Montreal, Canada – February 4, 2026 – Cycle Momentum, an international climate tech acceleration platform, announced a new co-investment in Irréversible’s pre-seed round, through the Origo investment matching program. Cycle Momentum co-invests with lead investor Quantacet, BDC, and UCeed.
Key takeaways
- Irréversible builds specialized ultra-low-power AI chips and the supporting software stack for on-device intelligence in power-constrained edge and autonomous systems.
- Cycle Momentum joins the pre-seed round through Origo, alongside lead investor Quantacet, Canada’s quantum-focused deep-tech VC, plus BDC and UCeed.
- The funding accelerates product development, engineering hires, and the path to commercialization in markets where energy efficiency is a decisive advantage.
“Irreversible exemplifies the type of climate-focused innovation we seek to support,” said Jennifer McDonald, Senior Vice President of Investments at Cycle Momentum. “By prioritizing energy efficiency and adaptability in AI, they are not only pushing technological boundaries but also creating solutions that reduce carbon impact—precisely the kind of breakthrough that accelerates the transition to a sustainable, low-carbon economy.”
What Irréversible builds
Irréversible Inc. is a Canadian semiconductor company developing next-generation AI computing systems for ultra-low-power environments. The company is building specialized chips, and the supporting software stack, designed to enable on-device intelligence in power-constrained environments. This power-first architecture targets orders-of-magnitude improvements in energy efficiency, enabling advanced AI workloads within the tight power budgets required for edge and autonomous systems. For the deep dive into the analog in-memory architecture and why it can use up to 1,000 times less energy than digital processors, read our Irréversible company profile.
“Irréversible is tackling one of AI’s biggest challenges—energy consumption—by designing intelligence that is efficiency-first and adaptable across hardware and models,” said Martin Laforest, Partner at Quantacet. “Inspired by advances in quantum technologies, their approach enables more scalable, low-carbon AI and makes this a compelling investment in sustainable computing.”
“Most computing architectures today assume abundant power—an assumption that simply doesn’t hold for many of the most compelling edge and autonomous applications,” said Andrew Fursman, Co-Founder and Chair of the Board at Irréversible. “Our technology is designed to bring robust, on-device decision-making to systems like drones and remote sensors, even under extremely tight power budgets.”
What the funding enables
The funding will enable Irréversible to accelerate product development, expand its core engineering team, and move closer to commercialization in markets where energy efficiency is becoming a decisive competitive advantage.
This co-investment reflects Cycle Momentum’s commitment to supporting breakthrough climate technologies that enable deep energy efficiency gains across high-growth sectors such as artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and advanced computing. It joins an Origo track record that runs from Opalia, the program’s first co-investment, to the recent $5.4M JetScale AI seed round, two companies that, like Irréversible, treat efficiency as climate impact.
About Irréversible
Irréversible is a Canadian semiconductor company building ultra-low-power intelligence chips for edge and autonomous applications. By prioritizing power efficiency, Irréversible’s technology is designed to deliver the intelligence required for a given task while consuming orders of magnitude less energy than traditional digital architectures, enabling new classes of applications such as autonomous drones and persistent remote sensing in power-constrained environments. Learn more at irreversible.tech.
About Cycle Momentum
Cycle Momentum is an international acceleration and innovation platform whose mission since 2015 has been to identify and support the development of cutting-edge technologies that address humanity’s major ecological challenges. As a member of the Cycle Capital platform, Cycle Momentum offers acceleration and open innovation programs to support entrepreneurial growth, financing, and commercialization of climate technologies, establishing strategic collaborations between industrial leaders and start-ups to accelerate the market adoption of impactful solutions. Cycle Momentum invests through Origo, an investment matching program supported by the Government of Quebec. Discover the startups Cycle Momentum supports.
About Quantacet
Quantacet is Canada’s leading quantum venture capital firm, strategically investing in high-potential early-stage deep-tech startups with global ambitions. Quantacet combines deep technical expertise with a focused investment approach to empower innovators across Canada, providing the capital, insight, and networks they need to scale globally. With a transparent, long-term approach to value creation, Quantacet is committed to shaping the future of quantum technology in Canada and around the world. Learn more at quantacet.com.
