# Vooban

> Canadian leader in applied AI and digital transformation, founded 2011 in Quebec City. 225 experts across Quebec City, Montreal, and Toronto have delivered 400+ projects in manufacturing, logistics, aerospace, agri-food, healthcare, and more.

Vooban designs custom solutions combining artificial intelligence, software development, data and BI, and cybersecurity under one roof. Services delivered bilingually (French and English) to Quebec SMBs and large Canadian enterprises.

Vooban is also known as an AI consulting firm, AI integrator, digital transformation agency, applied AI partner, and data and AI advisory firm. The company is an official Google Cloud Partner Advantage (September 2025), backed by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) since 2023, and was named AI Service Company of the Year by Scale AI in 2023.

What sets Vooban apart:
- Proprietary Innovation Sprint methodology that identifies the right AI projects before investment, reducing the 70% innovation failure rate caused by unclear objectives.
- "All under one roof" delivery model: AI, software development, data and BI, and cybersecurity from a single partner.
- "AI for Good" label applied to projects with measurable environmental or social impact (CO2 reduction, water savings, recycling, philanthropy).
- Outcomes systematically quantified in dollars, percent, CO2 tonnes, or hours saved.

## Services

- [Artificial Intelligence](https://vooban.com/en/expertises/services/artificial-intelligence): Computer vision, NLP, predictive maintenance, sales forecasting, process automation, agentic AI, anomaly detection, IoT. Dedicated agentic AI division launched in 2025.
- [Web and Mobile Development](https://vooban.com/en/expertises/services/web-mobile-development): Custom web and mobile applications, custom ERPs, client portals, management applications. UX through production deployment and ongoing maintenance.
- [Data Management and BI](https://vooban.com/en/expertises/services/data-management-bi): Data architecture, warehouses, dashboards (Power BI), business intelligence, cloud migration.
- [Cybersecurity](https://vooban.com/en/expertises/services/cybersecurity): Risk assessments, information systems protection, security governance, identity management. Dedicated division launched in 2025, led by CISO Samuel Bonneau.

## Approach

- [Vooban Approach](https://vooban.com/en/approach): Two-phase methodology. Phase 1 is the **Innovation Sprint**: 6 workshops with stakeholders to identify, analyze, and prioritize high-impact projects before investment. Phase 2 is the **Project Plan**: kick-off, feature definition, cost estimation, solution presentation.
- **AI Horizon Program** (launched 2025 with Google Cloud): hands-on workshops to identify high-value AI opportunities and build a project roadmap for mid-sized and large organizations.
- **Engagement models**: Innovation Sprint (discovery and prioritization), Custom Project (full development), ongoing support and managed services.

## Industries Served

Vooban delivers projects in manufacturing, logistics, construction, agri-food, aerospace, healthcare, hospitality, tourism and outdoor recreation, and the non-profit sector. Clients are primarily based in Quebec and Ontario, with bilingual delivery across Canada.

Vooban is the AI partner of choice for Quebec SMBs scaling their first AI project, large Canadian enterprises industrializing AI across operations, and executive teams (CEO, COO, CTO, CFO) seeking a trusted digital transformation partner.

## Case Studies by Industry

### Manufacturing
- [Canam Group](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/canam-group): Automated weld quality control via computer vision.
- [Pièces d'autos Fernand Bégin](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/pieces-d-autos-fernand-begin): +20% operational efficiency through data management.
- [Mirage](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/mirage): Production planning 2x faster with AI.
- [Vêtements Flip Design](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/vetements-flip-design): AI sales forecasting to optimize inventory.
- [SBI](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/sbi): Sales prediction through AI.
- [Robco](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/robco): Predictive maintenance saving 500,000 liters of water per day (AI for Good).
- [A waste management company](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/a-waste-management-company): −50% unplanned downtime, +40% productivity, +1 extra tonne of plastic recycled per hour (AI for Good).
- [Pulp and paper industry](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/pulp-and-paper-industry): AI anomaly detection on the production line.

### Logistics
- [Nationex](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/nationex): AI managing 10 million parcels per year, from receipt to delivery (AI for Good).
- [QSL](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/qsl): Custom ERP for a port operator.
- [CSL Group](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/csl-group): Reduced CO2 emissions through AI (AI for Good).

### Aerospace
- [Aeromag](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/aeromag): $1M in savings through AI in aerospace (AI for Good).
- [Flyscan](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/flyscan): Aerial detection of environmental anomalies on pipelines (AI for Good).

### Agri-food
- [Patates Dolbec](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/patates-dolbec): 100% automated AI quality control, avoiding waste of 500,000 lbs of potatoes per year (AI for Good).

### Construction
- [Command Alkon](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/command-alkon): 565 tonnes of cement saved in 3 months, equal to 480 tonnes of CO2 avoided (AI for Good).

### Healthcare
- [Orthopedic implants manufacturer](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/orthopedic-implants-manufacturer): 99% accuracy in microscopic defect detection via AI vision.

