Ottawa company building a zero-trust data mesh for operational technology networks: edge software and gateways that ingest sensor data, quantum-safe encryption for data streams, and a peer-to-peer network that routes that data to authorized users in critical infrastructure and defence.
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Ottawa company building a zero-trust data mesh for operational technology networks: edge software and gateways that ingest sensor data, quantum-safe encryption for data streams, and a peer-to-peer network that routes that data to authorized users in critical infrastructure and defence.
CAE Defence and Security announced a partnership with Metropolitan Technologies, with CAE's investment made under Canada's Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) Policy; no amount was disclosed. investottawa.ca
Graduated from Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst's Cyber Challenge; per the article, CAE is an investor and partner, and the startup is piloting with the federal government and has projects with Thales. cybersecurecatalyst.ca
Products Metropolitan Technologies publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.
Edge data ingestion
Edge software that connects sensors and devices and ingests their data in real time using formally verified ingestion software, translating sensor protocols such as ONVIF and ASTERIX into a unified data model.
Learn moreData-centric encryption
Protects operational data with two layers of quantum-safe encryption, topic-level encryption, attribute-based access control, distributed authentication and integrated key management supporting PKI (classical or PQC) or QKD.
Learn moreSecure peer-to-peer data distribution
Peer-to-peer network that directs mission-critical data to users and applications, deployable on-premise or as a managed platform, with a web interface for access control, key management and health monitoring.
Learn moreAnnounced rounds only, newest first. Undisclosed amounts are shown as undisclosed.
Nov 5, 2025
Investors: CAE Defence & Security
Publicly announced partnerships.
Partnership announced at CADSI's Cyber and Digital Outlooks event (2025); CAE's investment under Canada's ITB Policy supports Metropolitan's critical-infrastructure cyber platform.
Invest Ottawa reported that CAE Defence and Security announced a partnership with Ottawa-based Metropolitan Technologies, revealed at CADSI's Cyber and Digital Outlooks event. CAE's investment, made under the ITB Policy, is to help the company advance its critical-infrastructure cybersecurity platform.
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