Unifying sensors, autonomous systems, and operators across land, sea, air, and space into a single real-time operating picture — purpose-built for the Arctic.
Partner With Us →Founded in 2025 by Eliot Pence — formerly of Anduril (US$30.5B valuation) — Dominion Dynamics is reimagining how Canada protects its interests in the Arctic and beyond.
Dominion Dynamics builds interoperable, attritable systems for contested theatres — a fusion of sensing, autonomy, and networked platforms designed for NATO's most strategically exposed operating environment [citation:10].
The company recently raised $21M CAD in a seed round led by Georgian, with backing from Bessemer Venture Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) — one of the largest early-stage investments in Canada's defence sector [citation:8][citation:10].
Dominion's 25,000-square-foot facility in Kanata North is set to employ 100 people by the end of 2026, solidifying Ottawa-Gatineau as Canada's defence innovation hub [citation:5].
Real-time monitoring of Canada's vast northern frontier
ACPs — uncrewed aircraft for human-machine teaming
Legacy + future systems, allied forces, Five Eyes
Venture-backed, software-defined, rapidly deployable
"We have underinvested in the Arctic for about a generation or two... We need to have more independence. We need to have more diversification."— Eliot Pence, Founder & CEO, Dominion Dynamics [citation:5]
Software-defined systems that are affordable enough to be risked — a fundamental shift from legacy procurement and platform-centric warfare.
Ruggedized sensor network pushing high-definition video, photos, and audio through the Arctic's dead zones — enabling military commanders to swiftly assess threats [citation:4][citation:8].
Field Deployed — Operation NanookUncrewed aircraft designed to fly alongside crewed fighters — extending reach into environments too dangerous or remote for pilots. $50M initial investment committed [citation:2][citation:9].
Sovereign AI SimulationBuilt on Denvr's Canada AI Platform — fully sovereign AI Trust Platform designed for classified workloads, operating entirely within Canadian jurisdiction [citation:2].
CAIP Defence CoalitionDominion Dynamics is anchored by a coalition of leading Canadian and global investors, committed to building a sovereign defence industrial base.
Lead Investor — $21M Seed
Global VC Backing
British Columbia Investment Management
Canada AI Platform — Sovereign Infrastructure
Advisory Council: General Wayne Eyre (Ret.), former Chief of the Defence Staff • NATO Alignment: Five Eyes interoperable standards
Dominion Dynamics is making headlines as Canada's most ambitious defence tech startup.
Dominion Dynamics raised C$21M to scale AuraNet and open a 25,000-square-foot facility in Ottawa [citation:4].
25,000 sq. ft. facility at 103 Schneider Road — 100 employees by end of 2026 [citation:5].
Georgian breaks from core strategy to back early-stage defence company [citation:8].
Partnership to build Canada's first sovereign AI simulation environment for ACPs [citation:2].
Partner with Dominion Dynamics to build sovereign, interoperable, and resilient defence capabilities — from the Arctic to the battlefield.