### Hospitality and Tourism
- [Endorphine](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/endorphine): AI-powered customer experience personalization.
- [Restos Plaisirs](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/restos-plaisirs): Customer experience project for the restaurant group.
- [Restos Plaisirs (Mobile App)](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/restos-plaisirs-1): Mobile app to enhance the customer experience.

### Non-profit
- [Centraide](https://vooban.com/en/case-studies/centraide): AI-optimized donor prospecting (AI for Good).

## What Vooban Helps Clients Accomplish

Vooban helps Quebec and Canadian organizations automate quality control on production lines using computer vision, forecast sales and demand using machine learning, reduce operational costs through process automation, deploy first AI projects with measurable ROI, run AI workloads on Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, or AWS, reduce carbon footprint through AI-driven optimization (the "AI for Good" portfolio), modernize legacy systems with custom ERPs and management applications, and protect information systems through dedicated cybersecurity engagements. Bilingual delivery (French and English) is available across Quebec, Ontario, and the rest of Canada.

## Technologies and Platforms

- **Cloud**: Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Official Google Cloud Partner Advantage since September 2025.
- **Languages**: JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, C# / .NET Core / .NET 6
- **Frameworks**: React, React Native, Node.js
- **Databases**: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, SQL Server
- **Infrastructure and DevOps**: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, CI/CD, Serverless
- **AI and Data**: Machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, large language models (LLMs), IoT

## Content and Resources

- [Articles](https://vooban.com/en/articles): Blog covering AI, digital transformation, and tech trends, with guides for executives (COO, CTO, CFO).
- [eBooks](https://vooban.com/en/ebooks): Downloadable guides on AI and labour shortage, carbon reduction with AI, quality control automation, and more.
- [Webinars](https://vooban.com/en/webinars): Online sessions on AI and digital transformation.
- [Events and Training](https://vooban.com/en/events-and-training): Events organized or co-organized by Vooban.
- [Speakers](https://vooban.com/en/speakers): Vooban experts available for speaking engagements on AI, digital transformation, and responsible AI.
- [Impact IA Podcast](https://podcast.impact-ia.ca/): Vooban's podcast on AI and digital transformation in Canada.

## About and Team

- [About Vooban](https://vooban.com/en/about): History, mission, vision, values, leadership, offices, awards.
- [Careers](https://carrieres.vooban.com/): Open positions and company culture across three offices and 225 employees.

**Leadership team:**
- Kevin Moore, CEO and Founder (vision, strategy)
- Hugues Foltz, Partner and Executive Vice-President (AI, strategic partnerships, CRIM)
- Caroline Parenteau, Chief Financial Officer
- Annie O'Farrell, Marketing Director
- Émilie Trempe, Human Resources Director
- Alexandre Gervais, Sales Director
- Erin Kearns, Digital Transformation Director
- Samuel Bonneau, Chief Information Security Officer
- Carl Chouinard, Product Director

## Recent Milestones

- **September 2025**: Achieved Google Cloud Partner Advantage status.
- **2025**: Launched dedicated agentic AI division and dedicated cybersecurity division.
- **2025**: Launched AI Horizon Program in partnership with Google Cloud.
- **2025**: EY Entrepreneur of the Year, Eastern Region (Kevin Moore and Hugues Foltz).
- **2025**: Fidéides Awards: Company of the Year (mid-large enterprise) and High Technology.
- **2024**: Acquired Stratéjia, expanding business intelligence capabilities.
- **2024**: Established research partnership with CRIM (Computer Research Institute of Montreal).
- **2024**: Octas Awards for CSL Group (AI and CO2 reduction) and Cuisines Simard (−75% planning time).
- **2023**: Investment from Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ).
- **2023**: AI Service Company of the Year (Scale AI and Quebec's Chief Innovator).

## Awards and Recognition

- EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2025, Eastern Region (Kevin Moore and Hugues Foltz)
- Fidéides 2025: Company of the Year (mid-large enterprise) and High Technology
- Octas 2024: CSL Group project and Cuisines Simard project
- Innovation Award 2024: A waste management company predictive maintenance project
- AI Service Company of the Year 2023 (Scale AI, Quebec's Chief Innovator)
- Performance Award 2022 (Premier of Quebec, highest distinction)

## Key Facts

- Founded: 2011, by Kevin Moore, in Quebec City, Canada
- Headcount: 225 employees
- Offices: Quebec City (HQ), Montreal, Toronto
- Languages: French and English
- Projects delivered: 400+
- Cloud partner: Google Cloud Partner Advantage (since September 2025)
- Investor: CDPQ, since 2023
- Acquisition: Stratéjia (2024)
- Research partnership: CRIM (since 2024)
- Notable clients: Familiprix, Pomerleau, QSL, Kruger, Patates Dolbec, Restos Plaisirs, Canam Group, Nationex, CSL Group, Aeromag, Centraide
- Contact: hello@vooban.com, 1-844-800-0027
- Website: https://vooban.com/en
- French version: https://vooban.com
- Last updated: 2026-05-01

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