Max Humana: Achieving peak output for the enterprise

Productivity isn’t just an economic buzzword. It’s the foundation of competitiveness, prosperity, and long-term growth. All OECD countries are placing productivity as a top priority. Several forces make this challenge even more urgent. An aging population is shrinking the labour pool. Younger generations, prioritizing work-life balance, are less willing to fill gaps through sheer hours worked. Across industries, companies are being asked to do more with fewer people, under tighter margins and against intensifying global competition.

At the same time, a massive opportunity is emerging. As new leadership takes the reins across traditional industries, construction, logistics, manufacturing, agriculture, to name a few. We are seeing a hunger for technological solutions. These are not incremental upgrades. They represent a generational leap from paper, spreadsheets, and legacy IT into platforms that truly transform how work gets done.

This is where enterprise software and applied AI step in. In low-margin sectors or major industries such as energy, mining, manufacturing, even small improvements matter. A one percent productivity lift in logistics can save hundreds of millions across a network. AI copilots in legal and compliance can significantly cut contract review time. Predictive maintenance on factory floors reduces downtime, saves energy, and extends asset life. These are not abstract promises. They’re measurable gains that flow directly to the bottom line.

At Amiral Ventures, we invest in founders who see this gap as an opportunity. We back the builders creating software platforms that digitize traditional verticals, unlocking efficiency where it’s needed most. We back applied AI solutions trained on complex, proprietary datasets, financial systems, industrial IoT, geospatial maps that create defensible moats and concrete ROI.

Our approach is rooted in pragmatism. We’re not looking for shiny demos or generic tools. We seek companies that prove their value in weeks, not years and that deliver efficiency in dollars saved, hours unlocked & errors reduced. And that can scale across industries desperate for solutions.

Canada cannot afford to fall further behind. Without a wave of productivity-enhancing innovation, we risk becoming an economy of subsidiaries where the most valuable platforms are built elsewhere, and our companies are left as customers rather than global champions.

But the flip side is just as clear. By backing founders who embrace this challenge, we can turn Canada’s productivity gap into a launchpad for its next technology flagships. The companies that will define the next decade are being built right now by ambitious teams transforming how enterprises produce, operate, and grow.

At Amiral Ventures, our commitment is simple: to stand behind these builders, amplify their impact, and help turn their vision into the competitive advantage Canada needs.