial intelligence is the best-represented sector at Ax.c, and it's where Oriana Solutions finds itself closest to its neighbours: Aeroport AI, AssistIQ Technologies, Carange Solutions, Envision.ai, Homeric, InsightSolver, Kaster, LevelOps, LS2, Maket, Munera Intelligence, NeoBotiQc, Paralog, Reveal Life Science and QbitSoft Canada.
Advanced tech and hardware startups
Others are betting on hardware and advanced materials: AeroNova Advanced Materials, Chemia Discovery, CubicSpace Technologies, H4-Lab, LifeEngine Technologies, Modulate Technologies and Nord Quantique, which builds quantum computers.
And in other sectors
Rounding out the ecosystem: BETA Labs, GEODAR, Gestion Toolbox and Mely.ai Solutions.
Programming and events at Ax.c
Ax.c isn't just office space: the hub runs regular programming, with several activities every month, across five formats: conferences, workshops, accelerated coaching sessions, company pitches and networking events.
Recent and upcoming events include express networking 5@7s for entrepreneurs, community conferences like DevFest, workshops on financing and fundraising, and networking fairs like Foire Confluence. The goal is to give access to mentorship, financing and strategic partnerships right on-site, without having to look elsewhere.
In our field, staying current isn't optional, it's a requirement. What we learn from the other companies at Ax.c, whether about AI, data protection or growing a tech company, we bring directly into how we work with our clients.
Are you part of the Ax.c ecosystem, or just downtown Montreal?
We're now in the neighbourhood. Drop by, or write to us if you want to talk GEO, AI or digital visibility.
What is Ax.c?
Ax.c is Quebec's largest hub for tech innovation and entrepreneurship, built on two floors of Place Victoria Tower in Montreal, on the former trading floor of the Montreal Exchange. It opened on June 9, 2025.
Where is Ax.c located?
At 800 Rue du Square-Victoria, above the Square-Victoria–OACI metro station, in Montreal's International Quarter.
How many companies are based at Ax.c?
About forty startups lease dedicated office space there, and several dozen other organizations (incubators, investment funds, large companies and support organizations) round out the ecosystem, alongside companies that, like Oriana Solutions, use the shared workspaces.
Why did Oriana Solutions join Ax.c?
To be part of a community of inspiring and innovative entrepreneurs, build partnerships and do business development, and use the proximity of the ecosystem to help develop its own products, including Consorm.
What kind of events happen at Ax.c?
Regular programming of conferences, workshops, accelerated coaching, pitches and networking events, with several activities every month, open to resident companies.
Does Oriana Solutions have a permanent office at Ax.c?
Oriana Solutions is among the companies using Ax.c's shared workspaces, alongside the startups that lease dedicated office space there.
