Xplorer
3D virtual training software
No-code tool for building and updating 3D maintenance and compliance lessons, published to Windows, iOS, Android, WebGL and Meta Quest, with xAPI tracking and a player for online or offline use.
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Modest Tree
DefenceHalifax, NS
Halifax company building 3D and immersive training software (Xplorer) and digital work-instruction and inspection software (Tech Companion). It turns engineering and maintenance data into interactive training for defence, aerospace, marine and industrial users.
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About
Company site: modesttree.comHalifax company building 3D and immersive training software (Xplorer) and digital work-instruction and inspection software (Tech Companion). It turns engineering and maintenance data into interactive training for defence, aerospace, marine and industrial users.
Awarded a $32 million subcontract by Fleetway Inc., Canada's design agent for major combatants, for training systems for the RCN's River-class destroyers (February 2026). shipsforcanada.ca
Germany's RENK Group holds a 28.89% minority stake in Modest Tree Media Inc., per the shareholdings list in RENK's 2024 Annual Report; RENK does not consolidate it. eqs-news.com
Won a U.S. Space Force contract via Space Launch Delta 45 Pitch Day for a 3D/VR maintenance system, delivered with Tech Companion, for the 45th Logistics Readiness Squadron (2022). modesttree.com
National Defence has bought software licences from Modest Tree Media Inc. since 2016, including a $209,558.50 licence contract for 2017-2018. search.open.canada.ca
Products & Services
Company site: modesttree.comProducts Modest Tree publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.
Tech Companion
Maintenance software
Digital work cards, inspection forms and real-time task tracking for maintenance crews, linked to 3D models and training, with analytics for work-plan validation and improvement.
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Announced rounds only, newest first. Undisclosed amounts are shown as undisclosed.
Strategic investment (additional share subscription; minority stake)
Aug 24, 2021
Undisclosedmodesttree.comInvestors: RENK Group
Latest: Strategic investment (additional share subscription; minority stake) · Aug 24, 2021
Partnerships
Publicly announced partnerships.
Babcock Canada
Partner in the Modest Tree-led Ocean Supercluster project to add AI search and 3D visualization to Tech Companion; Babcock supplies data, end-user insight and operational testing.
Government & Grants
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
Industrial Research Assistance Program, National Research Council Canada — contribution
REGI – Business Scale-up and Productivity, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency — repayable contribution
Software licences, National Defence — procurement contract
Recent News
- Feb 10, 2026Contract
Fleetway Inc. Awards $32 Million Contract to Nova Scotia’s Modest Tree for River-Class Destroyer Training Program
Irving Shipbuilding reports that Fleetway awarded Modest Tree a $32-million subcontract for immersive training systems built from River-class destroyer design data, so Royal Canadian Navy sailors can train on ship systems before commissioning.
- Apr 15, 2025Partnership
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster Announces $2.5M Tech Companion AI Search and 3D Visualization Project
Canada's Ocean Supercluster announced a $2.5 million project led by Modest Tree in partnership with Babcock Canada to add AI search, 3D visualization and maintenance heatmaps to Tech Companion for ocean-industry assets. OSC is investing about $1 million; project partners fund the rest.
- Aug 18, 2022Contract
Modest Tree Wins United States Space Force Contract
Modest Tree says it won a U.S. Space Force contract through Space Launch Delta 45 Pitch Day for a 3D/virtual reality system, delivered with Tech Companion, to support mechanics at the 45th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance centre.
Technology Focus
Company site: modesttree.comTerms the company uses about its own work.
3D trainingDigital twinsDigital work instructionsVirtual realityAugmented reality
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