Osedea buys ventriloc to build a Quebec-rooted AI and data firm
What's the deal? Montreal-based innovation firm OsedeaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has acquired ventrilocDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Sherbrooke company specialising in data and business intelligence. The deal combines Osedea's work in artificial intelligence, robotics, software engineering, and design with ventriloc's data management expertise. Terms were not disclosed.
Who's who? Osedea was founded in 2011 by Martin Coulombe and works across AI, software, and robotics. ventriloc, founded by Jean-François Laberge and Paul-Alexandre Viger, focuses on data and business intelligence.
What's the endgame? Osedea wants to support clients from raw data through to solutions deployed in production, an integrated offering it says is rare in the Quebec market. The combined company aims to compete with the largest consulting firms.
Why now? Osedea argues that AI and robotics are already automating simple tasks, and that tomorrow's projects will need multidisciplinary teams. Reliable, structured data is the foundation for value from AI, the firm says — the gap ventriloc fills.
Local anchor: The company employs an almost entirely Quebec-based workforce, with teams in Montreal, Quebec City, and Sherbrooke. It plans to keep intellectual property, jobs, and expertise local rather than offshoring, while pursuing both domestic and international mandates.
"This is a defining step for our growth and our ambition to build a technology partner of international caliber here in Quebec," said Coulombe, president and founder of Osedea.
The signal: As AI reshapes consulting, smaller regional players are consolidating to offer end-to-end services and challenge global firms. Osedea's bet is that combining AI capability with solid data foundations — while keeping talent local — can build a competitive, world-class offering from Quebec.
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